[SOC] Fwd: Idiot Sightings

[Walter - K5EST]

 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 driver 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!'  His
reply: 'I know. I already got that side.'

This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS


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.

 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're sorry but we 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.


IDIOT SITING:
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 Kingman, KS



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 iceberg lettuce.
 -- From Kansas City



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
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 in Birmingham, Ala.


 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 Wichita, KS


IDIOT SIGHTING :
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who 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 Texas Instruments.

 ;
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.



How would you pronounce this child's name?

       "Le-a"

Leah??                NO
Lee - A??            NOPE
Lay - a??             NO
Lei??                   Guess Again.

This child attends a school in Kansas City, Mo. Her mother is irate
because everyone is getting her name wrong.


It's pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the
pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."


STAY ALERT!


......73....Walter - K5EST