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Just a few things that make you go WTF




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
they could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me
back 75 cents in change.

Do not confuse the clerks at MacD's.


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 and
he said,
'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two..'

We haven't used Sears repair since. Happened in Ottawa .


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.'

Story from Collingwood , Ontario .


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 Winnipeg , Manitoba .


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 Toronto , Ontario .


IDIOT SIGHTING:

The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I
was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker 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 is a government employee in Montreal , P.Q.


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 Guelph , Ontario .


STAY ALERT! They walk among us...
 
Sounds like you just draw it out from some people. Be afraid, Be Very Afraid.

Remind me not to stand to close to you.

LMAO!!!
 
Just a few things that make you go WTF
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 they could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.

Do not confuse the clerks at MacD's.

OHHHH! I love doing this!!!! I do this whenever I can, but not only to McD's employees (we don't eat there at all, but do get the occasional flurry for the kids)... I do this to just about every cashier I pay cash to! Funny how the "calculator" generation just can't add/ subtract to save their life!

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 Guelph , Ontario .

STAY ALERT! They walk among us...

You have a husband? :p
 
OHHHH! I love doing this!!!! I do this whenever I can, but not only to McD's employees (we don't eat there at all, but do get the occasional flurry for the kids)... I do this to just about every cashier I pay cash to! Funny how the "calculator" generation just can't add/ subtract to save their life!



You have a husband? :p

Well you know........ actually that one came over from my kid sister the child has a very short temper and this one just about cost the dealership a mechanic.

Although come to think of it do I really want that particular guy working on my brakes or steering..................
 
OHHHH! I love doing this!!!! I do this whenever I can, but not only to McD's employees (we don't eat there at all, but do get the occasional flurry for the kids)... I do this to just about every cashier I pay cash to! Funny how the "calculator" generation just can't add/ subtract to save their life!
To get the most bang for your buck give the clerk your money without the extra change and wait for them to key that amount into the register; then give them the extra to round your change up to whatever you want... that always seems to confuse them even more!
 
Yep!!!!

To get the most bang for your buck give the clerk your money without the extra change and wait for them to key that amount into the register; then give them the extra to round your change up to whatever you want... that always seems to confuse them even more!
I know! :p

I can be a real SOB sometimes! Hee hee.
 
True story

...this happened to me in niagara falls this past summer..
in the hotel lobby, i was asked this

'' do you know what time they turn the falls off at ?''

and they MEANT it :confused:
 
...this happened to me in niagara falls this past summer..
in the hotel lobby, i was asked this

'' do you know what time they turn the falls off at ?''

and they MEANT it

Do they still set fireworks off every night at 10:00 over the Falls?

(And I'm not referring to the fireworks between your legs Amber! :p )
 
Well, at least Landscaper changed the locations, before he plagiarized the article and tried to pass it off as his own.

How sad.........
 
...this happened to me in niagara falls this past summer..
in the hotel lobby, i was asked this

'' do you know what time they turn the falls off at ?''

and they MEANT it.

At one point, Hydro used to divert more water through the dam at night, resulting in less water flow to the falls. I have no idea if they still do this. Apparently, Hydro can turn off the falls, at least during certain portions of the year. Hydro actually reduced generation in peak season, because the tourist industry depends on water going over the water falls.

On the subject of cashiers not being able to make change: you could tell when the calculator generation was allowed to start working at Wendy's / McDonald's / etc. One May, all of at once, the clerk's couldn't figure out the correct change. Eventually, they just gave me a bunch of change and politely asked me to go away.

On the other hand, in Subway, the Clerk wouldn't round the Pennies to the nearest Nickel when he owed me 3 cents and had one penny left. I never had that experience before. Eventually, he just shorted me the 2 pennies. :mad: It is more the principle of the thing for me.
 
OHHHH! I love doing this!!!! I do this whenever I can, but not only to McD's employees (we don't eat there at all, but do get the occasional flurry for the kids)... I do this to just about every cashier I pay cash to! Funny how the "calculator" generation just can't add/ subtract to save their life!
Even worse is when the cash register breaks. I don't believe anyone under the age of thirty in the U.S. or Canada knows how to make change backwards anymore.
 
At one point, Hydro used to divert more water through the dam at night, resulting in less water flow to the falls. I have no idea if they still do this. Apparently, Hydro can turn off the falls, at least during certain portions of the year. Hydro actually reduced generation in peak season, because the tourist industry depends on water going over the water falls.
To the best of my knowledge they still divert more water at night during the summer. Also the amount of water allowed over the falls is far greater in the summer than in the winter when more is sent through the two power stations.

However, what so far has gone nowhere is the proposal to one day per year not divert any water and allow the total volume to go over the falls. Something no one alive today has ever seen.
 
...this happened to me in niagara falls this past summer..
in the hotel lobby, i was asked this

'' do you know what time they turn the falls off at ?''

and they MEANT it :confused:

Actually, there was a case way back when when the falls did stop. It was in the spring and a massive ice dam had formed way up the river. That blocked off the river and there was no water to go over the falls.