Idiots in Service

[Studlover (imported)]

Maybe you, too, have seen some of these people....

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 7:00 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? ... only if on

COX).

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?

[Paolo]

This really happened to me:

I was at the grocery store, and you know those bars that you put between orders? The dizzy little girl picked it up, tried and tried to scan it, and said she had no idea what it was or how much. I told her I didn't want it, and put it back where I found it.

I have had a lot of problems with my new truck. One problem would happen only after driving several miles with the AC running. I told them this. At the end of the day, they said they could not duplicate the problem. I checked my miles. They had driven it 2/10 of a mile, around the lot. No wonder. This is right up there with dead battery in the door opener. You ever think of using THE KEY?!