IDIOTS in Service

[Studlover (imported)]

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?).

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. I could swear I've recently been with some of these people...

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:

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?

[Riverwind (imported)]

Sounds like more canidates for the Darwin Awards.



River

[Paolo]

Seriously, though...

You know those separator bars you put between grocery orders on the conveyor belt? The girl working picks it up, attempts to scan it, looks all over it, and says "I have no clue about this thing, sir."

She has NO idea how right she was! I told her I didn't want it after all.

[Mac (imported)]

Seriously, though...

...

those separator bars you put between grocery orders ... The girl working picks it up, attempts to scan it, looks all over it, and says "I have no clue about this thing, sir."

You should have suggested that she call the manager for help.