The ‘Qwest’ For Intelligent Life
I live in a tiny cul-de-sac where there are 4 duplexes. Each of the 8 units has its own driveway, and there are a few, additional, highly coveted parking spaces for guests or an additional car. The cul-de-sac’s access road is so narrow, there’s a sign at the entry that says, “No Parking. Fire Lane.” Because if you park on the access road, it won’t leave enough room for a fire truck to maneuver past you.
Yesterday, a man in a Qwest truck drove into the cul-de-sac to service someone’s phone line or internet connection or whatever. He arrived during the day when most folks are at work, so there were several available parking places.
So, where did he park? In the Fire Lane, directly in front of my driveway, completely blocking it so I couldn’t get my car out. Coincidentally, I was just getting ready to go to the grocery, so my lovely son kindly went outside to ask Mr. Idiot if he could please move his truck so I could leave.
Mr. Idiot, disgruntled, told my son that he parked there because he figured we weren’t going anywhere. He had come to do fix our Qwest service. My son politely informed him that we didn’t order a service call, and we don’t subscribe to Qwest.
Mr. Idiot looked at his paperwork and said, “I have a service order for 2327 Fir St.” My son looked around the cul-de-sac, quickly searched the huge address numbers clearly visible next to all the doorways, pointed to 2327 and said, “That would be over there.”
Frustrated, Mr. Idiot got back in his truck, told my son he needed to water the tree in the garden because it looked like it was dying, then sloppily relocated his truck so it took up 2 precious parking spaces, and the front end still stuck out into the access road.
Umm….. Does Qwest not do drug testing?
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