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Aug 25, 2021 20:48:14   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉

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Aug 25, 2021 20:55:26   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉
Yes, they live among us! br My husband and I went ... (show quote)


I'm smiling

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Aug 25, 2021 21:36:29   #
America 1 Loc: South Miami
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi-rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOODSERVICE.
My daughter went to a portion of Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉
Yes, they live among us! br My husband and I went ... (show quote)


Well, really all you can do is laugh.
That explains the common sense and intelligence downslide of our country.
The change situation is unbelievably common, grabbing their phone to calculate or manager to the rescue.
Makes you wonder about the criteria used for that title.

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Aug 26, 2021 01:51:31   #
JW
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉
Yes, they live among us! br My husband and I went ... (show quote)


I live in Minnesota. I needed to ship a package to New Mexico. I checked back with the sales department to see if the package had been shipped but the lady wasn't at her desk. I asked her co-worker where she was. I was told she went to the Post Office to get international export papers so she could ship the package.

I had another employee wail bitterly that she had been given an illegal speeding ticket. How was it illegal, I asked. She said the cop had to be driving faster than she was in order to catch her so his crime was worse than hers. That should make the ticket illegal.

I had a Bachelor of Science sales person tell a customer that if his calculator did not have a percent key then he could not calculate percentages on it.

I had to process over 2000 orders for a customer so I hired three trade school students to do some of the filing for me. At the top of the customers order sheet, just above the customer's name and address, was the advertising line, 'Quality Parts'. They filed every one of the orders under 'Q'. When I attempted to correct them 2 days later when I discovered it, I was told by their young leader that they were almost graduated and they knew the right way to do filing so it was going to stay as they had sorted it. I informed them that the right way was the way I wanted it done and I wanted it filed by customer name first. I got a call from their teacher the next day apologizing for the "misunderstanding".

I have more than 30 years worth of stories like that. Yes, they are among us and they do breed... but that is not something new.

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Aug 26, 2021 07:14:29   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
I'm smiling


A good thing...

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Aug 26, 2021 07:21:50   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
America 1 wrote:
Well, really all you can do is laugh.
That explains the common sense and intelligence downslide of our country.
The change situation is unbelievably common, grabbing their phone to calculate or manager to the rescue.
Makes you wonder about the criteria used for that title.


The change issue is an every day occurrence..Makes me fear even more what is not taught in schools anymore... The other is how many can not write out a check, if they even know “ what they are used for” anymore...Had a women paying for her groceries with a check or asking if she could pay with a check, the cashier literally asked her what it was?? She had to get the head cashier on duty to find out “ how” you put it in the register...

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Aug 26, 2021 07:24:46   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
JW wrote:
I live in Minnesota. I needed to ship a package to New Mexico. I checked back with the sales department to see if the package had been shipped but the lady wasn't at her desk. I asked her co-worker where she was. I was told she went to the Post Office to get international export papers so she could ship the package.

I had another employee wail bitterly that she had been given an illegal speeding ticket. How was it illegal, I asked. She said the cop had to be driving faster than she was in order to catch her so his crime was worse than hers. That should make the ticket illegal.

I had a Bachelor of Science sales person tell a customer that if his calculator did not have a percent key then he could not calculate percentages on it.

I had to process over 2000 orders for a customer so I hired three trade school students to do some of the filing for me. At the top of the customers order sheet, just above the customer's name and address, was the advertising line, 'Quality Parts'. They filed every one of the orders under 'Q'. When I attempted to correct them 2 days later when I discovered it, I was told by their young leader that they were almost graduated and they knew the right way to do filing so it was going to stay as they had sorted it. I informed them that the right way was the way I wanted it done and I wanted it filed by customer name first. I got a call from their teacher the next day apologizing for the "misunderstanding".

I have more than 30 years worth of stories like that. Yes, they are among us and they do breed... but that is not something new.
I live in Minnesota. I needed to ship a package to... (show quote)


Good grief JW, what you shared is funny but scary too!!! You just can’t make this stuff up...

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Aug 26, 2021 19:10:15   #
older and wiser
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉
Yes, they live among us! br My husband and I went ... (show quote)

Worth a laugh, but trying to help cashiers change in their cash registers is a lost cause! I often try the same thing and nine times out of ten the cashier gives you back the extra change instead of putting the numbers into cash register and letting it figure it out for them! Our education system is failing miserably!

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Aug 26, 2021 22:05:14   #
SGM B Loc: TEXAS but live in Alabama now
 
JW wrote:
I live in Minnesota. I needed to ship a package to New Mexico. I checked back with the sales department to see if the package had been shipped but the lady wasn't at her desk. I asked her co-worker where she was. I was told she went to the Post Office to get international export papers so she could ship the package.

I had another employee wail bitterly that she had been given an illegal speeding ticket. How was it illegal, I asked. She said the cop had to be driving faster than she was in order to catch her so his crime was worse than hers. That should make the ticket illegal.

I had a Bachelor of Science sales person tell a customer that if his calculator did not have a percent key then he could not calculate percentages on it.

I had to process over 2000 orders for a customer so I hired three trade school students to do some of the filing for me. At the top of the customers order sheet, just above the customer's name and address, was the advertising line, 'Quality Parts'. They filed every one of the orders under 'Q'. When I attempted to correct them 2 days later when I discovered it, I was told by their young leader that they were almost graduated and they knew the right way to do filing so it was going to stay as they had sorted it. I informed them that the right way was the way I wanted it done and I wanted it filed by customer name first. I got a call from their teacher the next day apologizing for the "misunderstanding".

I have more than 30 years worth of stories like that. Yes, they are among us and they do breed... but that is not something new.
I live in Minnesota. I needed to ship a package to... (show quote)


Yup, and WAY too many are eligible to v**e.

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Aug 27, 2021 07:47:45   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
older and wiser wrote:
Worth a laugh, but trying to help cashiers change in their cash registers is a lost cause! I often try the same thing and nine times out of ten the cashier gives you back the extra change instead of putting the numbers into cash register and letting it figure it out for them! Our education system is failing miserably!


Our education system has been dealing with for some 30 years at least and we are now witnessing it in totality. The Department of Education needs to be abolished with educational decisions left to the individual states. Of course I’m a states person so I feel that way...

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Aug 27, 2021 07:48:18   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
SGM B wrote:
Yup, and WAY too many are eligible to v**e.


Yup!!!! And that also shows God help us all!

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Aug 27, 2021 09:18:43   #
SGM B Loc: TEXAS but live in Alabama now
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yup!!!! And that also shows God help us all!


Indeed it does.

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Aug 27, 2021 09:26:36   #
older and wiser
 
lindajoy wrote:
Our education system has been dealing with for some 30 years at least and we are now witnessing it in totality. The Department of Education needs to be abolished with educational decisions left to the individual states. Of course I’m a states person so I feel that way...


I agree, the government hasn't found anything that they can't make worse! It should be the responsibility of the states !

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Aug 27, 2021 09:31:41   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
older and wiser wrote:
I agree, the government hasn't found anything that they can't make worse! It should be the responsibility of the states !



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Aug 29, 2021 14:17:01   #
elledee
 
lindajoy wrote:
Yes, they live among us!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
I***T SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us, they breed, and they v**e…....
You now have 2 options...
Delete it…..
or
Send it along to put a smile on someone's face today!.🤗😉
Yes, they live among us! br My husband and I went ... (show quote)


Oh yes some much freedom in America. More than enough to be a complete i***t.

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