CreamyGoodness
Well-Known Member
Oh bother. How is the damn chair spelled?
Oh bother. How is the damn chair spelled?
but I would rather take a sharp blow to the kidney than make a woman with a pasta pouch aware that I thought she was pregnant.
not the kidney shot, but the making a woman with a pasta pouch aware you thought she was pregnant...
CreamyGoodness said:I understand where you are coming from but that mode of thinking, given the volume of people on a train, means you literally never sit.
CreamyGoodness said:Dude, there is a whole minefield of things that go wrong giving up seats here. I had a gentleman frown and say "but... Im not that old."
Crap.
I saw a guy offer his seat and the wrong woman said thank you and started to sit down... awkward!
Half the time you are better off just pretending to be enthralled in your Nook.
HoppyDaze said:punching honey boo-boo in the face?
What about waiting at a busy bar to order and the bartender calls you when you know there are like three people who've been waiting longer? I know the general populace just orders their drink and doesn't lose a wink of sleep, but we're better than that, right?
Honest to God, I generally look to the guy waiting longer than I, point, and say "I think this gentleman was here first".
This is not because I am ethical. This is because one in ten times said gentleman will buy me a beer.
Honest to God, I generally look to the guy waiting longer than I, point, and say "I think this gentleman was here first".
This is not because I am ethical. This is because one in ten times said gentleman will buy me a beer.
Sigh. Ok... this fits in with my theory that having a political leaning and being a person who thinks is difficult to manage at times.
A man on line at the grocery store offered to pay for my (cheap) beer with EBT if I gave him cash. For the record I am convinced that the VAST NUMBER of people on EBT, deserve and need EBT. I think we pay taxes, we then pay for very cheap labor, and then those laborers supplement their income with EBT. I think its similar to the tipping structure at restaurants.
But... I also think that EBT isnt for buying beer... and it isnt for getting cash. I dont even know if it was possible to buy beer on EBT... yet he was trying.
I gave him some lame excuse, escaped to another line, and snuck out after I paid.
I'm not sure if I behaved in a more ethical or a less ethical manner. Feh.
Only unethical if you shove him down while yelling "get a job" followed by a Shooter McGavin double pistols
HoppyDaze said:Only unethical if you shove him down while yelling "get a job" followed by a Shooter McGavin double pistols
GravityBrew said:I've got a HBS related question:
I normally use the same homebrew shop for supplies (but tend to mix online ordering or another shop out of convenience), and I'm a big spender on the days that I go; buy grain by the 50 or 55lb bag, hops by the pound, etc.. They normally give me great discounts because of quantity or will throw something in for free if its 1 non food item and they can skirt taxes. But, since I'm the only one who buys in bulk and they do all of their calculating by hand/price chart, they have on 3 separate occasions short changed themselves. I normally review my bill when I get home to catalog my software and call them back up to tell them they didn't charge me for x or didn't add right (the biggest mistake was leaving off a $70 bag of Marris Otter), giving my CC to make everything square.
Most recently they charged me $2 for a $12 item and I didn't call them on it. This is the 4th time they've shorted themselves and I don't feel bad because I've called them on the other 3 times and they should have learned their lesson by now. They will continue to get my business, but, did I do wrong?
I had the same issue with my lhbs when it first opened. Their POS system was not charging for certain items. I actually went back 2-3 different times to pay them for hops I got for free. It's only a mile away and I want them to succeed since they're nice and have great selection and competitive pricing. Maybe just bring it up in conversation next time you're there. Ask them if they've worked all the bugs out if the system as you can recall not paying enough and having to come back to pay more.
Here's a dilemma. I have a mechanic near my office that I use because its very convenient to drop off and pick up my car after work. He has always given me good rates and my car is always done on time.
The problem is he's an ******* to his employees. More than once I have been in the shop when he starts bitching some poor schmuck out for some perceived idiocy. It's very uncomfortable.
Here's the kicker: he was recently arrested for actual battery on an employee! Apparently he removed a hot thermostat from a car and burned the guy with it! I don't feel like I should continue to support him even though it is soooooo convenient for me to do so.
I've got a HBS related question:
I normally use the same homebrew shop for supplies (but tend to mix online ordering or another shop out of convenience), and I'm a big spender on the days that I go; buy grain by the 50 or 55lb bag, hops by the pound, etc.. They normally give me great discounts because of quantity or will throw something in for free if its 1 non food item and they can skirt taxes. But, since I'm the only one who buys in bulk and they do all of their calculating by hand/price chart, they have on 3 separate occasions short changed themselves. I normally review my bill when I get home to catalog my software and call them back up to tell them they didn't charge me for x or didn't add right (the biggest mistake was leaving off a $70 bag of Marris Otter), giving my CC to make everything square.
Most recently they charged me $2 for a $12 item and I didn't call them on it. This is the 4th time they've shorted themselves and I don't feel bad because I've called them on the other 3 times and they should have learned their lesson by now. They will continue to get my business, but, did I do wrong?
Jacob Marley nailed it, despite his name-sakes history...
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