Beyond Repair

Beyond Repair is the name we chose, mostly because it's what people say before they bring their things to us. We're at No:36/5-A on Kamaraj 1st Cross Street. It's in the Srinivasa Nagar part of Padi. The street is a bit narrow, so if you're coming by car, it can be a struggle to find a spot. We have a small porch where we keep some of the larger items that are waiting to be picked up. It's mostly a mess of wires and metal in here. We spend a lot of time under desk lamps trying to see tiny parts. My hands are usually covered in some kind of soot or oil by noon. There's a small tea shop at the corner that we visit way too often. The neighborhood is mostly families, so it’s pretty quiet in the evenings. We don't have a big fancy sign, just the name painted on the door. The door sticks a bit when it's humid, so you have to give it a good push. We’ve had the same calendar on the wall for five years because we like the picture of the mountains on it. It’s just a regular shop where we work hard and try to fix what we can. Sometimes things really are beyond repair, and we have to tell the owners the bad news. We try to be honest about it. We stay open until the work is done.