A few years ago a couple, both good customers of mine, divorced. She continued to be a regular, but I hadn't seen her ex, H***, for a long time. Rumor had it he had moved out of the area and was living an "alternative lifestyle". It's none of my business and I couldn't care less what someone does in their private life.
This week I get a call from H***. He's back in the area and needs a set of tires. Great, I set him up with an appointment and looked forward to seeing him again. Now for the record, H*** was always a big guy, 6' 4" and maybe 225 lbs. H***, punctual as always, shows up on time. He's gained some weight, probably 275 lbs now. His hair is straight and much longer. But most noticeably he's sporting D Cups and wearing a purple dress. H*** has had some work done. He now looks like a taller Fabio with big breasts......it isn't a good look.
It was all I could do to get a work order written up and change his name to H***etta in the computer with breaking up. I can't imagine what kind of thoughts run through the mind of a 50 year old guy which could convince him that a sex change will make everything better.
I never had that "so what have you been doing for the last few years talk" with H***etta and I feel a little bad about that. I couldn't even take his money, because I knew I couldn't keep a straight face. In this age of enlightenment maybe that makes me a bad guy.......but damn it was pretty funny.
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So what if you think it's funny for a big o' burly man to be sporting boobs and a dress? That doesn't make you an asshole at all. I gotta say, I'd probably have a really hard time keeping a straight face too.
Did he act like everything was totally normal? Seems like he would've at least somewhat acknowledged it, just to break what was, I'm sure, obvious tension and awkwardness.
If I was in your situation I probably would've said something stupid like "hey, how's it hanging?"
haha
I feel bad for his wife. I mean her husband didn't leave her to be with another woman, he left her to be a woman.
ha. I got a ton of these.
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I would have had to let someone else take care of him/her. I would have been laughing too hard.
Rank does have it's privileges.
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Wow, Bill, you have some incredibly loyal customers. I'd figure someone who'd gone through that kind of change would move to another town and try to start over.
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Wow, Bill, you have some incredibly loyal customers. I'd figure someone who'd gone through that kind of change would move to another town and try to start over.
WOW, I guess the guy, er, woman, er, person wasn't worried about keeping it a secret!
At a previous job, a person came in and among the 6-8 of us we never could decide if it was a man or woman. The voice didn't give it away, no stubble, etc. When 'he' pulled out a checkbook we figured 'finally, a name'....nope, only an initial!
H***eta made no attempt to change her voice. Her voice is still very masculine, think Herman Munster in a dress.
__________________ 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ' ~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
Thats a messed up situation. I know a guy who went through a sex-change.. he wasnt a good looking guy, and now hes a worse looking woman. I never have any idea on what to say, its very weird. I wonder what would cause someone to do this..
Rent "Trans America". Good movie. You'll learn a lot.
Bill, good story. That must have been really awkward for both of you. As was said, what loyal customers you have!
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WOW, I guess the guy, er, woman, er, person wasn't worried about keeping it a secret!
At a previous job, a person came in and among the 6-8 of us we never could decide if it was a man or woman. The voice didn't give it away, no stubble, etc. When 'he' pulled out a checkbook we figured 'finally, a name'....nope, only an initial!
I know a person who had a sex change, one of the parent's at the school my daughter went to. I had met the guy once a long time ago, he was pretty cool. Fast forward a few years later, we're at a school event and I see his ex wife. We're talking, her new hubby wanders over. I didn't think to ask where her ex was since I didn't know how she'd take it. I'm hanging out with a couple of the dads I know drinking beer when I notice a tall thin woman walking around the park. She's looks ok from a distance....decent figure, athletic. One of the dads that I'm drinking with says "nice body, huh?" I said "looks it". He says "that's ______". WTF? They start laughing then tell me that they found out the hard way too.
He/she eventually wanders over, we chat for a while. What was funny was that he looked better than his ex wife, who had somewhat of a mustache.
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