MausamWhen the submersible pump in the desert cooler burns out, pour half a bucket of water directly over the khus pads every hour. Not elegant, but it gets you through the night until the electrician comes on Monday.
Watch the display go to zero before filling starts, and ask for a round amount that is not a common preset. Both take three seconds and both remove the two most common ways of being short-changed.
भरने से पहले मीटर को ज़ीरो होते देखो और गोल आंकड़े की जगह अजीब रकम बोलो — जैसे 340 नहीं, 337। दोनों में तीन सेकंड लगते हैं।
Scooter ko ek taraf jhuka ke thoda ruko — tanki ke kone ka petrol pipe tak aa jaata hai. Ek-do kilometre nikal jaate hain, pump tak pahunchne ke liye kaafi.
GaadiFuel light on and the pump is 2km away? Lean the scooter hard to the left for a few seconds, then start. It pushes the last bit of petrol in the tank towards the outlet. Enough for a kilometre or two.
That is all 5 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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