Bucketman, the unexpected visitor

This entry was posted on January 18, 2008

I rarely talk about what happens “in the office”, but today the strangest thing happened and I wanted to share it. Where I work is out in the countryside somewhere, and we don’t get a lot of visitors, certainly none that turn up unexpected.

At about half past ten this morning, a white car pulled up in the car park. “Who’s this?” we wondered. A man got out and went to the back of his car and pulled out a bucket.

“Who’s this, and why does he have a bucket?”

The next thing we know, this man starts walking across the gravel to our door. We were getting rather curious / freaked out. Who was this mysterious man with his mysterious bucket?

The door opened and he stepped inside.

“Um… hi,” I stuttered. “Can we help you?” I asked unsurely, looking him up and down. He had no visible means of identification. He wasn’t wearing a shirt with his company logo on or anything. Just jeans and a jumper… and a bucket.

“Yes,” he replied, sounding friendly. “I’m here to service your water cooler.”

21 lovely people have commented

Kristina said:

Bucketman, haha xD

Me and my friends are scared of the ‘trolleyman’.

Emsz said:

To service the water cooler? What does he need the bucket for?

Aisling said:

I used to jump out of my chair at any sign of anyone at the CNIB. Someone walked up, and I was off like a rocket, opening the door and asking questions. “Hi! I’m Aisling! What can I help you with today!” Our not-as-frequent visitors must have been shocked by this complete and utterly adorable treatment, but actually, it is just that difficult to tell whom is visually impaired and who isn’t.

Also, I defy you to not be nervous when confronted with a deaf-blind girl with a guide dog. Now that is a feeling of uncertainty!

Cherry said:

Lol, how random is that. Surely he’d need more tools to service a water cooler?

Carly said:

How strange!! We used to get visitors at work from headoffice that carried ID cards, in 2 and a half years NONE of them ever showed me them! I don’t even know what they look like!!

Maren said:

Haha random!

Christine said:

lol!! That’s too awesome.

Robmarie said:

“Service your water cooler”… somehow, that sounds dirty XD

Julie said:

I know a walrus who would love the guy.

Hev said:

Bucketman, lol. I would be wondering also. I think I would have asked for id proving he was from the water cooler company. But that is me.

Rachael said:

Oh, no, he actually was from the water cooler company. That’s why this story was so bizarre. He was really lovely.

Kaylee said:

Did your water cooler break, then?

I would have automatically assumed the bucket was for carrying the livers that he would harvest from your bodies after brutally murdering you to sell on the black market, but that’s just my hyperactive mind getting carried away in a run-on sentence.

Jordie said:

I read your title as “Batman, the unexpected visitor”. Well, you can keep Batman if I can have Dr. Crane.

Louise said:

That is strange. o_O I would be worried too!

Michelle said:

Now I have this song “Bucketman” stuck in my head. It goes to the tune of “Rocketman.” Surely you’ve heard of it?

Sarah said:

Hehe, how strange but funny in some odd way.

Diane said:

Haha…fun thing in the office.
At least he comes with bucket, not something else.
I used to have an old man knocking my door to look for relative from China that was lost 10 years ago. After that, he ask for money from us because he didn’t have enough for traveling.

regina said:

Huh, that’s strange, especially since he just showed up unannounced.

Vera said:

For some reason, I pictured an old, shirtless man… O_o I have absolutely no idea why… Maybe because I find old, shirtless men undesirable?? *is a nutcase* But you already knew that