Odd comments

[Mommalu]

I do love to laugh and some comments from well meaning people are quite silly. Wondering what is the oddest, silliest thing people have said regarding your rv?

I was washing the moho at my work, a school bus depot. A dispatch lady comes out and says " If you use rain X on the front end you will see a drastic increase in mpgs"

Silly me, I thought the poor mpg was because its 12.5 ft tall, 8.5 ft wide and was north of 15,000 pounds, apparently its because I don't use Rain X, LOL.

[myredracer]

Got pulled over entering the US out of the NEXUS lane on a random computer generated basis for an inspection. The nice (not) CBP officer inside asks me "Where are you going"? I point out the window to our TT (with a proud grin on my face) and say "That's our TT there and we're going camping for the weekend".

With a deadpan look he stares me down with his piercing steely eyes (clearly no soul behind them) and says "NO, you are NOT going camping. Camping is when you pitch a tent and sleep on the ground". He asks again "Where are you going?" Not wanting to get sent to Guantanamo Bay, I replied "We are taking our travel trailer to an RV park for the weekend." Without a single word or change in facial expression, he moves onto the next question. Whew... I hate those guys. :M

On the clerk/money thing I have to add my true story: We've been metric in Canada for a long time now. Went to a deli to get some roast beef. Most people buy smaller amounts like say 200 or 300 grams but I wanted 1,000 grams so I ask the young girl for a kilogram of roast beef. She says "How much is that?" OMG, my jaw nearly hit the floor. I thought every kid in school learns that kilo means one thousand??? Sometimes I just don't have much hope for the future of mankind.

[mowermech]

Whatcha doin'?

Mill doin'!

[slickest1]

When someone asks, how are you, I answer Better than nothing!

We were in a Restaurant with friends and were being seated by this fellow accompanied by a young gal he was training. He was telling us all the things that they served.
I asked if they served children, and he said yes we do it is a family restaurant. I said I will have two over easy. He laughed but the young girl looked shocked.

[jwmII]

I'll bet if you look around you'll find that the school district is buying Rain X by the 55 gal. drum courtesy of that gal and it's getting smeared all over the busses front ends. Somebodys B.I.L. probably sells that along with a truckload of other chemical products there at the bus barn.

[ol__yeller]

Naio wrote:

Veebyes wrote:


Not RV'ing but one we all get every day at the check out counter. "Will that be all?"

Back in the 70s, that would have been your cue to ask for a pack of Camels from the huge cigarette selection behind the cashier :).

Some stores do still sell stamps, I think.

Years ago when I was just out of high school, I worked in a gas station near Chicago. While this was prior to all gas stations becoming mini marts, ours did offer water softener salt and cigarettes as a drive-up service. One day a guy came flying into the station, rolled down his windows and yelled, "A pack of Camels" at me. My reply, "Where?"

[GMandJM]

JAXFL wrote:
What to start a conversation or end one real fast.... when someone says "Who you doing" just look at them and say ..... "Why?"

and wait.

Hmmm.....if someone asks me "Who you doing" I think I'd tell 'em "Nunya Bidness". 🙂

[JAXFL]

What to start a conversation or end one real fast.... when someone says "Who you doing" just look at them and say ..... "Why?"

and wait.

[colliehauler]

Walked up to a hamburger joint one time and ordered 200 hamburgers. Got a strange look on that one.

This was back when cheep burgers were 5 for a dollar on sale. It was a kegger out at the lake.

[Naio]

Ray-EOD wrote:

LOL, gotta say I have never had that happen, I have walked away with a few phone numbers written on my receipt.....sometimes you just have to laugh and enjoy life. My DW seldom stay at the checkout with me anymore.

What a nice wife -- she doesn't want to cramp your style!

[Naio]

Veebyes wrote:


Not RV'ing but one we all get every day at the check out counter. "Will that be all?"

Back in the 70s, that would have been your cue to ask for a pack of Camels from the huge cigarette selection behind the cashier :).

Some stores do still sell stamps, I think.

[Veebyes]

Upon finding out that we live in Bermuda the next question, after looking the truck & trailer up & down, usually is "How did you get that here?".

The standard answer is another question, "Do you have any idea what speed it takes to hydroplane this thing across 700 miles of ocean?"

Some look like they believe that we actually do it!

Not RV'ing but one we all get every day at the check out counter. "Will that be all?" I am left biting my tongue not to say something like. "No, we have another 5 carts parked down in aisle 8. We thought we would start with this one first."

Then there are the airlines..."Welcome aboard flt such & such NONSTOP service between whatever East Coast city & Bermuda." Well you had better hope it is non-stop because there is nothing but ocean in between.

[GMandJM]

ramgunner wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:

Towed FW to a County Park. Stopped at kiosk to check in. Park Attendant leaned out window and asked " Going Camping?"

Here's your sign!

You should have replied "No, making meth". :E

...and then tell them your reservation is under "Heisenberg" and you'd like a site with some privacy, please. 🙂

[TyroneandGladys]

Was telling the guy next to us at a campground that our electric monitoring device had shut off our electric due to low voltage and that's why we were running our generator and he told me that's why he wouldn't have such a device because the wife would get mad if the electric was off even for the time to start his generator.

[Ray-EOD]

holstein13 wrote:

Ray-EOD wrote:
Doesn't happen often now with everyone using plastic, but my usual response to the paper or plastic question - I'm bi-sackual I can go either way, I'll use your favorite.
Usually take a few minutes before they start sacking my purchases.

I thought this was pretty funny so I tried it yesterday. OMG, what a mistake. The guy checking our my groceries got very excited when I told him i was bi-sackual. He immediately said, "So am I, My name is Lance. What's your name?" Maybe he misunderstood me. Needless to say, I walked very quickly and quietly out of that place and won't try that stunt again.

LOL, gotta say I have never had that happen, I have walked away with a few phone numbers written on my receipt.....sometimes you just have to laugh and enjoy life. My DW seldom stay at the checkout with me anymore.