When I was getting my master’s degree, I had a few great technicians, and one idiot. One day, we noticed a flicker had created a giant hole in our animal care building. Because this sort of thing was not up to code, we needed to fix it…before the bird finished building its nest. So I asked my idiot tech to take care of it.
Several days later, he said, “I took care of the flicker problem."
“Thanks,” I said. The next day I go out to the facility, expecting to see
something covering the hole, but the hole was still there. “How exactly did you take care of the flicker problem?” I asked.
He smirked and pointed his finger in the sky, imitating a gun.
“Hmmm…” I said, slowing letting air out of my nose. “You do know it’s illegal to shoot a flicker?”
“Yeah, but…”
“Never mind we’re on a college campus.”
“I know, but you said to take care of it, so I did.”
“You didn’t think there might be a better way? Like covering the hole?”
“Sure, but…”
I know you all know just how long this guy lasted.
