The final warning

I was at the tire store the other day, getting my tires rotated. It is a free service provided by the tire store so I have it done every few thousand miles.

While I was in the store, a woman came in with her two children ages 7 and 9. The kids were very hyper and were running all over the store chasing each other. Finally, after about 5 minutes, the mother told them to stop and go sit in the chairs. To my relief, they immediately did so. I was impressed. After a few more minutes, the woman and her two children left the store.

In my mind, getting my tires rotated should be a peaceful relaxing event like a massage. I should be able to sit there in the waiting room, drinking a cup of courtesy coffee and reading an outdated Road and Track. The din of children should be relegated to the play area of a fast food place and the not the tranquility of a tire store.

A few minutes later, another woman came in with what appeared to be her two grand children, ages 7 and 9. These two children were also hyper and proceeded to run all around the store chasing each other. After about 5 minutes, the woman told the children to stop and to go sit in the chairs. They ignored her. Another 30 seconds passed and once again she told them to sit down. And once again, they ignored her.

Finally, after another 30 seconds she told them to go sit down and that this was their final warning. They ignored her. She then issued 8 final warnings in 30 second intervals all of which were ignored by the children.

Then she issued a final final warning which the kids ignored. I was hoping that the final final warning would actually be the final final warning. It was bad enough that the children were running wild, but I was also getting tired of the woman yelling at the kids.

As it turned out, the final final warning was indeed the final final warning and the woman shut up. A few minutes later, she left the store with her two little monsters and I could get my tires rotated in peace.

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