When Logic Takes a Day Off
My husband and I were in a McDonald’s drive-thru when our total came to $4.25. I handed the cashier a $5 bill, then added a quarter so I could just get a dollar back. Simple, right? Apparently not. She looked at me like I’d just confused her completely and said, “You gave me too much money.” I tried to explain, “I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar.” That didn’t help. She sighed, called over the manager, and after I explained it again, he handed me back the quarter and said, “Sorry, we don’t do that.” I ended up with 75 cents in change anyway. Lesson learned—don’t complicate drive-thru math.
We once had a garage repair guy come out who insisted our motor wasn’t big enough. I told him it was a 1/2 horsepower motor, the largest available when we bought it. He shook his head and said, “No, you need a 1/4 horsepower.” I paused and said, “But 1/2 is bigger than 1/4.” He replied confidently, “No, it’s not. Four is bigger than two.” That was the end of that conversation—and we didn’t hire him again.
Living in a semi-rural area, you hear some interesting things. One neighbor actually called the city to ask them to remove a deer crossing sign. Her reasoning was that too many deer were getting h*t there, so it clearly wasn’t a good place for them to cross.
My daughter once ordered a taco at a Mexican fast food place and asked for very little lettuce. The employee replied, “Sorry, we only have iceberg lettuce.”
At an airport check-in, an employee asked me, “Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge?” I said, “If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?” He nodded seriously and said, “That’s why we ask.”
At a crosswalk, the signal started beeping to indicate it was safe to walk. I mentioned to a coworker that it helps blind pedestrians know when to cross. She looked confused and said, “Why would blind people be driving?”
Another time, we picked up our car from the dealership and were told the keys were locked inside. We found a mechanic struggling to unlock the driver’s side door. Out of curiosity, I tried the passenger door—it opened immediately. I called out, “Hey, this one’s open!” He wiped his forehead and said, “I know. I already tried that side.”
Moral of the story: stay alert—you never know who you’ll run into. 😄
