Saturday, March 10, 2007

MEET THE SECRETARY — by Steve Nadis

I needed my credit card statement for tax accounting purposes and not having a fax machine, I asked the company to fax it to a nearby photocopy place. I called the establishment twice to see if the fax had arrived. It had not, so I asked the copy guy if he could give me a call when the fax arrives. “That’s not a service we provide,” he informed me. “We don’t operate as an extended office for people.”

“Fine,” I said. “Can you take a letter?”

Posted by Snake at 13:49:55
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10 Responses to “MEET THE SECRETARY — by Steve Nadis”

  1. zardoz says:

    i think youre rapid answer was sexist .

    imbigious at least……..=z=

  2. Snake says:

    Thanks WFW, it was meant to amuse. Sorry Z, if you were offended. Is the remark sexist even if the “copy guy” is a guy?

  3. Marco Polo says:

    I have a dusty, old Brother thermal-paper FAX that works quite well. Interested?

  4. Snake says:

    Thanks MP, that’s very generous. But I rarely have to fax & am trying to avoid acquiring new things. Besides, now that I have an extension of my office right up the street–and cheerful, friendly service to go with it–who needs the equipment?

  5. marco polo says:

    Yer right.. who needs it!
    Just don’t ask them to photocopy a burglar alarm service schematic… Oi! You’d think I asked them to copy a
    Federal agent’s I.D. card!

  6. Snake says:

    Where should I copy that–at my neighborhood 7-11?

  7. MarcoPolo says:

    Probably best done quickly at the library when it’s slow- to keep suspicious eyes away. (Kinko “hi-management” clamped down on copyright infringements a few years back)

  8. Snake says:

    Librarians are too snoopy; I’d rather take my chances w/the wacky 7-11 clerks.

  9. zardoz says:

    of course….=z=

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