Strange Conversations: Diagnosing Car Issues

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The discussion revolves around humorous and somewhat absurd conversations related to diagnosing car issues and medical situations, highlighting miscommunication and unexpected responses in service interactions. The scope includes anecdotal experiences and light-hearted exchanges rather than technical analysis or solutions.

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  • Humorous, Anecdotal, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant recounts a conversation about car service where the mechanic needed specific failure details to order parts, leading to a humorous exchange about uncertainty in diagnosing the issue.
  • Another participant shares a humorous anecdote about an ER visit, illustrating the confusion and unexpected procedures in medical diagnostics.
  • Several participants reflect on their own experiences with medical issues, including humorous takes on hospital visits and the reactions of medical staff.
  • There are multiple humorous exchanges about the absurdity of questions asked in service contexts, such as inquiries about the freshness of food items.

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Participants generally share a humorous perspective on the absurdity of service interactions, with no significant disagreement noted. The tone remains light-hearted and anecdotal throughout.

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The discussion is characterized by personal anecdotes and humor, with no technical or factual claims being made about car mechanics or medical procedures.

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Readers interested in humorous anecdotes about service interactions or those who enjoy light-hearted discussions about everyday experiences may find this thread engaging.

Ivan Seeking
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Every once in awhile you have a conversation with someone that leaves you shaking your head, right? Here is one from today.

Me: I'd like to get my car serviced [make and model given, etc]
Her: What do you need done?
Me: My heater fan is failing intermittantly
Her: Does it work at all? I need to know what parts to order
Me: It acts like the motor is going out; like it has a bad winding on the rotor. If it doesn't start, it will after I get up to 60 mph or so and get air moving across the fan. But I guess it could be something in the speed control as well. [too much information!]
Her: Well I need to know for sure so I know what to order
Me: You mean you need to know what has failed?
Her: Yes
Me: Well I'm not sure. I was thinking maybe your mechanic could figure that out
Her: Oh, good point.
 
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Oh, good point.

lol
 
ER patient to ER receptionist: Hi, I have an inflamed second appendix I need to have removed.

Receptionist: Yes, right way, sir. And thank you for being so helpful - we just had a guy in here who called himself "Ivan Seeking" - he just kept complaining of abdominal pain, he wouldn't tell us what we were supposed to do!
 
lisab said:
ER patient to ER receptionist: Hi, I have an inflamed second appendix I need to have removed.

Receptionist: Yes, right way, sir. And thank you for being so helpful - we just had a guy in here who called himself "Ivan Seeking" - he just kept complaining of abdominal pain, he wouldn't tell us what we were supposed to do!

You know, there is more humor in that than you know. When I was about 20 years old I was having abdominal pain; and pain where a guy really doesn't want it when I tried to lift something. It seemed like a classic hernia. So I went to the ER. The next thing I know the ER doc is ordering a CAT scan. "CAT scan?? Really?", said I, "I assumed it was just a hernia." So the doc came over, grabbed the goods, [cough], "Yeah, it's a hernia." Okay, thanks doc.:rolleyes:
 
Ivan Seeking said:
grabbed the goods, [cough], "Yeah, it's a hernia." Okay, thanks doc.:rolleyes:

Grabbed the goods LOL
 
Ivan Seeking said:
You know, there is more humor in that than you know. When I was about 20 years old I was having abdominal pain; and pain where a guy really doesn't want it when I tried to lift something. It seemed like a classic hernia. So I went to the ER. The next thing I know the ER doc is ordering a CAT scan. "CAT scan?? Really?", said I, "I assumed it was just a hernia." So the doc came over, grabbed the goods, [cough], "Yeah, it's a hernia." Okay, thanks doc.:rolleyes:

You didn't tell me you had your GOODS GRABBED!
 
I didn't know you were in the hospital, but I'm glad to hear you're holding your own.
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
I didn't know you were in the hospital, but I'm glad to hear you're holding your own.

It appears that this time...the docs holdin' em!
 
Somehow this thread seems to have taken a disturbing turn... :eek:
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Somehow this thread seems to have taken a disturbing turn... :eek:
Since it's going that way, I'll say, you're lucky you were 20; for me it was 5. :bugeye:
 
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dlgoff said:
Since it's going that way, I'll say, you're lucky you were 20; for me it was 5. :bugeye:

~ 20... For me it ended up being a real treat! I had nothing to do but to stay in bed, [take good drugs], watch every bit of rare and common NASA footage ever filmed for a couple of weeks, and then watch the very first launch of the Space Shuttle. It was a space nut's bonanza and a nerd's dream come true.
 
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I was eating at a restaurant, and I overheard the lady in the next table ask the waiter:

are the mushrooms in dish X fresh?

The waiter replies, apparently without sarcasm :

Yes, ma'am, we just opened the can.
 
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Bacle2 said:
I was eating at a restaurant, and I overheard the lady in the next table ask the waiter:

are the mushrooms in dish X fresh?

The waiter replies, apparently without sarcasm :

Yes, ma'am, we just opened the can.

Buahaha!
 
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I had a similar experience. I was picking out live lobsters to take home with me when the woman next to me asked the clerk, "Are these fresh?".
 

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