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TGIF

Posted By: gymcandy1

TGIF - 04/01/16 04:42 AM

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won’t get much sleep.

~Woody Allen~

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When our air conditioner broke down, we called for a serviceman to come and take a look at it. It turned out to be a high school classmate of my husband’s named Love. He said next time we needed any repairs to ask for him. The next year when we needed service again, we requested Mr. Love. I took the day off from work and waited for him to arrive.

After he had worked on our air conditioner, he left his work order behind. It had my name and said: “Wants Love in afternoon.”

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There were only two people in line ahead of me at the electronics store, yet the wait was dragging on forever. Finally the customer behind me muttered, “Mr. Hare must be on vacation.”

Only then did I notice the name tag on the man at the register. It read: “Mr. Turtle, sales associate.”

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A colleague was planning a trip to my business office and asked if I could find him a hotel with exercise facilities. I called several hotels, with no luck.

Finally I thought I had found one. I asked the receptionist if the hotel had a weight room.

"No," she replied, "but we have a lobby and you can wait there."

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My flight was delayed in Houston. Since the gate was needed for another flight, our aircraft was backed away from the terminal, and we were directed to a new gate. We all found the new gate, only to discover a third gate had been designated for our plane.

Finally, everyone got on board the right plane, and the flight attendant announced: “We apologize for the gate change. This flight is going to Washington, D.C. If your destination is not Washington, D.C., you should deplane at this time.”

A moment later a red-faced pilot emerged from the cockpit, carrying his bags. “Sorry,” he said, “wrong plane.”

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My wife received a credit-card application in the mail that she had not requested. She didn’t want it, but I did. So I crossed off my wife’s name on the form, entered my own and returned the application. I soon got a phone call from a woman saying my application had been rejected.

I asked her why, and she told me the card could only be issued to the person originally solicited by the offer. However, she invited me to reapply, which I did during the same telephone call.

A few days later I got another call to tell me my second application had been rejected.

Why? The woman told me their files showed that I had previously applied for a card and had been denied.

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I sold an item through eBay but it got lost in the mail. So I stopped by my local post office and asked them to track it down.

"It’s not that simple," the clerk scolded. "You have to fill out a mail-loss form before we can initiate a search."

"Okay," I said. "I’ll take one."

He rummaged under his counter, then went to some other clerks who did the same—only to return and confess, "You’ll have to come back later. We can’t find the forms."

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While away on business, a colleague and I decided to catch a movie. As we approached the theater, we read the marquee. It bore the name of the feature film followed by the numbers ‘7,’ ‘5,’ and ‘9.’ Assuming these were the show times, we were somewhat perplexed by their order.

I went inside to ask about it. “Our next show is at eight o’clock,” the woman in the box office announced.

“Eight o’clock?” I said, surprised. “But the marquee says seven, five and nine.”

“Right,” she agreed. “That’s 7:59. We lost our number eight.”

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My husband, who is an auto mechanic, received a repair order that read: “Check for clunking noise when going around corners.” Taking the car out for a test drive, he made a right turn, and a moment later heard a clunk. He then made a left turn and again heard a clunk. Back at the shop, he opened the trunk and soon discovered the problem.

Promptly he returned the repair order to the service manager with this notation: “Remove bowling ball from trunk.”

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One afternoon, while touring the Canyonlands of southern Utah, my husband and I pulled into the only hotel in a small town. While signing the register, we asked the young woman behind the desk if our room was air-conditioned.

When she shook her head no, we hesitated, wondering if we should push on to the next town. Sensing our doubt, she brightened as she came up with a solution. "Just turn on the heater," she suggested. "Our customers tell us all that comes out is cold air anyway."

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The aquarium shop where I work has been in business for more than 20 years. One Sunday a customer called wanting to buy a larger aquarium. "And by the way, I’ve spent a lot of money at your store over the years," he said. "I think I should get a discount."

"Only our owner can give a discount," I explained, "and he won’t be in until tomorrow."

When the customer said that he’d come in the next day, I asked him if there was anything else I could help him with.

"Sure," he said. "Where is your store located?"

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Good morning everyboomie. welcome


I had one busy day, and I feel as frazzled as a cat in a car wash. taz


At least I'm clean. razz


I can't keep my baby blues open anymore. sleep


Have a happy day everyone. aprilfool


No really.....have a happy day. wink


joe
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 04:55 AM

Hope you wake fresh and ready for a new day, Joe!

Happy Friday everyone!

Ana wave
Posted By: Haroula

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 06:01 AM

Good morning boomers. Hope everyone has a great Friday. wavegirl aprilfool
Posted By: Kaki's Sister

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 10:36 AM

spring Good Morning Joe, Ana, Haroula and everyone. Coffee and tea are ready. Wishing everyone a great day. spring
Posted By: connie

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 12:28 PM

Good morning everyone. To all here and all who follow, have a Great TGIF. Happy aprilfool Day. Danish, Waffles, and Bacon Sandwiches in the NC. spring
Posted By: Darlene

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 05:31 PM

wave Howdy ho, sweet Joe! Thanks for the openers and hope you have a fantastic TGIF!

hearts Midgie, thoughts and prayers with you today! hearts

Good morning, sweet 'Boomies! aprilfool

Off in a bit with daughter and her puppy for a lovely walk! Love this Friday morning routine!

Alrighty, gotta skoosh! See you later!
Posted By: looney4labs

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 06:32 PM

Fantastic Friday ya'll puppy

Rainy stormy humid day here. Been busy with "stuff." There is always something that needs to be done wavegirl

Happy April Fool's ya'll...be savvy. hamster
Posted By: Darlene

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 09:41 PM

wave

Had an amazing walk with Daughter and her puppy! She and her Hubby are expecting their first child, a son, in September and she is loving these walks! Soooo good!

Alrighty, off to see what's afoot!
Posted By: looney4labs

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 10:30 PM

Sounds lovely, Darlene. How is daughter feeling?
Posted By: Darlene

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 11:32 PM

wave Hi, L4L! Thank you for asking. She had some morning sickness first few weeks, however that seems to have subsided. Now, she is just glowing! It' very exciting! hearts
Posted By: Space Quest Fan

Re: TGIF - 04/01/16 11:46 PM

Good afternoon Boomers. wave
Posted By: Sorta Blonde

Re: TGIF - 04/02/16 03:02 AM

So the news is that around my area we have had numerous 'package thefts'. People are waiting for packages to arrive from the postal service, FedEx and UPS, then they drive right up to the house, and steal the packages from the porch! Broad daylight, the thieves (lots of different ones) just casually 'scope' out the package, then meander back to their car, come back and take the goodies. One was seen on security camera FOLLOWING the UPS driver and picking up things right after he left them. Wow!

So I was waiting for several days for a package from FedEx. I kept checking the updated delivery information which still said, 'in transit, due to arrive from April 1 to April 6. So I went shopping and when I returned, there was the HUGE box, sitting just inside my front fence! Amazing that nobody stole it. Just walk up, step 3 feet to my gate, reach over, take the box and whoosh. Gone. Luckily, when I went to the front door and opened it, my feral cat, Orange, was sitting right by the box GUARDING it for me. Yep. He looked up at me, stood up, rubbed the box with his cheek, and then approached me for a head petting.

I swear he knew he should be the kitty guard. Looked at me like he really did it and had the 'attitude' of a job well done. He's getting extra goodies tonight.

My only option in the future is never to leave home for 6 days just in case some stupid delivery driver decides to chuck a package just inside my fence. Why oh why didn't he come 10 more feet to my front porch, which has huge hedges that would have concealed the box? Even then, I've had the mailman put the box right in front of my door, on the doormat, in full view of the street, instead of tucking it under a bench to the side where it's hidden.

I'm just happy that my goodies arrived, in good shape and my kitty is my hero.

catrub
Posted By: Space Quest Fan

Re: TGIF - 04/02/16 04:04 AM

lol Sorta


Good night Boomers. sleep
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