Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Public Service Announcement

This public service announcement is brought to you courtesy of all law students, people who are stressed, and heck just about any person who is normal...

When you are verifying a person's identity for a purchase and ask to see their drivers license, it is not appropriate to do a double take and then say..."You look much happier in your picture."
There could be a number of reasons why the person looks happier in the drivers license picture, for example...
1. It could have been a nice July day in Fresno close to that persons birthday and all they had on their mind was hanging out with their family.
2. Now that person could be hundreds of miles away from that family and have just spent 8 plus hours on a Saturday at the library reading Constitutional Law and not having a clue what it means.
3. That person might be having to show their drivers license because their credit card number somehow has been hijacked and their account is frozen pending an investigation into $105 being charged at a Walmart in Texas.
4. That person just wasn't in the mood to smile, or was thinking about all the things on her to do list.
5. Heck, Insert anything here, it is just not a good idea to EVER say this!

Thank you again on behalf of all normal/stressed/emotionally unstable people of the world.
My name is Melissa...and I support this message.

3 comments:

Janelle Ehat said...

Holy cow are you serious?! Well Melissa, Happy or not, you are amazing! I would never be able to survive law school or so much time away from family! You are the WOMAN! Praying for you and sending your hugs! Hope you have a better day today!

Sherman Family said...

You're so funny! You should've just punched that person! A true sign of good character is being able to laugh at the bad things that happen in life, so you've got it! Love you!

Trent and Meg said...

You are the best friend...thank you for making me smile today!! Thanks too for your endurance (yes, you got it!).

Have a happy day today!! Full of bright colors, fresh smelling paper (and roses!) and some chocolate (the other best friend)