So I receive an order at the airport and a couple gets into the car. We are driving on a highway and at some moment I realize that there is a strong draft.
Turns out, they opened a window and were sitting silently.
After 20 minutes, the girl asks, “Can we close the window, please?” Suddenly I remembered I was airing the car out after washing it, and perhaps didn’t close all the windows.
They weren’t saying anything and neither was I. Darn introverts.
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