Idiot Sightings

[andylinney]

Try working for the CAB, people like those mentioned earlier are our bread and butter. I could write a book about some of the cases I've dealt with over the last two and a half years.

Some of the stories are so incredible that you really don't know how to respond a lot of the time.

[gramey]

:)A while back I took my motorcycle in for a service and in the workshops was the local bobby blagging a cup of tea. He sat astride a big old Suzuki 1100 and took the weight off the side stand and turned the bars from side to side.
"Crikey you'd think with steering this heavy he'd have ordered power steering" he exclaims, the mechanics and I nearly wet ourselves.:)

[David Drew]

A long while ago - when I was working in a cafe during school holidays - a lady came up to me at the till & asked how much the [I]one & threepenny[/I] pasties were.:(

Told her two bob!!!

David


For those under 45, Google L.S.D. (not the drug lol,)

[wibplus]

While I was working as a storeman, I got a phone call from a salesman who dived right in to his sales pitch about his product. I interrupted him and said, "sorry, I cant take this call. There is no phone here". He replied, "Ok, sorry" and hung up. :svengo: :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

[pchristy]

Many years ago, during a period of heavy snow, I saw an Austin 1800 being driven up the main street - with chains on the *rear* wheels!!!!

(For those of you too young to remember Austin 1800s, they were like big minis - and very much *front* wheel drive!)

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Pete

[Tim Procter]

[quote=pchristy;393067]Many years ago, during a period of heavy snow, I saw an Austin 1800 being driven up the main street - with chains on the *rear* wheels!!!!

(For those of you too young to remember Austin 1800s, they were like big minis - and very much *front* wheel drive!)

--
Pete[/quote]

Love it..:D

[stevieb337]

In my job (Army driver, RLC) we name all our oils and lubes like engine oil is OMD 90 (Oil Mineral Detergent) diff oil is oep 220 (Oil Extreme Pressure) and so forth but a favourite is to send the new guys to the servicing bay and ask for a jug of PI55 gets them every time :)

[Tim Procter]

[quote=stevieb337;393095]In my job (Army driver, RLC) we name all our oils and lubes like engine oil is OMD 90 (Oil Mineral Detergent) diff oil is oep 220 (Oil Extreme Pressure) and so forth but a favourite is to send the new guys to the servicing bay and ask for a jug of PI55 gets them every time :)[/quote]

Similar to the days when we sent the young lads to the stores for a left handed screwdriver and a glass hammer..:D

Just a joy to watch as they went away so innocent..:D

[anth.payne]

The best one i heard was - 'Go and fetch the Mada BooBoo'

[dam74]

I always thought it was a left handed hammer and some skyhooks :)

[rapidgaz]

[quote=dam74;393113]I always thought it was a left handed hammer and some skyhooks :)[/quote]
or a long weight or bubble for a level

[Tim Procter]

[quote=rapidgaz;393117]or a long weight or bubble for a level[/quote]

Or "[B]wait[/B]" as the case was if the stores man caught on quick.:cheers2:

Many hours wasted with that one Gaz..:D

[del19_82]

in hotels the old favourite is to send the new starts to the bar for a giraffe of wine or a portion of 'dem dings' from the kitchen

[Boggy]

well ill own up then! im one

my first job was at an agricultural engineers.
the fitter gave me the old fashioned type of sanitary towel with the loops. so i duly hooked it round my ears and had a go at spraying a massey Ferguson bonnet. you can imagine what i looked like.

whilst on holiday in corfu i asked my mrs to put some tan lotion on my back while i lay there relaxing. so she did and also painted on a bra strap with factor 50!!..you can imagine...ect
:blush5::blush5::blush5:

[Tim Procter]

[quote=Boggy;393123]well ill own up then! im one

my first job was at an agricultural engineers.
the fitter gave me the old fashioned type of sanitary towel with the loops. so i duly hooked it round my ears and had a go at spraying a massey Ferguson bonnet. you can imagine what i looked like.

whilst on holiday in corfu i asked my mrs to put some tan lotion on my back while i lay there relaxing. so she did and also painted on a bra strap with factor 50!!..you can imagine...ect
:blush5::blush5::blush5:[/quote]

Ron how could you..:D:D