another goodie from my sis N lawI Think I Know These People
IDIOTS AT THE PHONE COMPANY
This week, our phones went dead and I had to contact the
telephone repair people. They promised to be out between
8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. When I asked if they could give me
a smaller time window the pleasant gentleman asked. “Would
you like us to call you before we come?” I replied that I didn’t
see how he would be able to do that since our phones weren’t
working. He also requested that we report future outages by
email. (Does YOUR email work without a telephone line?).
IDIOTS AT WORK
I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase
when the clerk noticed I had never signed my name on the
back of the credit card. She informed me that she could not
complete the transaction unless the card was signed. When I
asked why, she explained that it was necessary to compare the
signature I had just signed on the receipt. So I signed the credit
card in front of her. She carefully compared the signature to the
one I had just signed on the receipt. As luck would have it, they
matched.
IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the
local township administrative office to request the removal of the
Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: too many deer were
being hit by cars and she didn’t want them to cross there anymore.
IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked
the person behind the counter for “minimal lettuce.” He said he was
sorry, but they only had iceberg.
IDIOT SIGHTING #1
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport
employee
asked, “Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your
knowledge?” To which I replied, “If it was without my knowledge,
how would I know?” She smiled knowingly and nodded, “That’s
why we ask.”
IDIOT SIGHTING #2
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into
itself and for the life of her couldn’t understand why her system
would not turn on.
IDIOT SIGHTING #3
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to
pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We
went to the service department and found a mechanic working
feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door. As I watched from
afar, I decided to try the passenger door handle and discovered
that it was unlocked. “Hey,” I announced to the technician, “it’s
open!” To which he replied, “I know - I already got that side.”
(Now don’t you feel better? : )
