Just to show you what true unadulterated power the phone company wields...

[slipjig3]

I had a caller today ring me up for the sole purpose of accusing me of evil.

"Operator," she said, "it's zero degrees out, and it's the operator's fault."

Yup, that's what she said. I asked her for clarification, but she only repeated her earlier accusation, two or three times. She didn't sound especially angry or anything; she wanted to take time out of her busy day (dusting her Precious Moments collection and crocheting little cardigan sweaters for her hamsters, I'm guessing) to let me know that this cold, cold weather was, well, my fault.

The strange thing is that this was not the first time I've been told by a customer that I had the power of weather control.

Alllllllllrighty, then. I'm assuming this is a union thing, and letting it go.

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[tek2way.livejournal.com]

Alright.. If THAT is the case, then quit turning on the freakin' heat down in Memphis!! I want it to be freakin' cold in freakin' January, a'ight?!!?! Sheesh, the nerve of some people.

*mock girlie voice* Oh, look at me. I'm the big bad operator. Oh, I'm just gonna ruin your health by turning the thermostat up on the STATE.
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*giggles uncontrollably* Bwahahahaha!!! That is just the single funniest thing I've ever heard. At least in the "truth is stranger than fiction" realm.

Thanks for sharing!!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Actually, my other such call was better: "Hey, operator, it's raining out. Can you do something about that?"

[tek2way.livejournal.com]

Where do these people come from, and why are they allowed around without supervision?