A source of much knowledge?

[jmc_bks]

I received a frantic phone call from The Biochemist yesterday. She and The Chemist were supposed to leave for the airport for their trip to Oz in an hour and a half, but he couldn't find his wallet. They'd been running around looking for it for an hour. He was sure he needed his license and passport, what could he do? She was sure I'd know the answer.

My answer: Err, well, I'm pretty sure only one form of identification is necessary -- passport is on the list of acceptabl forms. But just in case, have you checked tsa.gov or the State Department's website?

Uh, no.

Because *I* would know better? I appreciate the confidence, but if your three week trip is depending on the answer, a more official source is probably advisable.

I received a much calmer call back about 20 minutes later, telling me that the wallet had been located and that she double checked at TSA's website -- passport is sufficient.

Comments

[dogzzz2002.livejournal.com]

My favourite is when my best friend asks me if I think the rash on her kid is chicken pox. Uh, yeah, not a doctor and two, I don't have kids. What's worse is she doesn't really care what my answer is. Some people (and yes, my friend is one of them) will ask every person on the planet the same question until she gets the answer she wanted. Ugh. But then, that's not what this post was about was it.

CindyS