Tell him he can read them when you die, just for the reciprocity value…
If I may: please don’t call the cops on a young black man who was only trying to sell magazines.
Monday the 28th is state mandated public holiday in my country which everybody was looking forward to because we just completed multiple simultaneous or back to back projects which required a couple of months of 10-12h days, often with no time to even get a decent meal.
HR just sent an email saying that Monday is a regular working day and whoever has made plans can take a vac day.
I don’t even know if that’s legal.
Branigan
Wow, sounds like they’re adopting the Sears model. The last time I set foot in a Sears – I needed a single wrench to replace one that was missing from a Craftsman set I inherited – there was a freaking wall of employees bearing clipboards, waiting to pounce on each customer that walked through the door. Most were promoting the store’s credit card, but some were offering sketchy-sounding home repair coverage.
Hmmm, might have to re-think my position on those. 
The scary-looking man at my door wasn’t black. He was Caucasian.
And if I see a black person committing a crime, or possibly being the victim of one, I’m going to call.
Holy crap. It did get worse. It’s Torchy Blane today. I am ready to pull out my hair. I gotta get up and do something else. I am writing a letter to TCM about this.
If I ever get asked to donate for breast cancer, I’ll tell the cashier that in the past months, I have paid about $7,000 out of pocket for my breast cancer treatment, TYVM, and BTW, get your cancer screenings because that’s how mine was caught before it was big enough for me to find.
I’ve heard of people with diabetes, relatives with autism, etc. saying the same thing.
Hugs to you. Hope your son recovers, in more ways than one.
In a hurry to get out of a convenience store, after replying to all the clerk’s offers, “No, no…no… No, and never will,” and rushing out, the clerk called after me “Wait, don’t you want to give $5 to breast cancer?”
As I hit the door I yelled over my shoulder “Hell, no, I HATE breast cancer!”
I get to about the third question out of cashiers before I tell them to stop asking me questions. It annoys the fuck out of me.
I also frequently complain about those new CC readers asking me so damned many questions. Shut up and take my money already. That’s all I’m trying to do here.
I’m seriously thinking of just using cash, to avoid all that crap.
But I also like the idea of pre-emptively saying “Look, I’m in a hurry (or “I’m having a hell of a day…”), can you not ask me any questions? Thanks!”
“Of course, sir. Would you like me to not ask you if you have a rewards card?” “Yes” “And you wouldn’t want me to point out the 2-for-1 Salted Nut Rolls, even if they’re two for a buck twenty-nine.” “That’s correct.” “Even if they have a nougaty center?” "Wait… did you say nougat?"
Nougat line courtesy of The Bert Fershners: “Campfire Elephant”
Nobody’s ever offered me 2 for 1 nougaty centered nut rolls. I must shop in the wrong places.
In this area, I’ve found that using your phone to pay is still enough of a novelty to shut down most register banter. It was even better when Google was running their last promotion – cashiers seemed to like seeing the cute animations.
I’ve always been able to tell when fast-food workers have recently had an employee meeting about upselling. The phrase “Did I order any?” usually gets used at some point. :rolleyes:
PetSmart’s CC machines annoy the fuck out of me, which is why I don’t go there very often anymore. Stop asking me all those damned questions on your machine and I’ll be happy to come back.
The gas station I usually go to has just installed new pumps with TV monitors that spew sales pitches and mindless trivia while you’re pumping gas. Fortunately I discovered that pushing a specific button on the side of the screen will mute the audio.
The main reason I go to this station is that when I use their credit card I get a 10 cent per gallon discount, but I’m seriously thinking of changing.
What is the deal with hotel TV providers that don’t have a program guide channel? There are online guides but they don’t always have the lineup for your particular location. Sure, it’s nice(?) to have 50 channels, but having to surf through them all to find something to watch is a royal pain in the ass.
Put in your zip code, select your provider and you’ll get the lineup for your location. Even works in remote villages where there’s no OTA available and the only cable provider is Cousin Bob’s Not Quite Reliable Cable Co. (Packages available with as many as 5 channels!!)