That's Not My Duck

People make excuses.  Just today I had one client who came to take their road test and showed up without a proof of insurance certificate in their vehicle.  The mom tells me that the PDF we sent her did not specify that she needed to show us the proof of insurance.  I assured her that not only is that information indeed on our PDF but by law she is required to have that document in her vehicle.  "Oh" was her response.

A second client informs me that they had a hard time finding our location and pulls out a sheet on our letterhead printed with general information.  The dad says; "I've got some friendly advice for you.  No where on this sheet is there even an address for your company.  You should let people know where to go."  I inform the dad that there is another sheet that goes with what he has and that sheet has both the address and a map of where we are.  Looking further in his stack of papers he finds it and sheepishly says; "OK, here it is."

But the best excuse I heard today came during a driving test.  We exited the freeway at 44th street and needed to stop behind an SUV parked on 44th street with their flashers on that was across from the Arby's there.  On the road by the curb was a duck, walking around in circles, being watched by a lady on the sidewalk who had a cell phone by her ear.

I am sitting in the front passenger seat with the window open so I yell out to the woman; "Hey lady.  Shouldn't you have a leash for your duck?"  She yells back at me; "THAT'S NOT MY DUCK!",  which is the best excuse I've heard in a long time.  I think with the privileges bestowed upon me this Father's Day I will begin using that phrase as my catch all excuse.  "Bob, did you vacuum yet?"  "Jackie, that's not my duck!" 

The rest of the story:
The woman next to the Arby's tells me that there are 7 little ducklings caught in the drain on the curb next to the mother duck and that she has called animal services to come and extract them.  We of course then have to detour around her vehicle, careful to duck the duck and other traffic as well.