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Here is a funny incident that happened at work today. I am a "Lot Supervisor" who oversees the carts and parking lot maintenance with the other 5 guys that work outside. I just got off lunch a few hours earlier and was currently the only one working that shift. I was pushing the carts up and there were 6 electric carts parked off to the side for the handicapped. One guy comes in and he asks, "Do you have ANY carts that WORK?"
Me-- (pointing)Yes, all 6 of them work, so just pick one out and unplug it.
Customer--(stares blankly at me as if he didn't understand what I even said and then asks again)So these carts work then?
Me-- Yes, the carts work. I just brought two of them in and they work fine. The others have all been recharged as well.
Customer--(blank stare and then asks AGAIN)So where are the ones that work?
I was getting very irritated by now, having just explained twice that the SIX carts sitting before this guy are fully charged and that they work. So I spoke again in a very slow tone so that he would understand.
Me-- All six of these carts work, sir! Look, they're all on full power and they will run fine. I just told you this before!
The customer stares blankly at me again and then asks, "So they work then?"
I sighed in defeat, realizing that there was no further reason to explain it to this guy. I had just explained it the way I would to a 2-year old to understand and he's still standing there like he has no idea I had said anything. So I said simply and sarcastically, "No, sir, they're all broken."
Customer--(whining) Well how am I going to get my shopping done NOW???
Me-- I don't know. These things happen.
And then I walked away, wondering if the guy was having a mental problem. Half an hour later, he was still sitting on a bench and grumbling about how none of the operational electric carts work even when other handicapped customers were coming inside the store and using them without any problems.
Me-- (pointing)Yes, all 6 of them work, so just pick one out and unplug it.
Customer--(stares blankly at me as if he didn't understand what I even said and then asks again)So these carts work then?
Me-- Yes, the carts work. I just brought two of them in and they work fine. The others have all been recharged as well.
Customer--(blank stare and then asks AGAIN)So where are the ones that work?
I was getting very irritated by now, having just explained twice that the SIX carts sitting before this guy are fully charged and that they work. So I spoke again in a very slow tone so that he would understand.
Me-- All six of these carts work, sir! Look, they're all on full power and they will run fine. I just told you this before!
The customer stares blankly at me again and then asks, "So they work then?"
I sighed in defeat, realizing that there was no further reason to explain it to this guy. I had just explained it the way I would to a 2-year old to understand and he's still standing there like he has no idea I had said anything. So I said simply and sarcastically, "No, sir, they're all broken."
Customer--(whining) Well how am I going to get my shopping done NOW???
Me-- I don't know. These things happen.
And then I walked away, wondering if the guy was having a mental problem. Half an hour later, he was still sitting on a bench and grumbling about how none of the operational electric carts work even when other handicapped customers were coming inside the store and using them without any problems.
I never found out if this guy realized that the electric carts are running, but I don't really care.
If he was going to sit there and pout about all the carts not running even while OTHER people are walking in to use the handicapped carts without a problem, he needs to belong in some assisted living place. Does the guy go to his house and throw a fit about having no toilet paper when there are 2 packages of toilet paper sitting right there in front of his face?
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