Idiot Alert

by **Remy** Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:45 am

> These are really scary - and some a bit too close to home!
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 1
>
> My daughter and I went through the McDonalds take-away window and I gave
> the girl a £5 note. Our total was £4.20, so I also handed her a Twenty
> pence piece.
> She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
> I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me £1 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 20 pence and said 'We're sorry but
> they
> could not do that kind of thing.'
>
> The girl then proceeded to give me back 80 pence in change..
>
> Do not confuse the girls at MacD's.
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 2
>
> We had to have the garage door repaired. The GARADOR 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 GARADOR
> made
> at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you
> need
> a ¼ 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 Garador repair since. Happened in Bromley , Kent UK
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 3
>
> I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call the
> Highways Department 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 Crayford , Kent , UK
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 4
>
> My daughter went to a local Kentucky Fried and ordered a Mexican taco.
> She
> asked the person behind the counter for 'minimum lettuce.' He said he
> was
> sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
>
> From Gillingham Kent , UK .
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 5
>
> I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an Irish 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 Luton Airport ..... UK
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 6
>
> 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 Local County Council employee in Dartford Kent , UK
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 7
>
> When my husband and I arrived at Our Local Ford dealer 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
> Mechanic "it's open!'
> His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
>
> This was at the Ford dealership in St Albans, Hertfordshire UK .
>
>
>
> STAY ALERT!
>
> They walk among us... and the scary part is that is they have the
>
> RIGHT TO VOTE and REPRODUCE!