Idiots in Service
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:37 am
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?
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?
