Weirdo Day at Home Depot

Get ready to laugh. Except for the Serial Killer.

My daughter, Christy, is a Department Head at Home Depot. She just called and told me about “Weirdo Day” and the customers who peopled that day for her. Laughing is always a good thing. I have to share the laughter with you. Except for one.

First Weirdo

A man from California came in to find out how to get coyotes from coming close to his house. He couldn’t figure out why they were there. He had a toddler, two chihuahuas, and chickens in the yard.

Christy told him he’d, in essence, rung the dinner bell. She gave him the name and number of a professional hunter who would remove the coyotes for him. The man asked if the coyotes would be killed.

Yes.

He didn’t want them to be killed! Just make them go away. Take them somewhere else.

Christy told him they’d come back to where food was plentiful. And to go outside with his children, his dogs, and not to be surprised if his chickens disappeared.

She repeated the hunter’s name several times.

He was worried about the eco-system if the coyotes were killed!

Second Weirdo

Another man from California mentioned there weren’t any wild animals around his new home. When Christy heard where he lived, she gave him a list. Bears, mountain cats, coyotes….

He objected to bears, which he said lived only in high mountains, ate berries, and never attacked people.

He saw no reason to stop his children from going into the forest to play.

She gave him the hunter’s name and number.

Third Weirdo

“I quit my IT job to raise sheep in New Mexico.” What kind of sheep? “The sweet, white, fluffy kind we can pet.”

Christy told him they wouldn’t survive. They need too much water. She told him a type of sheep that didn’t need that much water.

“I’ll be sending them energy. They’ll thrive.”

Fourth Weirdo

An irate man came into Home Depot (that’s important to know) with a pallet of tile he wanted to return for a full refund.

He’d bought it from Lowe’s.

He refused to believe he was NOT in Lowe’s, spoke to the manager, who had no luck convincing him it was Home Depot, then left the tile and the receipt and left.

Christy called Lowe’s. They sent someone to get the tile. And the receipt.

Fifth Weirdo

A man came in to buy something (not important what).

He suddenly started sniffing and his eyes dilated.

There was a young lady nearby with dark hair. When she was out of sight, the dilation and sniffing stopped.

Another young lady with dark hair. More dilation and sniffing.

Christy alerted one of the other HD employees, who called a police officer, who alerted other officers.

When the young man left, they made sure he didn’t leave with a dark-haired young lady.

Cue the weirdo music.

Sixth Weirdo

I saved the best for last.

A man came in wanting to buy traps for bats. Why? Were they in his house? No, they fly over and around his house.

Why trap them?

Because he wants to tame them, keep them as pets, and get to know them better.

Time to Go Home

Christy had another hour to go. She told the Store Manager about her day.

“I’m going home.”

Her manager, a wonderfully empathetic woman, agreed.

Christy never wonders why people who work in places like Home Depot quit their jobs.

Be alert to dilation and sniffing….

Hugs,

Linda