Yesterday at 8:01pm ·
Joel Leonard
Joel Leonard

Figured some of you may enjoy a chuckle so posting a humorous incident while in Vegas for Facilities Decisions. Which was absolutely wonderful and delighted to learn that my session Fighting the Maintenance Crisis was the most attended session and got an unsolicited ovation by attendees. But that is not the funny/painful story see below: 

 

Walked and walked and walked some more in Vegas on 3 almost healed broken toes. Not anymore. Dang hotels, conventions and the Stratosphere were so spread out probably walked 10 miles yesterday. By the time I got to the elevator for the Stratosphere restaurant, the security asked what is wrong, why are you limping? Then i said got 3 broken toes(didn't say from a propane tank while grilling over the summer) and Vegas is too dang spread out.

Then out of the blue- 2 drunk guys behind me, one said to other drunk "you know the moral of that story, huh?" The other drunk said "no". "

"Well. you don't break your toes" Then they snorted in drunk stuporous laughter,
 
Already tired, and in pain and not in any mood to put up with jerks laughing at my expense, I wheeled around my 280 pounds and looked at the drunk nose to nose and said "You know, you are right, And if Smart a---s kept their mouths shut,  I would not have to kick their --- so hard to break my toes."  Their rosey red drunk faces got pale real quick after I put  the fear of Joel in them.

They did not say a word or look at me the entire ride up the elevator. Words can make the pain go away!
Anyway, toes will heal and hope to see you next year at NFMT or Facilities Decisions.