Vanilla Ice Cream that puzzled General motors’!!!!

An Interesting Story

Never underestimate your Clients' Complaint, no matter how funny it might
seem!

This is a real story that happened between the customer of General Motors
and its Customer-Care Executive. Pls read on.....

A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:

'This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't blame you for
not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a
tradition in our family of Ice-Cream for dessert after dinner each night,
but the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the
whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive
down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I recently purchased a
new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a
problem.....

You see, every time I buy a vanilla ice-cream, when I start back from the
store my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car
starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no
matter how silly it sounds "What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not
start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any
other kind?" The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the
letter, but sent an Engineer to check it out anyway.

The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well
educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to meet the man just
after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice
cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after
they came back to the car, it wouldn't start.

The Engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, they got
chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car
started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start.

Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man's
car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue
his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end
he began to take notes: He jotted down all sorts of data: time of day, type
of gas uses, time to drive back and forth etc.

In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than
any other flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store. Vanilla,
being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of the
store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of the
store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to check out
the flavor.

Now, the question for the Engineer was why the car wouldn't start when it
took less time. E..ureka - Time was now the problem - not the vanilla ice
cream!!!! The engineer quickly came up with the answer: "vapor lock".

It was happening every night; but the extra time taken to get the other
flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the man
got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the vapor lock to dissipate.

Even crazy looking problems are sometimes real and all problems seem to be
simple only when we find the solution, with cool thinking.

Don't just say it is " IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort....
What really matters is your attitude and your perception.

Moral of the Story "Try to Fix the Bug instead of making it as a Known
Issue"
Real Great Story.....!!!!!!!

Good Lesson to become Entrepreneur

In Delhi, there was a Samosa vendor. His shop was in front of a Big company. His Samosa was so tasty.! Most of the employees use to eat that samosa at lunch time.

One day, a Manager came to that samosa wala. while he was eating samosa he comes in the fun mood.

he asks a question – yaar Raju, you have maintained your shop so nicely.
you have good management skills. don’t you think that you are wasting
your talent and time by selling just Samosas?

Think, if you were working like me in any big company. you would have been a manager like me isn’t ?

poor samosa wala… he smiled at the manager and said awesome lines.

Sir, I thought my work is better than your work. do u know why?
10 years back I used to sell samosa in tokari (Leaf basket). At same time you got this job. That time I was earning Rs. 1,000 in a month and your salary was 10K.
In this 10 years of journey, we did progress a lot.
I owned a shop and became famous samosa-wala in this area and you became a manager.
Now you are earning Rs. 1 lakh while I am earning same and sometimes more than you. So surely, I can say that my work is better than yours.
it’s because of my kids future.

Let me explain –
Please pay close attention to my word. I started my career at lowest income. my son doesn’t have to suffer the same. One day my son will take over my business. He doesn’t have to start from 0. He will get fully established business, but in your case, the benefits will be taken by your boss kids, not by your kids.
you can not offer your same post to your son /daughter. They have to start from 0. Whatever you have suffered 10 years ago, your kids have to suffer the same.

My son will extend my business from now and when your kid will be manager my son will be far away.

Now tell me who is wasting the Talent and Time.

Manager gave Rs.50 for two samosa’s and he didn’t speak any word and left.

Good Lesson to become Entrepreneur

The world is full of Nice People... If you can't find one:Be one

Who is poor ?

*A wealthy woman goes to a saree store and tells the boy at the counter*

*Bhaiya, show some cheap sarees. It is my son's marriage and I have to give to my maid."*

*After sometime, the maid comes to the saree shop and tells the boy at the counter*

*Bhaiya, show some expensive sarees. I want to gift my Mistress on her son's marriage"*

*Poverty is in the mind or in the purse?*

Who is rich ?

*Once, a lady with her family was staying in a 3-star hotel for a picnic.*

*She was the mother of a 6 month old baby.*

*"Can I get 1 cup of milk?" asked the lady to the 3-star hotel manager.*

*"Yes madam", he replied, "But it will cost you money."*

*"No problem", said the lady.*

*While driving back from hotel, the child was hungry again.*

*They stopped at a road side tea stall and took milk from the tea vendor.*

*"How much?”*
*she asked the tea vendor*.

*"Madam, we don't charge money for kid's milk",*

*the old man said with a smile.*

*"Let me know if you need more for the journey"*

*The lady took one more cup and left.*

*She wondered, "Who’s richer ?*

*The hotel manager or the old tea vendor ?*

*Sometimes, in the race for more money, we forget that we are all humans.*

*Let's help someone in need, without expecting something in return.*

*It will make us feel better than what money can.*

*Coffee never knew that it would taste so nice and sweet, before it met milk and sugar.*

*We are good as individuals but become better when we meet and blend with the right people.*

*Stay connected.*

*"The world is full of nice people... If you can't find one*

*Be one*

Story of a jobless millionaire

A jobless man applied for the job  of "sweeper" at Microsoft.

The HR interviewed him..

Then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

"You are Appointed" he said.

"Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the forms to fill in".

The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email."

"I'm sorry", said the HR manager...

"If you don't have an email, that means u do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."

The man left with no hope at all.

He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket.

He then decided to go to the supermarket & buy a 10Kg tomato crate.

He then sold the tomatoes in a Door to Door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital.

He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.

The man realised that he can survive this way, and started to go everyday earlier and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US .

He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life Insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied, "I don't have an email."

The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!"

The man thought for a while and replied,
"Yes, I'd be an sweeper at Microsoft!"

Moral of the story:

1) Internet/email/bbm/whatsapp is not the solution to your life.

2) If you don't have facebook a/c., internet/email/bbm/whatsapp , and work hard, you can be a millionaire.

Does Evil Exist ?

In 1881, a professor asked his student whether it was God who created everything that exists in the universe?

_Student replied_: _Yes_
_He again asked:_
_What about evil?_
_Has God created evil also?_

The student got silent...
*Then the student requested that may he ask a question from him?*

_Professor allowed him to do so._

_Student asked: _

_Does cold exist?_

_Professor said: Yes! Don't you feel the cold dear?_

_Student said:  I'm sorry but you are wrong sir. _
_Cold is a complete absence of heat..._
_There is no cold, it is only an absence of heat._

*Student asked again:*
*Does darkness exist?*

*Professor Said:  Yes!*

*Student replied: you are again wrong* *sir. There is no such thing like darkness. It’s actually the absence of light.*

*Sir! We always study light & heat, but not cold & darkness.*

*Similarly, the evil does not exist. Actually it is the absence of Love, Faith & True belief in God.*

_The name of the student was..._
*Vivekananda...!!!*

The law of the garbage truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for
the airport. We were driving in the right lane
when suddenly a black car jumped out of a
parking space right in front of us. My taxi
driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and
missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head
around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver
just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean,
he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you
just do that? This guy almost ruined your car
and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my
taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law
of the Garbage Truck'.
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

STRESS & TENSION in Life

*A group of friends  visited their old university professor..*

Conversation soon turned to complaints about

*'STRESS' & 'TENSION' in Life..*

Professor offered them Coffee & returned from kitchen with Coffee in different kinds of cups !!!

(Glass Cups, Crystal Cups, Shining Ones, Some Plain Looking, Some Ordinary & Some Expensive Ones......)

When all of them had a Cup in Hand,

the professor said:-

"If you noticed-

all the Nice Looking & Expensive Cups are taken up,

leaving behind the ordinary ones !!

*Everyone of you wanted the Best CUPS,*

&

that is the source of your STRESS & TENSION !!

What you really wanted was

*_"Coffee", not the "Cup" !_*

But you still went for the Best Cup.

*If Life is Coffee ;*

*Then Jobs, Money, Status & Love etc. are the Cups !!!*

They are just TOOLS to hold and contain Life.

*Please Don't Let the CUPS Drive you !!*

*_Enjoy the COFFEE ......!!!_*

What is life ?
They say its from B to D...from *Birthday to Death*..But what's between B and D?
Its a " C " *Choice* ...

*Our life is a matter of choices...*
_Live well and it will never go wrong._

The mud is never dried

A man was travelling through a muddy road when his car got suddenly trapped in the pool of mud. He tried very hard to move but his car failed to come out of it.

Suddenly, he saw a villager coming toward him in his bullock cart.

Once the bullock cart came near, he requested him to pull his car out of mud. A deal of Rs 100 was negotiated between them for the work and the villager pulled the car using his bullocks.

The man felt greatly relieved and paid him the money.

He then asked the villager, “There may be so many cars that would be getting trapped in this mud.”

Villager: “True sir. You are the seventh person since morning whose car got trapped in this mud.”

Man: “Oh my God! Did you have to pull all of them.”

Villager: “Yes Sir.”

Man: “You must be busy full day pulling the cars from the mud having no time to do your own work.”

Villager: “Very True Sir. I have to do all my work in night only.”

Man: “Oh I see! By the way, what work you do in night.”

Villager: “I just ensure that this mud is never dried.”

The story of a girl

Their romance was as immaculate as it could be. The cadence in her voice would gently strike the chords of his heart; his fingers would unknowingly run through her hair. They painted each other's soul with enchanting poetry, every now and then. The untold stories of their love, affection and care, only their eyes spoke out loud. She would hear his heartbeat against her cheek whenever they came close. His hands running down on her waist would make her chew her lip a bit; trying her best to stop that smile from unraveling itself. She liked him teasing her, but refused to surrender!

After all the comforting long walks,
those loud silent talks,
those drops of the first rain,
that journey on an unknown train.
He finally wrote, "I am sorry, but I will have to leave you. There is someone whom I love more than you."

Four years later, she was holding the same letter, her tears erasing and rewriting each of his engraved words. That only treasure, she now held close to her heart. She fell to the ground and finally broke down when she saw his body being brought home, wrapped in aTiranga!

On the way to home at 11 pm

It was around 11 pm. She had been stuck in office because of her new assignment.

She was walking to the rickshaw-stand from office. About 2 kms. There was almost nobody on the road.

Something made her look behind. Two boys. Their age must be about 17 or 18. They were staring at her.

For a second she thought they were the boys in her office who bought her tea and snacks. She had often seen them looking at her and making jokes and laughing. But it wasn't them.

She started walking faster. She heard them running. Suddenly she stopped. They stopped too.

"What do you want? Go away!" she shouted. She was really scared by this point. Her hand was in her purse, holding the can of pepper-spray. She had used it once before and she wasn't afraid to use it again.

"Don't worry Ma'am. We're not here to hurt you! We'll keep walking about 15-20 feet behind you and be with you till you get to your destination! This road isn't very safe at this time," shouted one of the boys.

True to their word, they never came closer. She kept holding the can of pepper-spray the entire duration. Finally, when she got into a rickshaw, she looked back at the boys and smiled. They waved.

The real robbers

During a robbery, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank,“Dont move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you.” 

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called “Mind Changing Concept" Changing the conventional way of thinking. 

When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her: “Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!”

This is called “Being Professional” Focus only on what you are trained to do! 

When the bank robbers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only completed Year 6 in primary school): “Big brother, let’s count how much we got.” 

The older robber rebutted and said: “You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!” This is called “Experience.” Nowadays, experience is more important than paper qualifications! 

After the robbers had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. But the supervisor said to him: “Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 million that we have previously embezzled from the bank”. This is called “Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!

The supervisor says: “It will be good if there is a robbery every month.”

This is called “Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job. 

The next day, the TV news reported that $100 millon was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: “We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!”

This is called “Knowledge is worth as much as gold!”

The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now covered by this robbery.This is called “Seizing the opportunity.” Daring to take risks! 

So who are the real robbers here?

Don't sell you dream

In an investment seminar a man saw a beautiful lady and falls in love instantly. He proposes her. But being a financial planning expert she asks about his background....

He said - "..well, I am an ordinary man today, but few months later, after my ailing father dies, I would inherit 300 crore property ..."

The lady was deeply impressed ...and they exchanged thier business cards...

...and within a month

the lady walks into his house as his step mother...

Moral: Investment is subjected to market risks...

Don't sell you dream to others before it becomes reality ;-)

A mail from DEAD

One Day A Rich man went London for Tour.. He Take a Rental Room in a 5 Star Hotel.

There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send a mail to his wife.

However, he accidentally typed the wrong email address, and without realizing, he sent the mail to a widow who has just returned from her husband's funeral.

The widow decided to check her mail, expecting condolence messages from relatives and friends.

After reading the first message she fainted.

The son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read 

 " To my loving wife, 

I know you are surprised to hear from me, they have computers here and we are allowed to send mails to loved ones.

I have just checked in.

How are You and the kids, The place is really nice, but am lonely here.

I have made necessary arrangement for Your arrival tomorrow. Expecting you darling. I can't wait to see you! "

A Rainy Day .. You love to read :-)

It was raining heavily, and Rama stood with his young daughter under a Tree. He had to find a safer place, before the deluge became worse. He was caught in this sudden rain while returning from the market. There were no Taxis to be found.

A bike rider stopped near him, parked his bike and rushed to take shelter under the Tree, right next to Rama. He was totally drenched in water, and probably stopped because the visibility was poor - Rama thought so.

It was getting dark, and Rama was worried.

Rama: Can you drop us somewhere safer, this place is not good to stay much longer. My kid is getting unwell. We were retuning from....

Biker takes one look at Rama, rushes to his Bike and rides away, even as it continues to rain badly. Even before Rama could make sense of this, the Biker was a distant speck. Gone.

Rama is disappointed, and curses the Biker, and starts lamenting, about how there was no humanity left in the world. People were selfish. The world was a far better place earlier. 

After a few minutes a Taxi pulls over, with the Biker following it closely. He waves at them, and asks them to get into the Taxi, and says aloud: Bike not safe in rain for the kid.

Even as those words drown in the rain, and Rama thanks him, the Biker is on his way.

Not all who walk away, are running away.

A costly dinner with girlfriend

Girl :- Lets go for a dinner tonight.

Boy :- Ok.

Girl :- But where will you take me?

Boy :- We will go to Mint Food (an economic restaurant).

Girl :- No. That's a very cheap place. Let's go to Tomato's (A brutally costly place)

Boy :- *silence for a minute* Ok, See you at 7. I will pick you up from your place.

Boy picks up girl at 7, On the way...

Boy :- Once I had pani puri (a.k.a. gol-gappa, an indian street food) competition with my sister and she ate 30 pani-puris and defeated me. 

Girl :- What's so difficult in it?

Boy :- Defeating me in Pani-puri eating competition is difficult.

Girl :- I can easily beat you.

Boy :- Please leave it. It's not your cup of tea.

Girl :- Let us have that competition right now.

Boy :- So you want to see yourself defeated? 

Girl :- Let's see.

They both stop at a Pani-puri stall. They start eating. After about 30 Pani-puri the boy gave up. The girl was also full, but to defeat her boyfriend, she ate one more and shouted, "You lose."

The bill was JUST 120rs.

SITA HARAN ( RAMAYAN)

The door bell rings in a flat and the woman alone in the house opens the door.

Beggar, "Amma please give me something"

Woman, "here take"

Beggar, "please come out and give"

Woman, "OK"

Beggar, "Ha Ha Ha Ha I am Ravan"

Woman, "Ha Ha Ha I  am not Sita, I am the kaamwali."

Beggar, "Ha Ha ,even better, I still regret carrying away Sita, Mandodari will be happy, we want a maid. I am going to kidnap you."

Woman, "Ha Ha Ha Only Ram came searching for Sita. If I am missing, ALL the people in the building will come searching for me..."

THE BEST GIFT

                                              

It was my fifteenth birthday, which I still remember. I got up early in the morning, all excited for this big day. I dressed up in the new clothes and with full swag; I marched to my parents’ bedroom. I wanted to get my birthday gift – A SMARTPHONE! I had been telling my parents since months, “You need to get your smart girl a smart phone for her to be smarter!” And the promise had been procrastinated till my birthday. This’d be the best birthday gift ever, I had told myself.

I entered their room and my gift was waiting for me. I quickly put my sim card in, installed the necessary apps and waited for my friends, family and extended circles to wish me. Especially, I wanted to be wished by my crush through whatsapp. He had mocked me of not having whatsapp at 15 and I had challenged him that he will find me on Whatsapp on my birthday. He could wish me and to confirm it was me, I’d reply instantly. I was excited for this childish challenge of ours.

However, as my fate could make it, iced by my prodigy level of carelessness, I lost my phone; that too on airplane mode (Planes were always my fancy). I searched all over the house, ransacked all the closets but I just couldn’t find the single piece of metal!

Noon passed; we went to a restaurant to celebrate, still without my mobile phone. Dad assured me that we’d find it soon as it must be somewhere in the house but all I was worried about was the ‘challenge’ and sadness gripped me as I was still not wished by my crush.

As I was in my balcony crying and blaspheming, the sun dipped into the horizon along with all my hopes to find my phone and win the challenge. Just then, I saw him running down the street; right towards my home. I rushed at the threshold to see him and thought he’d ask for a handsome ransom for losing the challenge. I felt ruined. Nothing’s worse that facing defeat from your crush. But as I saw him coming nearer, a ray of joy hit his face. He wiped off the drops of sweat from his forehead, and smiled the widest. His eyes twinkled in the glitter of the dusk and his cheeks blushed red.

He dashed straight into me and hugged me as tight as possible. “Thank God, you’re all right! When you didn’t reply to the Whatsapp messages, and didn’t even receive my calls, I was so worried. I was desperately waiting for your birthday to wish you. Hey, see, I forgot, Happy Birthday!”

And even though I couldn’t find my mobile temporarily that day, I found my love for eternity and even beyond. He was the best gift for my fifteenth birthday.

by-Sanskruti Siras