You have probably read my post about how hot and humid it is here in KY. Friday while working at Bingo, this was about 7 pm. Still very hot, humid and very sunny and right next to a Highway, had the heat off that as well. Temps then were still like 94 with a heat index of 100 at least.
A customer told me someone had left their dog out in a car. I said WHAT!, so I went and told security. He ran the plates and called the people up front and he told them they had 1 hour to take the dog home. I was thinking 1 hour to take the dog home, the dog could be dead by then. NO, NO, NO, that just didn't do in my books. He made them roll down the windows a little more. They only had 1 of them down about a half inch, and had a cup of water sitting in the console. I couldn't get to a phone, and didn't want the bingo hall to know that I was behind calling animal services. So I went back to the customers that had noticed it, they were still irate too. They asked me if they had a phone book, I wasn't sure if they do or not, but I said if your wanting the pound number its 363-6609. They looked at me like, how did you know that. So, I told them I had to call it once and I just memorize numbers very easy they laughed. Well, they called from their cell phone. Animal Services came, they customer took charge and went outside when she saw them. Pointed out the car, they came inside called the owner up. Gave them a FINE, and made one of them take the dog home. I heard them saying they would like to know who turned them it, they would knock them out. I didn't say a word, so I couldn't cause any problems working there.
But in many ways, since I knew the number I had a big part of it. How stupid they were to leave their dog in the car anyway. If the customers wouldn't have called, I would have snuck my cell phone somehow, into the restroom and called myself. I would have like to had the customer sit in the car until Animal Services arrived and see how he liked sitting in a steaming hot car with no air.
It was a team effort that paid off.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't care if they knew it was me calling or not. Its just that bunch I workED for on Friday nights are so odd and weird. Sometimes when people are close they will say, here put your finger on this number for luck, or rub your money across the card. We were told we couldn't do that anymore. It took too much time from us selling tabs. Geeez, you have got to be friendly with the people.
It was my last Friday anyhow, I start on Monday nights, tonight! Very happy to do that. Well, I'll get off my soap box now.
Kim