Post by Clipper on Apr 23, 2009 10:57:15 GMT -5
I received this from a friend here in Bristol this morning. I especially took notice of the taco bell clerk and the drive through clerk at McDonalds because I have had much the same experience on more than one occasion. LOL
I hope that it brings the same smile to your faces that it did to mine!
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said,'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two..'We haven't used Sears repair since. Happened in Damascus, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out
window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.' She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said we are sorry but they could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at McD's in Abingdon, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
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 are being hit by cars out here!
I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing
anymore.'
From Glade Spring, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING 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 iceburg lettuce.
From Exit 7 in Bristol, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport
employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage
without your know knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my
knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
Happened at Tri-Cities Airport
IDIOT SIGHTING:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. 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?!' She was a probation officer in Lebanon, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving the company due to downsizing.' Our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights
stare. This was a lunch at Bristol Utilities.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
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 drivers 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, 'its open!' His reply, 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Ford dealership in Abingdon, Virginia
I hope that it brings the same smile to your faces that it did to mine!
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said,'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two..'We haven't used Sears repair since. Happened in Damascus, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out
window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.' She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said we are sorry but they could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at McD's in Abingdon, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
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 are being hit by cars out here!
I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing
anymore.'
From Glade Spring, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING 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 iceburg lettuce.
From Exit 7 in Bristol, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport
employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage
without your know knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my
knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
Happened at Tri-Cities Airport
IDIOT SIGHTING:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. 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?!' She was a probation officer in Lebanon, Virginia
IDIOT SIGHTING:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving the company due to downsizing.' Our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights
stare. This was a lunch at Bristol Utilities.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
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 drivers 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, 'its open!' His reply, 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Ford dealership in Abingdon, Virginia