pepsi almost killed me today
so this was day 2 with our pepsi machine down. pepsi showed up with this ryder truck carrying our part (which would fit in a vw backseat) and then not only didn’t pull up in the parking spot, but locked their keys in the truck. now, i walk up at 5:40pm, anticipating the party of 50 coming in at 6pm, and this truck is basically blocking 70% of our parking lot and the 2 guys are working at getting in with a coat hanger… i say loudly, ” Did you call a locksmith?” and the somewhat frustrated reply, “i’m working on it” and i say ” are you a locksmith?” and he says “no.” and so i take some photos and call the locksmith. 30 minutes later the truck is gone, our pepsi machine is still down and they show back up to fix it. “too late now guys, it’s dinner rush and there’s a line to the door.” and so, we go through day 2 without a pepsi machine because no one is capable of having spare parts for us at pepsi. i meet with coke at 10am, but i must admit i am skeptical. pepsi has 2 water boosters, a remote carbonator, and 50 feet of stainless tube running through our ice machine to try and keep up with the demand we have. will coke do all this? probably not. anyway, i lost it. when i saw these guys blocking out my dinner rush and trying in vain to open the truck themselves, i lost it. i probably came about as close to a heart attack as i ever was.
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