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>>> 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 tha
>>>> 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
>>>> wh 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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 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.
>>>> 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 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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 Canton ,
>>>> Mississippi
>>>> 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 tha
>>>> 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
>>>> wh 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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 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.
>>>> 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 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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 Canton ,
>>>> Mississippi