Car Service

I drop off my car in anticipation,
That it doesn’t require, complete restoration.
‘You’ll have it by two’ the young lady said
Then I am told it’s five thirty instead.

They text a report, the news is not good
Do I have to confirm? I am told that I should!
For the break pads are worn, the suspension is shot,
The tyres threadbare and the engine’s too hot. 

The exhaust has a hole and the brake fluids low,
The clutch is a slipping and the wipers too slow,
The paintwork is poor and the bonnet is dented,
Should’ve had it in sooner, this could have been prevented. 

It’s an arm and a leg when the invoice arrives,
Which I have to pay or my car I’m deprived!
Now the automobile’s a fairly recent invention,
But these service costs surely weren’t the intention!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 11/19/2019 9:28:00 PM
HILARIOUS! Your car repairs really were full of rhythm and rhyme---even if you and your car were singing the blues. Just loved this one, Ron. Ciao, Gershon
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Ronald D Thompson
Date: 11/20/2019 3:45:00 PM
Appreciated my friend...Ron
Date: 11/18/2019 12:37:00 PM
Ha, this was spot on Ron. I am in this business so I can relate to your humorous but definitely expensive poem. At least one thing...your pen seem to be running properly. : )
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Date: 11/18/2019 2:11:00 PM
Yep thankfully the pen is running smoothly. Thanks for the comment Chris, appreciated as always. Best regards my friend..Ron :)
Date: 11/17/2019 9:22:00 PM
Wow... so true and so wise.. so telling of the way of things... well written. Ann
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Ronald D Thompson
Date: 11/18/2019 2:09:00 PM
Thanks Ann. A little exaggerated but I always dread taking my car in for a service. Hope all is well...Ron x
Date: 11/17/2019 3:36:00 PM
i have had a couple lemons through the years so could relate to this one...good penning Ron :)
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Ronald D Thompson
Date: 11/17/2019 4:15:00 PM
Thanks Sandra...Ron x
Date: 11/17/2019 6:43:00 AM
Oh we have all been here.. your poem made me smile, the poem is full of great lines that flow and rhyme very well..
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Date: 11/17/2019 10:43:00 AM
Thank you for the comment. Pleased you could relate. Best...Ron :)
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