That's not a compressor, sir...

[TonyDonuts]

Guy walked up to me yesterday.

"Yeah, I need air in my tire and YOUR compressor's not working."

I was thinking, "Well, it's about 5 degrees above zero F out there, maybe the nozzle's got some ice in it." That's what I think. I don't actually say this to Capt. Uber Yuppie, because the whole "facts" thing confuses a lot of these folks.

I do say, "I'll take a look at it."

I walk outside and pull the compressor hose out of the wall (right under the sign confusingly labeled "Free Air") and press the tab on the nozzle. Works just fine.

Uber Yuppie looks at me, complete noncomprehension on his face. "THAT'S the compressor?"

I look at him, "Yes sir, that's the compressor."

Some baffled look, "That's NOT the compressor?!?" said as he points at the BMW parked next to the VACUUM CLEANER. He had been trying to use the air freshener spray (confusingly labeled "Air Freshener Spray") to put air in his tires.

I wonder if his tires are still "French Vanilla" fresh.

[IT Grunt]

KA-BOOM!!!

<slight pause as I pick up the pieces of my brain....>

Grade A stupid in action, and further proof that signs are just meaningless jumbles of letters when it comes to SCs.

[EvilEmpryss]

I could see the twisted logic in that one. He wanted to refresh the air in his tire, so he went to the Air Freshener.

Stupid, sideways logic, but still possible.

[Argabarga]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... tire fresh...

[bainsidhe]

Bet he was pretty insulted that you laughed at him too. Not that you could have held it back, tho..

[joe hx]

Y'know, they do have scented tires, so that when you do a burnout, it smells good. They also got colored ones, too.

[XCashier]

I don't think I could've restrained myself from laughing at him. Or offering to sign him up for a remedial reading class...

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I guess following that logic, not only did he want air freshener in his tires, he may have followed that up with wanting Axe-scented bodywash in the windshield wiper fluid dispenser.

[MelodiousBubbles]

It's kinda like a customer of ours who once went up to our manager and said, "I can't get the coffee grinder to work... I accidentally put flavoured beans into the regular grinder... Do you think it knows?"

[Argabarga]

Oh it knows, IT KNOOOOWWWSS! Run! It can read your thoughts!

[LillFilly]

Bwahahahahaha!!!