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Keith Browning

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I have run across some strange people over the years no doubt you have too. Today I crossed paths with a real freak. This is a customer whose van we have worked on before and he dropped it off last Friday taking home a rental truck while his is in the shop. No big deal. Nothing unusual right? The job required some road testing so I pull out of the dealership and proceed on my way as I spot a white F150 across the street with a heavily bearded guy staring at me. I rarely judge anyone by looks but I though his glare was that of a freak.

 

As I reach my first turn I realize the truck is coming down the hill, then I noticed it made the same turn I did. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/scratchhead.gif Okay. Coincidence. I make another turn followed by one more and the truck is still behind me and I am not in a residential are with lots of side streets and I make three left turns around a neighborhood play park making a loop. The guy looked like he wasn't sure what to do as he came to a stop at the beginning of my three turn loop around. He then followed giving me some distance to fly around a bend and dart into the neighborhood. I lost the bastard and snuck back into the shop through the back.

 

I regaled my Service Manager with my experience, we put 2 & 2 together and realized it had to be the customer. The Service Advisor confirmed this after the customer told him he followed me and to have him tell me that his truck blew black smoke when I took off. No shit asshole! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/icon_crazy.gif Diesels do that! what, did he want to chat at a stoplight? Maybe get out and grab some of his tools? In this day and age you just don't do that to people!!! It totally freaked me out and this guy is becoming a problem. Just thought I would share my story.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Guy does that to me for more than about 4-5 turns, I get out at the next light, and ask him what the F*CK his problem is. Only if I'm sure someone's following ME, and not just heading in the same direction. When I've gone around the same block 7 times, and you have too? You're not just out for a drive.

 

And i have had the customer tail me like that before at my previous employer. I turned the key off, allowed the car to coast to a stop, and pulled over. The customer pulls up along side me and asks me what the problem is. I tell him I just scattered the motor. Shoulda seen the look on his face...

 

Running 6'5 and around 275lbs generally gets the person's window rolled up and a fast pull away. Almost lost some toes, once.

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