Idiots : )
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 7:00p.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 The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross
the street. I was crossing with a coworker of mine when she asked if I knew
what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the
light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?'
IDIOT SIGHTING #3 At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who is
leaving the company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully,
'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not a word was spoken. We all
just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
IDIOT SIGHTING #4 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 #5 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 the passenger side, I instinctively
tried the 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.
people. They promised to be out between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00p.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 The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross
the street. I was crossing with a coworker of mine when she asked if I knew
what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the
light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?'
IDIOT SIGHTING #3 At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who is
leaving the company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully,
'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not a word was spoken. We all
just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
IDIOT SIGHTING #4 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 #5 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 the passenger side, I instinctively
tried the 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.
