field report from FOJK

[dispatch]

I have to admit that since she transfered to being a driver I, and my fellow dispatchers, have had more fun than we probably should with telling her where to go, who to pick up for ride-alongs, etc, but I swear this was a complete accident!
After getting the car loaded and in tow she called me to relay this incedent and told me to go ahead and post it because if I didn't she would. The car had a bad tie-rod, one of the arms that keeps the wheel pointing in the direction you want it to (bad explanation, but it should suffice for the mechanically impaired) and FOJK drives a flatbed, so she had to get creative to get it loaded without further damaging the car, so she grabbed the 2 1/2 ton jack, rachids, straps, hammer, etc and went to work getting the wheel straight. The entire time the customer, a little old woman, was standing over her shoulder, trying to help, attempting to lift the jack (lifting those make me grunt and I'm a healthy 21 year old male), all the while FOJK is shooing her off and ensuring her she can handle it, it's her job, etc.
Finally about ready to go and the customer decided she wanted the spare key to go with the car and the set in the ignition to go home with her, so FOJK got the set out of the car and came back to the customer, who pulled the spare key......out of her bra I'm happy with my desk job, veeeeeery happy!

[lordlundar]

There went rule no. 1.

I hope she wore gloves!

[Spiffy McMoron]

who pulled the spare key......out of her bra

It's always been a mystery to me why women keep stuff in their bra. Very weird.

[Soulstealer]

Don't look at me. The only thing I keep in there is cleavage.

[Horsetuna]

I dont get it.

[Sliceanddice]

*looks guilty* Because most men are smart enough to not reach down the front of a woman's shirt to get something...
And well.... if its tight against your skin... you knows its there....

WHAT?!? i write at work alot and am easily embarrassed. I found that folding up the piece of paper with my work on it and sticking in my bra strap is the best deterant. I wash my hands i swear.

[Rapscallion]

It's always been a mystery to me why women keep stuff in their bra. Very weird.

Because it tastes nice?

Rapscallion

[ThePhoneGoddess]

because it's like having a super secret pocket!

No really, I only use it emergencies. Like if I'm at a wedding in an obnoxious dress with no pockets, I'll put stuff there. Believe me, it is very secure. and if you're tying real hard not to lose something very important, it's great because you can feel it in there next to your skin and you know it ain't going nowhere.

[captainvegetable02]

Best way to sneak a camera into a concert. Of course, this only works for large-chested gals - it's gotta go between your cleavage, obviously not in one of the cups. That would be a bit obvious, lol. I also never stick anything in there (money, driver's license, etc.) that someone else is going to potentially have to touch. Nor do I do this (put anything in or remove it) in public.

[Seshat]

It's always been a mystery to me why women keep stuff in their bra. Very weird.

Because most women's clothing doesn't have pockets, and if it does, the pockets are insecure or very small. (Seriously: go into the women's side of a clothing store and look at the clothes. Try to fit your wallet into what pockets the clothes might have. Most things, it won't fit - or if it will, a corner will stick out or the pocket will be very loose.)

A handbag is easily snatched and requires constantly knowing where your handbag is at any given moment.

An emergency cache of money and keys is flat, small, and can be tucked under a bra strap or in whichever cup is slightly looser. (Most women are not the same size on both sides.)

[Andara Bledin]

Because most women's clothing doesn't have pockets, and if it does, the pockets are insecure or very small. (Seriously: go into the women's side of a clothing store and look at the clothes. Try to fit your wallet into what pockets the clothes might have. Most things, it won't fit - or if it will, a corner will stick out or the pocket will be very loose.)

I hate the inequality of pockets in clothing.

I've been known to buy jackets from the men's department to a) get them wide enough across the shoulders (I have a wide back, but no real shoulders to speak of, so nothing ever fits right) and b) get more pockets that are deeper.

Every women's jacket I've owned has two pockets. Patch pockets on each side. Every men's jacket I've ownd has at least three pockets, with an inner breast pocket to go with the patch pockets, and sometimes an additional outer breast pocket. And the men's jackets have pockets you can tuck a paperback book into, while the women's will have wussie pockets that can barely hold a decent billfold.

^-.-^

[Broomjockey]

And the men's jackets have pockets you can tuck a paperback book into, while the women's will have wussie pockets that can barely hold a decent billfold.

^-.-^

My winter coat has pockets I can tuck a hardcover book into, and it (counting both the detachable lining and outer shell) has about 10 different pockets. I've got pants that can hold DVDs. I actually buy my pants based on their pockets more than the fit. There's nothing funnier than the look on someone's face when you start pulling the following out of your two pockets on a seemingly normal pair of pants: paperback book, cell phone, wallet, mp3 player, behind the head headphones, keys on a laniard, a DVD, assorted papers, a granola bar, 2 pens, and a glasses case.

[Tria]

I actually buy my pants based on their pockets more than the fit. There's nothing funnier than the look on someone's face when you start pulling the following out of your two pockets on a seemingly normal pair of pants: paperback book, cell phone, wallet, mp3 player, behind the head headphones, keys on a laniard, a DVD, assorted papers, a granola bar, 2 pens, and a glasses case.

Woot! Seriously! I refuse to carry a purse, especially seeing as I wont' wear make up. My knit bag being the exception.... So keys in one pocket, and anything else I need fits there. Like my DS or wallet, sometimes a CD or two. But yes, the face! The look on the face!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

All I can think is--wouldn't a car key in your bra get hurty after a while?

[friendofjimmyk]

(side note - IPF - kudos on the avatar!!!! Wow, that really takes me back!)

Checking in on this post....this was a bizarre call. I mean, I get paid to do all the hard work and this little old lady was trying to help. I understand that she used to changed the oil in her car and seemed tough for her age, but c'mon...if she would've gotten hurt for not listening to me, you all know where that goes!

But the spare key in the bra thing...I'll admit, I've kept things in my bra but I discontinued keeping anything there that someone else would have to touch because of the sweat factor...it always made my money wet and I didn't like that I'd have to turn over sweaty money to someone. To add, the key wasn't just IN her bra...it was attached around the center of the bra on a key ring. so, she had to pull her bra up out of her shirt and remove it from the center.

Now, dispatch, thank you for admitting that you guys do like to mess with me...I thought I was imagining things!!! However, I love my non-desk job and would do this any day over dot management!