Guess in what absurd situation I have found myself today. I am in Prague, doing an internship for a company that deals with car starters and alternators. Yes you are right, I am not really valuable so far, because I have no idea how these things distinguish not even how to sell them. And absolutely no idea how to sell them to France :)
But today I had a small task in which I could be excellent. Deliver some samples to an English speaking manager in Avia on one side of the city and then pickup some repaired computers on the other side of the city. I got a company car and headed for the first one. Oh what a nice car, silver body, black leather interior. All mine! The delivery went smooth, the manager liked the service, I think I did a good first impression as a professional because he asked me for my name and was pleased. That is always worth it because I could give him a call just to ask for a piece of advice concerning sales development which I am supposed to do on my internship
Then I left the company and headed back. Right opposite to main entrance to TESCO hypermarket, right at the lights, in the middle of an intersection, the engine of the car went off. I tried to start the engine but without success. Another few attempts, but no cooperation from the car. I am calling the company manager Vladimir to ask what is wrong with the car? He says it could be the immobilization system which rarely has some kind of problem and I should just wait a few minutes. Imagine my situation. I am stuck in the middle of the lights, I could not start the car which I am using for the first time in my life, this is the first helpful thing I could have done on my internship. Plus it is the internship for company that works with things that start the car. A lot of cars passed around me, I had only blinking lights and of course I was looking like the most stupid guy in Prague. Then the same police car went around twice but they must have been eating donuts because they have not stopped by.
Then one cool guy with nice blond chick stopped next to me, he jumped out, pushed me in the car to the side of the road. After few minutes he turned the key and engine started! Hooray I am saved, thank you czech man. I leave. After 10 minutes of driving, the engine just... stops. At least this time it was not in the middle of the lights or intersection, but right after the curve in the hill. I look like stupid again to all cars that pass me, sitting in the car. I was lucky that I was there only for another 10 minutes. This time Vladimir called me, then I waited for him at Tesco for half an hour and he came, we drove to car repair. Hehe, he got the same problem on the way there :)
We left the car there until the service finds the matter. Oh it is so bad that next Monday guy from company were supposed to use the car for a business trip! Now they have to drive in Kokot's Audi (to my Slovak and Czech speaking friends, it is really a surname of one guy in the work) which he sais has consumption of 14 litres per 100km. Hahaha.
