Be Careful Out There:

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 than 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 who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and
he handed me back the quarter, and said ‘We’re sorry but we cannot 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 MD’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 King man , 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 driver
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 , MS.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

When I left Hawaii and was transferred to FL I still had the Hawaiian
plates on my car, as my car was shipped from Hawaii . I was parking
somewhere (I can’t remember) and a guy asked me “Wow, you drove from
Hawaii to here?” I looked at him and quickly said “Yep. I took the
Hawaii/San Francisco Bridge”. He nodded his head and said “Cool!”

STAY ALERT!
They walk among us… and they VOTE and they REPRODUCE……….

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play
the violin; it was a cold December morning. He played six Bach pieces for about
45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that a
thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a
musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then
hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a
woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to
him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was
late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His
mother tugged him along, but the child stopped to look at the violinist. Finally
the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the
time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents,
without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and
stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal
pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one
noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the
best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever
written with a violin worth over 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his
playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats
averaged $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro
station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment
about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a
commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we
stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If
we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the
world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

May your new year bring unexpected beauty from everyday life!