From: Dave Holding [DHolding@kc.devry.edu] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:04 PM To: thunderchild@kc.rr.com Subject: Fwd: Fw: Customer Service Call of the Month David Holding Associate Professor Kansas City DeVry (816) 941-0430 ext. 5233 >>> "Jason Wiggin" 06/12/03 08:11PM >>> Dave thought you being a tecom guy would get a kick out of this. -Jason > Service call of the month from a Baltimore Gas & Electric residential > > customer ... > > > > BGE received a call from a customer saying: "My power is out. When you > come > > to fix it be sure to bring a truck with a tall enough bucket to remove > the > > deer". > > > > The customer service rep prudently trying to gather information to > help > > diagnose the problem asked, "What deer"? > > > > The customer replied, "There is a deer on top of one of the electric > poles > > on Wilkes Road about 1/2 mile west of Perimeter Road". > > > > The customer service rep tried desperately to pull herself together > and > not > > laugh at the customer and replied, "We will dispatch someone right > away to > > investigate the power outage. Thank you for the call". > > > > Upon completion of the call, the customer service rep proceeded to > share > the > > funny story with her coworkers in the office and they all had a good > laugh. > > > > Well, low and behold, the serviceman who repaired the problem stopped > by > the > > customer service office the following day with these pictures. > > > > Sure enough, the deer had been hit by a train and landed on top of a > > distribution feeder pole! Unbelievable!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/2003