“Good afternoon, Congressman Bluemenauer’s office”
“Is this Congressman Bluemenauer’s office?!”
“Yes sir, it is.” (That would be why I said it was his office when I picked up the phone)
“Well I just want to tell you about some of my plans” (I open up my email and start to get comfy. Not only does he sound like he has a lot of things to tell me, but he is also a slow talker)
“Of course sir, go right ahead”
“I went to Salem, you know about the capital of this state?!”
“Yes sir, I’ve been to our state capital before”
“Ok, fine. Let me continue. When I went to Salem there was a BEAUTIFUL golden statue of a pioneer and then when I came to Portland I found out that we have the Trailblazers.”
“mmmmhhhmmm” (WTF?!)
“So I want to combine the two of those into one GIANT statue!”
“Just so I can be clear sir, you would like the Congressman to commission a golden statue of one of the Blazers? Like Brandon Roy?” (While I would be all for a bronzed version of one of Rip Cities finest, it still amazes me that people call in to ask for things like this.)
“I want to build a train with a hospital on its back”
And then he hung up
With a possible government shutdown lurking in the background of all talk around the office, I’m glad I still get to deal with some crazies to make my day a little brighter.
Ah haw haw haw! Memories. *Wipes a little tear from eye* Good post, Elaura. :)
ReplyDelete~J
This is an amazing man, and I do think a giant statue of a Portlander should go up. I'd say we could get a cheep subsidy if it's a giant Phil Knight statue. Haha
ReplyDeleteHahaha I needed a good laugh, I agree though I think we need one!
ReplyDeleteI work at City Hall in Beaverton and Friday was a pretty insane day to experience working for the government. I had calls in the PR department of people freaking out on me about their benefits and we never get calls in there other than the media or other contacts we have contacted.