Blog/Forum post "they walk amongst us".. [Humor ]
Hee! This is funny and yet it makes me shake my head. Candidates for the Darwin award, to be sure.
This was taken from my low carb eating plan forum. Enjoy!
SEARS
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 ½ 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.
MCDONALDS, SURREY
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 loonie
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 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 Surrey, B.C.
BURNABY
I work for the city of Burnaby, B.C. We recently had a
Burnaby taxpayer call the city's Traffic Dept. to request the
removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on the Barnet Highway .
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."
VANCOUVER MALL
My daughter went to Pacific Center mall food court 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 the City of Vancouver
VANCOUVER AIRPORT
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.'
PORT MOODY
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 Port Moody, BC
COQUITLAM
This happened 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 Coquitlam, B.C.
SURREY
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 clerk at the City of Surrey 's Court House, no less.
BURNABY
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, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Coastal Ford dealership in Burnaby , B.C.
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us!
This was taken from my low carb eating plan forum. Enjoy!
SEARS
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 ½ 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.
MCDONALDS, SURREY
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 loonie
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 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 Surrey, B.C.
BURNABY
I work for the city of Burnaby, B.C. We recently had a
Burnaby taxpayer call the city's Traffic Dept. to request the
removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on the Barnet Highway .
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."
VANCOUVER MALL
My daughter went to Pacific Center mall food court 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 the City of Vancouver
VANCOUVER AIRPORT
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.'
PORT MOODY
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 Port Moody, BC
COQUITLAM
This happened 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 Coquitlam, B.C.
SURREY
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 clerk at the City of Surrey 's Court House, no less.
BURNABY
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, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Coastal Ford dealership in Burnaby , B.C.
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us!