Be Scared

[radman]

Service call this am. Female, University Professor. No start. Arrive, battery pack in hand, ready to save the world. No, no, says this learned woman, it starts ok, but it's broken. Huh? Yes, it just wants to go really fast all the time, I had to use both feet on the brake all the way here. Double huh? Check vehicle out. Start engine, right up on the rev limiter from the get go. Reach down, remove floor mat from it's cocked position on the gas pedal where it has it pegged. All better now. So, says alleged human female, what should I tell the mechanic when I bring it in? Cover for second time cause and effect. They are out there, they are legal, they are the teachers of tommorrows leaders. :dribble: :blink: :dribble: :blink:

 

[donaldb]

was her last name Churchill?

 

[exskibum]

YIKES!!!!

Bad as her lack of mechanical awareness is, I'm in awe of the decision to drive to work like that using the brakes to try to control the speed.

 

[FJR1300]

:blink:

 

[airboss]

I hear ya! Driver comes in complaint, "the faster I go the higher the oil pressure gauge reads. What can we do to fix it?" :blink:

 

[ladybug]

Sounds like the educational institution where I work Help Desk. I know why we've heard of "the absent-minded professor!" At least you can go back to your workspace and have a good laugh.

 

[FlyingLow]

Good thing she wasn't trying to ride an FJR1300 with the Vista Cruise or other some such locking the throttle open.

 

[snikr]

She wasn't BLONDE by any chance?? <_<

Tom

 

[boardsNbikes]

I don't know anything about this university professor's background, but stories like this makes me demand that high school and universities require at least some level of physics for graduation. I'm met too may people who have no idea about cause and effect, and largely no problem solving skills with things mechanical.

Them: "My monitor is broken"

Me: "No Mame, your monitor is turned off. That'll be $50. Thank you"

 

[Rogue]

My all time favorite:

I was a Mercedes Benz mechanic in the early 80's, guy had his car towed in... "It just stopped!"

I tried starting it... The starter went "THUNK".

I looked under it and saw the hole in the oil pan....... I asked "Did you see the oil pressure gauge drop to 0?"

His reply................

"Yea, but I was waiting for a light to come on." :dribble: :dribble: :dribble: :dribble: :dribble: :dribble:

 

[PapaUtah]

Those who can do, do. :yahoo:

Those who can't, teach. :blink:

Those who can't teach, teach teachers! :dntknw:

 

[6mmbr]

probably tenured too

 

[Geezer]

Natural selection will eventually sort these things out.

 

[grnarrowe]

Natural selection will eventually sort these things out.

Not fast enough thou.

 

[Dallara]

Two of my best from my days as a motorcycles dealer...

1.) Guy who calls on the phone and wants to know if we can tell him what's wrong with his bike... Then he holds the phone down by the engine and revs it up a few times.

2.) Guy who buys brand new Honda Elite scooter. Rides it les than 4 miles. Crashes it. Pushes it back in and says fix it. We do. When he comes to pick it up we hand him the bill, to which his eyes go wide in amazement and he says "What? You mean it's not covered under warranty?"

My favorite as of late from my car store...

Attractive, mid-forties lady drives in to service drive. Jumps out rushing around to try to get the attention of our already occupied service writers. I walk up and ask if I can be of assistance... Frantically, lady says "I think somebody stole my overdrive!!!"

(she had accidentally pushed the button on the shifter that disengages the OD, and the "OD Off" warning light was lit up on the dash)

It takes all kinds...

Dallara

 

[user 2024]

These are what I refer to as the 10%. No matter what organization or group you have this 10% are in a class by themselves. Even the pilots you see flying Army helicopters have this group.

 

[antvq]

Even the pilots you see flying Army helicopters have this group.

Yep, I've flown with all of the 10%ers :angry:

 

[mbottoms]

No Doubt, many of these people will also fall into your "Oblivion Group" as well Borrec.

Mark

Did you ever see the Game Show "Oblivious", it didn't last long but was funny as hell.

Basically, they went around in public and made fun of people that didn't have a clue.

 

[user 2024]

No Doubt, many of these people will also fall into your "Oblivion Group" as well Borrec.Mark

Did you ever see the Game Show "Oblivious", it didn't last long but was funny as hell.

Basically, they went around in public and made fun of people that didn't have a clue.

Missed that show, but my favorite Jay Leno skit is when he goes on the street and asks people easy questions. (Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?) :lol: