S&S Transmissions

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to S&S Transmissions with an unusual package. As he walked in, a regular was fiddling with something under the hood of his truck, muttering to himself.} The mechanic took one look and shook his head. ‘You’ve got some fancy wires here,’ he said, smiling. The regular shrugged, grinning sheepishly. Turned out it was just an old extension cord from the neighbor’s garage.’

2. One day, while customers were waiting for their cars to be fixed, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve just received a transmission from outer space!’ A puzzled mechanic walked up to the microphone and said, 'Excuse me, sir, but could you please repeat that in English?' The transmission ended abruptly, leaving everyone laughing. A delivery driver commented, 'Guess they’re not hiring mechanics on Mars!'

3. A curious neighbor asked one day: ‘Why does that old sign outside S&S Transmissions keep changing its mind?’ The owner, a gruff but friendly mechanic named Joe, explained with a twinkle in his eye, 'Oh, that's just our special weather vane—it's always pointing towards the best deals!' And ever since then, whenever anyone asks about it, he just smiles and says, 'If it's not broken, bring it here—we might fix it anyway!'

4. One afternoon, as mechanics worked under the hood of parked cars, an unfamiliar voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, all drivers and passengers! Your transmission is in excellent hands here at S&S Transmissions… but please don’t forget your own!’ A few minutes later, a regular pulled up with his old truck. Smiling, he asked one of the mechanics if everything was alright. The mechanic replied, 'Absolutely, sir! Your transmission’s doing great!' The customer nodded thoughtfully, then said, 'Good thing I brought my own too—just in case.' Everyone burst out laughing.