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The Best of Car Talk

#2317: The Hyperbaric Chamber of Love

The Best of Car Talk

NPR

Automotive, Comedy, Leisure

4.716.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Scott and Amy are taking a ski trip to the Colorado Mountains. Unfortunately, Scott's old car has a loose exhaust manifold and after several hours of exposure to CO fumes Scott and Amy land in the hospital instead of on the slopes. What are the chances for romance in the 'Hyperbaric Chamber of Love'? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Card Talk on National Public Radio with us clicking

0:19.6

Clack the Tablet Brothers and we're broadcasting this week from the Center for

0:22.9

Total Quantity Management here at Card Talk Plaza.

0:25.9

Is that total quality management?

0:27.8

Well it is, I mean this is a fad for those of you that haven't heard us that sweeping

0:32.5

boardrooms of America, this total quality management business.

0:36.5

And that's okay but here at Card Talk Plaza in in our garage we use a patented system

0:41.5

that we call total quantity management.

0:44.3

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:45.3

After all don't you want to get as much work as you can out of your employees?

0:48.2

Of course.

0:49.2

I mean isn't that the point?

0:50.2

What do you use like a whip?

0:51.2

No in our case we want to get as many cars in and out during the day as possible and

0:54.6

if they're not fixed well we'll try again when the customer brings them back to

0:57.6

complain.

0:58.6

That's right, total quantity.

0:59.6

So in and out doesn't matter what happens just get them in, get them up and get them out.

1:04.0

Get them out right.

1:05.0

Who's that?

1:06.0

Rahe.

1:07.0

Rahe.

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