Who's minding the shop ??

… AT CUSTOMER SERVICE
This week, all our office 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?).

…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.

… 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 he
didn't want them to cross there any more.

… 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.

… SIGHTING #1:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee
asked, “Has anyone put anything in our 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.”

… SIGHTING #2:
The toplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was
crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker 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?!”

… SIGHTING #3:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear co-worker 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.

… 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.

… 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!!!