All in a day’s work
July 23, 2008
An hour before the start of the function Rocky and I went to move the chef’s van and truck out of the driveway. I pulled the van around the corner onto the hill and waited for Rocky, who was driving the truck, to help guide him. He seemed to be taking a long time so I started to walk back down to the truck, where he was trying, without success, to get it started.
As Rocky was gunning the starter and making a lot of noise, I noticed the Bride standing by the front entrance with a look of concern on her face. I was thinking, “HOLY @#$! SHE LOOKS A LITTLE UPSET !” and I motioned to Rocky to stop what he was doing. As she walked towards the truck, I was thinking to myself “how am I going to talk my way out of this one, especially if we cannot move the truck out of the drive way before the guests arrive”. With a deep breath and a big smile, I said, “Aloha, I’m so sorry about all the noise.”
“What’s wrong?” she asked with the look of concern still on her face. “Our truck won’t start” I replied. To my surprise she responded “Pop the hood let me take a look.”
I did a double take, “I’m sorry, what did you say?”
“I’m a certified mechanic, pop the hood and I’ll take a look.”
The rest is history…. the truck is fixed and the wedding went without a hitch!
Freddy Lau - Operations Manager