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A Web Log about fleet from A Phantom Tire Buyer with a Secret Identity
Dear Diary,
I needed to call a plumber to take a look at a leaky pipe in my secret lair. The nice gentleman pulled up in a truck that said “A Flush Beats a Full House”.
“Hello, I’m a Phantom Tire Buyer with a secret identity.”
“Hi. That’s okay, we get all kinds.”
“All kinds of what? By the way, I believe there’s an error of fact on your van. I’m not much for gambling, but I’m confident that according to the rules of poker, a full house does, indeed, beat flush.”
“Oh, yeah. Well, that’s just a joke.”
“…What?”
“You know, a kind of plumbing play on words. Kinda cute and catchy, huh?”
“…What?”
“Well, it’s humorous.”
“OHHH! HA HA HA! Oh, of course. Humor. I get it,” I said, even though I didn’t, really.
“Incidentally, when you pulled into my driveway I noticed that your work van was bouncing up and down rather dramatically.”
“Oh, yeah, needs shocks really bad. But the place we take our vans to didn’t have time to fix it.”
“What! But the lack of control is dangerous! You need to have it checked and repaired immediately!”
“Well, like I said, the shop that handles our fleet couldn’t get to it.”
“What about Tire Discounters! Call them right away!”
“Yeah, love that place. I take all my family’s cars there. Didn’t know they did fleets.”
“Oh yes, I’m sure they’ll be happy to set you up with a fleet account. I’m a close personal friend of the owner, Chip Wood, and he says that fleets are a specialty at Tire Discounters!”
“Huh. They got all the discounts and stuff?”
“If I know Tire Discounters, you’ll get discounts AND a great deal more.”
“Yeah, I do like those folks.”
“Here are directions to nearest store. Leave now and drive there VERY carefully!”
“What about your leak?”
“My flooded basement pales in comparison to your unsafe vehicle. Come back after you’ve set up a Tire Discounters fleet account and made your vehicle safe!”