Subject: IDIOTS IN SERVICE
IDIOTS IN SERVICE:
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?!
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