I was just stunned. The boss didn't think it funny at all. I didn't
get fired though. Too bad as there was a much better job next door with
the side benefit of working with a good looking chick. I did get there
eventually but it took too long.
Chuck Norcutt
Candace Lemarr wrote:
> I'm sorry, Chuck, but that story almost made me spit my coffee on my
> monitor. :-D Your sound effects...I could hear it and picture it all. I know
> it wasn't funny...but the way you told it...had me laughing out loud!
> Candace
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
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>>Your story reminds me of a traumatic day about 1960. I was in high
>>school and working in a pet shop in late afternoons and Saturdays. One
>>of my jobs was to clean the bird cages one of which included about a
>>dozen juvenile parakeets (budgies, I think, to you Oz guys). I had done
>>it many, many times before. When the clean-out tray was removed from
>>the bottom of the cage there was actually enough clearance that these
>>birds could fit through. However, escape never seemed to be an issue.
>>They were all so skittish that they would cower in the back of the cage
>>and crawl all over each other trying to get even farther away.
>>
>>On day one of them became brave enough to make a break for freedom.
>>Within seconds the others spotted their chance as well and suddenly
>>there were a dozen little parakeets making a bee-line for the front of
>>the store and the freedom represented by all that open air fifty feet
>>away. Unfortunately, that open air was a huge picture window and in a
>>matter of a few more seconds there came the sounds; thump, thunk, bang,
>>bang, thump, whack, bang, kapow, whap, whap, bang, kathunk!
>>
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>>Chuck Norcutt
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