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				IDIOT ALERT
			 
			 
			
		
		
		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: 
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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