Secretary Providing (Breaking) Bad Service
(My father’s friend has a remote hunting cabin on a corner of his property. One winter, he goes out to check on it only to find that some criminals have broken into it and set up a meth lab. Naturally, he calls the police. Not seeing it as an emergency, he calls the local RCMP detachment directly and talks to a secretary.)
Friend: “Yeah, I’m at [gives legal land location], and someone broke into my cabin and set up a meth lab.”
Secretary: “Oh, another one. Boys will be boys, am I right?”
Friend: “Um… yeah. Anyway, what should I do with all this drug stuff?”
Secretary: “Just gather it all up and throw it out.”
Friend: “WHAT?”
Secretary: “Yeah, this is so common these days; it’s really nothing to worry about. Just clean out your cabin and chuck it.”
Friend: “Don’t you need to send an officer out here to check it out?”
Secretary: “Well, if you’re THAT concerned about it, you can box it all up and bring it down to the station.”
Friend: “But… from what I’ve seen on the news, there could be all kinds of hazardous chemicals in there!”
Secretary: “Nonsense. You’ll be fine. Box up it and bring it down.”
Friend: “Okay.”
(Needless to say, my father’s friend was still rather concerned, so he decided to call 911 right away. The 911 operator was VERY concerned, and a couple of officers and a hazmat crew were soon on the scene.)
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