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Old Man Crucible by the Campfire (Campfire Tales)
Hello kiddies, this is Old Man Crucible here, to spin a yarn from yesteryear. Join me by the fire, and bring the smores. Many tales will I weave for you about the days gone by as a simple hotel manager and the never ending stream of things customers would prove themselves capable of doing.
Lets start with the story of the "Dirty Girl"
(Back Ground): Back in years past I worked in a reservations office as the manager, taking daily calls and watching over the staff. I had been doing this for some time and thought I had seen it all, but was soon shown how naive I was.
I had received a notice from my agents that a woman was calling and harrasing them on an almost hourly or more basis. She was becoming epic in here rather strange behaviour. Now we have all had harrassing calls, what is so wierd abour this one, well let me tell you, she in 1 night etched herself into my memory by what she did.
It was the middle of the week and she decided to call on my shift, just my luck. She started with my agents, and was calling, demanding a reservation over a date that was sold out. Her reasoning was that she was coming for a religious based convention at that time, and because she was a good church going individual, we should make a room appear for her, as it was in the name of god she comes to the city afterall. Well, no matter her reasoning, we were sold out and it was explained to her over and over again, but at least 3 different agents that day.
Well, she decided this was not good enough and she started calling repeatedly, and yelling at my agents about they were sinners, and they would burn in damnation and the like. She proved her bubble was pretty much off the plum. After too much of this, I finally got her on the phone, and tried to talk her down from harassing my agents, and wasting their time, and she seemed okay after we discussed everything.....until.. she mentioned the dirty girl.
Apparently she had become fixated on one of my Agents, and wanted me to ensure that the "Dirty Girl" was fired as she was apparently a sinner, according to this crazier than a bag full of squirrels customer. I refused politely, and so it began as she hung up in my face.
That night was amazing in that she called each of my agents at least 40 times apiece and myself at least 52
. I had my agents document how many times she did this, but she was specifically calling to catch her "Dirty Girl". Every time this poor girl got her on the phone, she would bang pots and pans in the background while chanting/singing "Dirty Girl.....Dirty Girl....your a Dirty Girl". The agent was becoming stressed to say the least, and Ol Crucible was grumpy as well. It was one of the strangest experiences I have seen working the phones.
Well, I got a bit of an idea, and as much as it was mean, I decided it was the only way to get her to stop calling. I had my agent wait for one of her calls, and when she started the chanting and banging routine, I got on the phone and sent my agent home (she deserved it after that stupidity). I sat there listening for 5 minutes as this odd person ranted, and then she picked up the phone, and said " You are gonna burn for your sins". I was rather angered by this, and proceeded to tear into her, making threats of legal and police action, but it was what I said to here after that which had the most effect. I asked her, if she thinks that picking on this poor agent made her a good christian. She seemed taken aback, and I hung up on her at that point. Strangely we never heard from her again.
*Disclaimer* At no point is this to target anyone of any faith. I am a lover of religions of all sorts, and respect anyone's faith. It was just her chosen reason for harassing my agents.
Join Ol' Crucible again around the campfire in the future, there are plenty more tales to be told.
And unto thee I offer the 11th commandment of God, that whomsover calleth "Shotgun" shall heretofore and forever lay claim to that seat......until you have to pee!!-your friendly neighborhood Crucible
Lets start with the story of the "Dirty Girl"
(Back Ground): Back in years past I worked in a reservations office as the manager, taking daily calls and watching over the staff. I had been doing this for some time and thought I had seen it all, but was soon shown how naive I was.
I had received a notice from my agents that a woman was calling and harrasing them on an almost hourly or more basis. She was becoming epic in here rather strange behaviour. Now we have all had harrassing calls, what is so wierd abour this one, well let me tell you, she in 1 night etched herself into my memory by what she did.
It was the middle of the week and she decided to call on my shift, just my luck. She started with my agents, and was calling, demanding a reservation over a date that was sold out. Her reasoning was that she was coming for a religious based convention at that time, and because she was a good church going individual, we should make a room appear for her, as it was in the name of god she comes to the city afterall. Well, no matter her reasoning, we were sold out and it was explained to her over and over again, but at least 3 different agents that day.
Well, she decided this was not good enough and she started calling repeatedly, and yelling at my agents about they were sinners, and they would burn in damnation and the like. She proved her bubble was pretty much off the plum. After too much of this, I finally got her on the phone, and tried to talk her down from harassing my agents, and wasting their time, and she seemed okay after we discussed everything.....until.. she mentioned the dirty girl.
Apparently she had become fixated on one of my Agents, and wanted me to ensure that the "Dirty Girl" was fired as she was apparently a sinner, according to this crazier than a bag full of squirrels customer. I refused politely, and so it began as she hung up in my face.
That night was amazing in that she called each of my agents at least 40 times apiece and myself at least 52
. I had my agents document how many times she did this, but she was specifically calling to catch her "Dirty Girl". Every time this poor girl got her on the phone, she would bang pots and pans in the background while chanting/singing "Dirty Girl.....Dirty Girl....your a Dirty Girl". The agent was becoming stressed to say the least, and Ol Crucible was grumpy as well. It was one of the strangest experiences I have seen working the phones. Well, I got a bit of an idea, and as much as it was mean, I decided it was the only way to get her to stop calling. I had my agent wait for one of her calls, and when she started the chanting and banging routine, I got on the phone and sent my agent home (she deserved it after that stupidity). I sat there listening for 5 minutes as this odd person ranted, and then she picked up the phone, and said " You are gonna burn for your sins". I was rather angered by this, and proceeded to tear into her, making threats of legal and police action, but it was what I said to here after that which had the most effect. I asked her, if she thinks that picking on this poor agent made her a good christian. She seemed taken aback, and I hung up on her at that point. Strangely we never heard from her again.
*Disclaimer* At no point is this to target anyone of any faith. I am a lover of religions of all sorts, and respect anyone's faith. It was just her chosen reason for harassing my agents.
Join Ol' Crucible again around the campfire in the future, there are plenty more tales to be told.
And unto thee I offer the 11th commandment of God, that whomsover calleth "Shotgun" shall heretofore and forever lay claim to that seat......until you have to pee!!-your friendly neighborhood Crucible
. I've been through a lot, heard a lot, and 
He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
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