So the other day Clay was in the process of building me some beautiful shelves to solve the never-ending problem of storage in the kitchen. And as he went along, planning the project, he realized that he was going to need a palm sander, which is (in case this is not obvious) one of those little plug-in sanders that fits in the palm of your hand.
He called Home Depot to see if they rented palm sanders, and when he got the guy in charge of such rental business, he could not think of the word PALM SANDER.
"I'm calling to see if you have those..." he held his hand out in front of him, in frustration, as though if he mimed holding it, the name of it would come to him, "...those hand jobs?"
In case you're wondering, no. That is not a service Home Depot provides.
The laughing at you, however? Totally free.
I have one if he still needs one... palm sander that is...
Posted by: marti wright | October 18, 2009 at 11:20 PM
OMG.
Posted by: Swistle | October 19, 2009 at 04:29 AM
Oh, Clay. I mean, dude, I know you lost part of a finger and all, but surely you can still manage...? ;)
Posted by: Mir | October 19, 2009 at 04:35 AM
OK, that's quite possibly the funniest thing that I've read all week! I'm sure the guy on the other end of the phone was going, "WHAAAAT?!?"
Posted by: Karate Mom | October 19, 2009 at 09:54 AM
Now THAT was what I needed. A huge laugh. At someone else's expense. (Sorry, Clay, but...you earned that one.)
Posted by: TC | October 19, 2009 at 05:21 PM
I have had the most stressful weeks and now I think quite possibly my department thinks I have cracked. And I can't cop to what was so funny. But the laugh was totally worth it!
Posted by: Katie @ Can't Get There From Here | October 20, 2009 at 03:24 PM
Ow...ow...oww.... Laughing still hurts. Looking forward to being able to bellow without pain, at which time i will read this again and really do it justice.
Posted by: Kristy | October 20, 2009 at 06:16 PM
Home improvement tips
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: steve the plumber | October 29, 2009 at 10:52 AM