Last night, I stopped at the grocery to pick up some things on the way home from work. As I was leaving the store, Son called. He was pretty distraught, because he had left some important homework in his locker at school. I told him to call the school, and I would go directly there to see if I could get in to pick up the papers.
When I got there, around 5:10 pm, the doors were locked. I checked a couple of doors, then I saw a school custodian sweeping with a vacuum cleaner. When he shut off the machine, I knocked to get his attention. He opened the door, and I started my spiel, "Hi, is there any chance I could get in to get some homework out of my son's locker? He is pretty upset, because he left it in there."
The custodian stared at me a bit suspiciously.
My MegaCorporation One identification badge hangs from an extenda-doohickey on a chain around my neck. I grabbed the badge and extended it toward him. "I'm a Parent," I said, with a distinctly spoken uppercase 'P'.
He immediately lost his suspicion and told me to come on in.
I need to figure out how to use this newly discovered Jedi mind trickery more often.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Psychic Paper
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3 comments:
You were lucky. Badges on neckchains or lanyards offer intermittent powers.
You should get one of those belt clips with the retractable cords for your badge. You will be omnipotent.
I have the retractable cord thingy on the chain around my neck, so I think I get all of the benefits with no drawbacks. Where's my omnipotence?
It's in the mail.
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