Just Read The Sign

Jul 1, 2010 by winjaw

One would think a simple sign, written in less than 10 words and quite succinct in its message, answers the question.

Yet it does not. And people will disregard said sign and try all kinds of contortions to get the sign to not say what it says. Or act like it doesn’t exist.  Or try to figure out a way to override the sign.

Recently, I watched not one, but three people read a sign, totally disregard it, and then get all upset because what the sign said was true. And that truth was not sitting well with these people.  

I was sitting outside a small business, waiting for some people.  The sign on the door of the business, right at eye level, said, “Running Errands. Will be back at 10:30 a.m. Thanks”

Personally, I think the sign was pretty straightforward. The sign did its job, quite concisely and, I might add, politely.

Apparently not.

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The second person came up. She did the exact same thing. I mean THE EXACT SAME THING.

The third individual shook things up a little, primarily for my amusement I guess. This guy just glanced at the sign and yanked on the door. And then started knocking.  And kept on knocking while he’s looking at the sign. And then he pretty much follows what appears to be the regulated actions when a sign on the door says something along the lines of “we’re not here.”

I felt sorry for that sign.  It was just hanging there, doing exactly what it was supposed to do.  But for some reason, at least in the eyes of those three individuals, it just wasn’t good enough.

I wonder what happened to that little sign. A letter-sized note written in red ink.  Was it thrown away? Saved for another day?

I hope he’s okay. He brought me a little joy that morning.