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Hi restless subscriber who forgot to type in their name are you as restless as I am today?
You gotta be crazy busy implementing each & every shady email trick I talked you into the other Sunday….
But let’s not live in the past, shall we.
Here’s the news for this week:
cow #92 didn’t recover from her illness (& we had to put her down)
my 14-year-old Audi failed its safety inspection (more on that drama in a sec)
i tested my non-email sales skills selling to sales people (nothing beats a challenge, right?)
But what you REALLY wanna read about is…
How the car mechanic didn’t laugh at my joke.
rude
But let’s back up a few days.
Wednesday, 3:30PM.
I’m pacing up and down the living room.
I’ve spent the morning with the cows, got my car into the workshop for some heavy German engineering inspecting, and - and this is bugging me….
I didn’t get much work done.
How long can it take them to take apart 1 car???
The last thing I need right now…
Is to be trapped in a village with last-century wi-fi and 167 cows.
Another 30 minutes pass.
My phone stays silent.
The workshop promised they’d call…
Now, on top of being annoyed, I’m starting to get nervous. I kinda really need to get out of here…
Time to confront the mechanics about the whereabouts of my car!!!
…..
So I march into the workshop, searching the horizon for a blue washed up Audi.
“Uhm, we had some delays, the staff is understaffed today…”
The car mechanic stutters, an apologetic look on his face.
“Is it urgent?”
Damn well it is.
I start pacing in circles again.
I’m one slow German inspector away from missing my 5PM call.
“Look”
The mechanic looks uncomfortable.
“Here’s the thing…
You can take our rental car, I don’t need it today.
Bring it back tomorrow when you can make the time.”
Well. That’s great customer service right there (and life-saving for every soul stuck in a village).
I thank him, snatch his Opel Meriva and rush home.
Next morning, same workshop.
I’m standing at the counter, grinning.
“I still got your Opel. Wanna swap?”
Bad deal for the mechanic, but to my surprise…
He takes me up on it.
Here’s the thing…
I'd just filled his car with petrol at the gas station (pretty proud I didn’t wreck the engine)…
But he doesn’t know that, does he. :)
…..So I decide to have some fun.
"Oh and btw, I've filled it up on the farm. It’s so much cheaper from our own Diesel tanks….”
I look at the mechanic, searching his face for the first sign of panic.
To my surprise…
He doesn’t flinch.
Like, at all.
Just when I start to wonder whether he’s actually heard me…
He cracks into a smile.
“Oh that’s okay, don’t worry about it.”
What.
His smile turns into a grin.
Uhm…
I’m almost offended.
There’s 0 fear in his eyes.
"There's no way you could've put Diesel in - you can't fit the pump into a petrol car without using a funnel", he explains to me.
I try keeping a straight face.
“You…can’t?”
“To be fair, it DOES work the other way around.”
He’s still grinning.
Well, fuck it.
1:0 for the guy.
I tried ok!!!!
no diesel
Your lesson for the day:
You can’t outsmart a mechanic (if u don’t do your research).
Now, be honest:
Did you know the pumps don’t fit????
But the real point of this email is this:
{insert ridiculous segway here}
Everybody tells you to build relationships, but nobody tells you how…….
(I mess up with mechanics but kill it online hehe)
Sooo…..
You’re gonna get lucky this week!!!
Cz I AM gonna tell you how I built my A-list network…
PLUS I’m launching the most Valentiny thing you’ve seen in your inbox so you better
cancel your dating plans
click on my emails and
try not to get sold
now THIS is gonna be fun
I’ll be honest with you.
I’m the last person you should trust on this one…
But on Wednesday I’ll convince you otherwise!!
xx Lessa
PS - Can't wait? If you want help writing emails that make people fall in love with your words, I got 1 spot open this month.
(until I change my mind)
