Last time when I was in Chennai I took my father’s Suzuki to meet my friend. It’s a pretty old bike and one should now the tips and tricks to handle it. Usually, my father gives some points to be taken care of while driving that antique piece.
On my way suddenly I felt the rumble of the flat tyre. Luckily for me there was a shop near by to repair the punctured tyre. The guy in the shop checked the tyre for any sharp object and the pulled out the culprit that was struck to the tyre. He handed the nail to me instead of just throwing it. I went on to meet my friend on my way back again I got a flat tyre. This tells about the status of the tyre which was as smooth as a bald head. This time I was not so fortunate, I had to drag the bike a little more than a kilometer to find the mechanic shop. While the guy in the shop mended the punctured tube I was waiting outside the shop watching the road. The mechanic called me inside and gave me the second nail of the day.
I just wondered why invariably both the guys have to give the nail to me instead of throwing it. I could think of few reasons. The bike owner would like to keep the nail as a souvenir, or the mechanic want to boast off his finding the nail that got struck, or to use it to hang a painting at home, or in my case it could be to remind me to change the old bald head tyre. It could be anything….what could be the psychology behind it???!!!!
But I am damn sure of one thing; if in future anyone of you had to get a flat tyre repaired the mechanic will surely return the nail that got struck in your wheelJ. Even if happened to be a Ferrari got a punctured tyre due to a nail Jon the F1 track and the pit-stop crew member finds it, he would surely handover the nail to Michael Schumacher!!!!!
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