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Oct 23, 2005 16:30:33 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on Oct 23, 2005 16:30:33 GMT -5
We were clearing out a closet, and a problem arose which is a pox upon our society- decorative soaps. We now have two baskets full of pretty soap, all carefully preserved so as to not to damage it. We certainly aren't about to use it, it's too special to use yourself. We can put it out for when company comes over, but then most people look at it and think "Ooh! Nice soap! Well, I certainly can't use THAT to wash my hands. And look! It's in pristine condition, so they'll know that I used it!" The net result being, that we've got two baskets full of decorative soap that will most likely outlive us both. The evidence for this is strong- we INHERITED all this soap from Morgause's grandparents. So it's already done with one generation and has moved on to their descendants. *sigh* Just something annoying to get off my chest.
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Oct 24, 2005 7:15:37 GMT -5
Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Oct 24, 2005 7:15:37 GMT -5
Hey, Christmas is coming. Get some netting and ribbon from the craft store, and make little bundles up to give out as gifts to neighbors, friends, co-workers.
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Oct 24, 2005 21:21:42 GMT -5
Post by morgause on Oct 24, 2005 21:21:42 GMT -5
Actually, the problem is, believe it or not, worse than :DMr. Morgause claims it to be. It's not quite in the "pristine condition" that was claimed. Not only are we stuck with decorative soap, but it's rather the worse for time and wear (or lack thereof). By now, after all these owners the soap is rather, how shall I say it..... crumbling, cracked and horribly degenerated from its once decorative appearance. The horror of it all is that despite its careworn (as opposed to water-worn) appearance, STILL NO ONE WANTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING THE FIRST ONE TO USE THE SOAP. ahh.. if only it were so simple as being able to give it away. But alas, no, it's not in good enough condition to give away. It's hardly acceptable even for putting out for an unwitting guest who isn't aware of what a crime it would be to use the soap. And so the soap remains. Its perfected evolutionary strategy holds true and preserves the soap against any possible predators. One day, when man has annihilated itself, only the soap will remain.......
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Nov 3, 2005 2:11:37 GMT -5
Post by kafen on Nov 3, 2005 2:11:37 GMT -5
It could be Fruit Cake in the future.
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Nov 3, 2005 6:20:31 GMT -5
Post by MjolnirH on Nov 3, 2005 6:20:31 GMT -5
eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Jan 5, 2006 21:40:18 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on Jan 5, 2006 21:40:18 GMT -5
Well, I got enough excrement piled on me today I just thought I'd sound off on a few subjects. But first, in a more humorous note- we got MORE decorative soap for Christmas. AAAARGH! I think we can make an "Attack of the Killer Soap" movie now, in the vein of the Killer Tomatoes movie.
Anyway, sounding off- First, GameStop. I want to buy games there. But they make it so hard. Why would I want to buy a brand-new computer game somewhere they routinely gut them and put the empty box on the shelf, then put the guts back in when you buy it? Why would you really do that to begin with? They say it's theft prevention, but I don't see a lot of other stores doing it. If I buy a new game, I want one that hasn't been opened by some store employee already, most likely so he can make a pirated copy of it for his own use (I swear that's the reason behind their highly annoying policy). If Gamestop and Wal-Mart have the same game, I'd rather get it at Gamestop- but they insist on having their way with the innocent, pristine package first! Nuts to that, I'm going to Wal-Mart!
On a Wal-Mart note- it's hard to believe how much schooling I've gone through and I still end up working at Wal-Mart half the time. Not FOR Wal-Mart, but it's nearly as bad. You can't have much pride in your work when you tell people you work at Wal-Mart. And God forbid if you should wander around Wal-Mart with some decent-looking clothing on. "Do you work here?" will come up quite often. I want to scream "NO, genius, the Wal-Mart employees are wearing BRIGHT RED VESTS which say Wal-Mart! How FREAKING dumb are you??"
And on a final Wal-Mart note, if you know the doctor leaves at 7, and your pre-exam takes 30 minutes or longer, why on God's green earth would you schedule an appointment at 20 minutes of 7? #banghead#
Ah well, had to get all that off my chest before going berzerk on the next "do you work here?" person. Remember, folks, if they work there, chances are they're wearing something so hideous it causes blindness at 30 paces. If they're not, don't ask.
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Jan 5, 2006 22:09:17 GMT -5
Post by Dragonsrule on Jan 5, 2006 22:09:17 GMT -5
EB and Gamestop have put empty cases out since I can remember for Consule games. For Computer games they will leave them in the box. My only thing with both now, even though they are now the same company, is they will no longer do Trade-ins with computer games. It has become too easy to pirate computer games and then take them back is the reasoning. I loved to go look for used computer games, but they are now a thing of the past.
My RANT is can we please get someone to go down and STITCH shut Pat Robertsons mouth. Just when you think he can't say anything worse than his last comments he goes and does it again. First he wants someone to go assassinate Hugo Chavez. Then the Dover situation with the Intelligent design Election results. Now Ariel Sharon's Stroke was Devine Retribution from GOD for withdrawing from the West Bank, "giving away GODs land" is how Pat said it.
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Jan 6, 2006 17:08:15 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on Jan 6, 2006 17:08:15 GMT -5
Actually, all the computer games at GameStop above $20 are emptied and the bare box is put on the shelf. Computer games under $20 are left alone. Check for yourself.
Edit: Well, they're left alone if they'd always been over $20- if they were originally $30 and marked down they'll be opened anyway from before.
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Jan 28, 2006 16:23:44 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on Jan 28, 2006 16:23:44 GMT -5
Well, I finally told off one stupid lady. When she walked between two blue-vested Wal-Mart employees and addressed me instead of the third employee next to me to ask if I worked there, I told her "No, the employees are wearing those blue vests with MAY I HELP YOU on them" and quickly walked away. As I did I could hear her complaining about it to one of the real employees. I wonder how he replied to that one- "Don't worry, he'll never work here again!"? Honestly, people could stand to be just a little more observant. It's because of people like that that some relatives are suing an aerosol manufacturer because their mother could get anything out of a can, so punctured the bottom of it while next to her gas range. The resulting inferno wasn't exactly good for her health. But apparently her daughters don't think the existing "Do not puncture, flammable" warnings were good enough, eh?
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Jan 31, 2006 2:04:12 GMT -5
Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Jan 31, 2006 2:04:12 GMT -5
Rincewind wrote: Rincewind wrote: Well duh, the supervisors and managers don't wear the red vests, but do have name tags, and working AT Wal-Mart, I'm sure you have a name tag. So these customers who you claim are stupid must be, since they are assuming you're a manager or supervisor. Not for anything Rincewind, but I would hate to see how you treat the customers who come in for eyeglasses and exams.
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Jan 31, 2006 8:50:25 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on Jan 31, 2006 8:50:25 GMT -5
Nope, I have no name tag or any other device with Wal-Mart's name on it. Just a tie. It's like being persecuted for dressing well.
Edit: But you are quite right, the few non-vest wearing employees (store manager, workers in optical or photo) would be wearing Wal-Mart ID tags, generally with their photo on it. All the more reason not to ask random passers-by if they work there.
And I treat my patients just fine, thank you- there's rather a large difference between caring for a patient and being pestered while shopping.
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May 23, 2006 14:26:36 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on May 23, 2006 14:26:36 GMT -5
Aargh, I'm having another one of those days where you hope stupidity doesn't cause brain tumors for anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with people that dumb. So far the topper is this guy with an eye infection who's leaving for Florida in less than a week, so he can't come back so we can make sure he's doing better with medication or if he needs a different prescription, but doesn't want to see another doctor down there who can make sure his eyes are better- that would cost more money. Heaven knows he's not blowing wads of money by smoking already, I'm sure taking care of his only set of eyes isn't a big priority. Plus he's claiming up and down that some doctor told him he could sleep in his Acuvue bifocals for 2 weeks on end, which you can't (probably what caused the infection to begin with). And of course he has no glasses he can wear with his +6.00 rx, so when he needs to not wear his contacts for a week to prevent more infections he's basically blind. That'll be fun to deal with. I've tried explaining how important it is to get this infection taken care of by using some antibiotic drops for a week, and the risks of ulcers, permanently decreased vision, and blindness if he doesn't get it taken care of, but I'm not sure I got through. Hopefully it's bacterial and he won't need follow-ups.
He's easily replaced the previous "duh" moment of the day, when someone complained about the poor vision with their contacts in their left eye and it turned out they weren't wearing the left contact lens. *sigh*
Edit: It actually enough of an aggravating day that my very patient boss lost his temper with one lady over the phone and described her as an idiot. So it's not just me.
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May 23, 2006 16:44:17 GMT -5
Post by grond on May 23, 2006 16:44:17 GMT -5
Yesterday, I was supposed to instal some fancy yuppy lighting (no offense to anyone who has yuppy lighting, it usually looks very nice). First thing in the morning, I rush through cleaning up the vans and getting supplies so we can get to this job on time. Apparently, my supervisor had a petty dissagreement (and was probably right) with my boss. So, instead, the boss sends the other crew to do the yuppy lights, and sends us to do some crappy fuse box replacement. Not really a problem, work is work. Well, around noon, my supervisor gets a call from the other crew, here's how it goes; "Hello, what's up?" supervisor "Hey you have the tools we need" other crew "Yeah, I was gonna use them until we got switched" "Well we need them" "You should have thought of that before you took off to Lititz, you knew where they were" sounding more annoyed "Well, what are we supposed to do, can you drive them here?" "You want me to drop what I'm doing to drive to Lititz cause you screwed up?" disbelieving "Ok someone'l come by to get them." hang up 1 hour later "Hello" supervisor "Yeah can you come outside and get the tools out of your van and bring them to me so I don't have to park and get out of my van" other crew. The moral, I think stupid people are everywhere, and yes it does cause brain tumors. Supervisor "no" hangs up
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May 30, 2006 10:21:02 GMT -5
Post by rincewind on May 30, 2006 10:21:02 GMT -5
10:45 AM: Trying to figure out how RPGA events work and what is involved in playing/running one. 11:10 AM: Massive headache from above, vow to ignore RPGA ads. Oh, and this is more or less how my drive to/from work is every day: onatable.comicgenesis.com/d/20030110.html
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May 30, 2006 14:01:08 GMT -5
Post by Dragonsrule on May 30, 2006 14:01:08 GMT -5
Well for the Holiday, took the kids, along with my Mom and stepdad, my brother, his wife and daughter, down to the Philadelphia Zoo. I vow from here on out never to go near there on a Holiday again. The new Big Cat Falls had their big opening this weekend. Apparently 17,000 people were at the zoo on Sunday and 13,000 were there Yesterday. There is no way I got to see even 1/4 of what I wanted to see, at the new exhibit. That was the first time I ever fought crowds like that at the zoo. Other than that it was a great time. We upgraded our membership, so we get to do the balloon ride and other stuff for free, with 2 guests, sucks to be my brother. Although since my wife worked we pretended his wife was mine to save them money on the balloon. So today I go down with just my wife, ahhh the joys of our kids still having school. Get there just after opening of 10 am and I swear every school within 50 miles was there. Took 20 min just to get in zoo. Plus yet again too many people at new exhibit to enjoy it properly. Oh well, son goes to C.H.of P for a Dr. appointment in 2 weeks so should have calmed down by then.
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