1) The “winds of change” caught up to me and I’ve started school again, which explains why I haven’t been around much this past week. It’s a much better situation than my last attempt, but will require some very intense study time.
I will still be around, probably reading more than commenting or writing.
2) What a weird couple of days it’s been. Last night, when leaving work, I had to knock an inch of snow off the passenger side of the car and it was blowing so hard it was difficult to drive through. This morning it was sunny and bright, without a sign of snow, just plenty of mud.
3) The store was insanely busy tonight, so I rode a scanner for a bit. One gentleman had an issue with the f-ing lack of f-ing cashiers, which he expressed quite loudly. It was shocking when my supervisor told him he shouldn’t be using that kind of language in front of the lady preacher, but more shocking when he blushed, apologized, and left.
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March 5, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Amoeboid Blurry Smile
1) Ooooh! Cool!
2) I find that just being me makes every day a weird day.
3) Yep. That second one is astounding! The first is … all too common.
March 5, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Corina
It sounds like the supervisor put him in his place. Good for him/her!
I’m glad you’re back in school. We’re here for whatever you want/need of us.
March 5, 2008 at 8:49 pm
pandemonic
An inch of snow is nothing.
Would you like to adopt me? I would be happy to knock that inch of snow from your car. I have a super-duper snow brush for the job.
March 5, 2008 at 9:28 pm
davidrochester
I didn’t realize you were considering going back to school — good for you!
I don’t understand people who drop f-bombs at undeserving public personnel. It’s just unnecessary.
March 5, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Shawn W
ABS, thanks. After several years of being insulated from the “real world” I’m finding it shocking how many people just say whatever in front of whomever.
Thanks Corina, it took some time, but this is a much better opportunity.
Pandemonic, you do yard work don’t you? Come on down!
Thanks David. I tried it once before, but the school went bankrupt and closed it’s doors.
I can understand the guy’s frustration, but there were little kids everywhere. People don’t bother to learn better ways to express themselves any more.
March 6, 2008 at 12:25 am
Amoeboid Blurry Smile
I’m sort of insulated from the real world too. Almost all of the people that I deal with on a daily basis can read.
On the other hand, I do see people on the bus. It’s impressive how there are both so many really wonderful to complete strangers polite people and so many total dolts. It makes me think the phrase “the human condition” should be modified — an indefinite article would make more sense than the definite one.
March 6, 2008 at 8:40 am
elissakaren
I think it’s awesome you’re going back to school!
I’m trying hard to cut the f-word out of my own vocabulary for my daughter’s sake. It’s harder than I’d like to admit.
March 7, 2008 at 10:06 am
Shawn W
ABS, I’m sure a full third of the people I see in a day can’t read the labels on the things they are buying. They’re not typically the ones who make an a** of themselves.
Thanks, Elissa. I’m enjoying it.
It’s a tough word to beat, and was once one of my favorites. You’ll get there.
March 7, 2008 at 10:21 am
Amoeboid Blurry Smile
Ooops. I didn’t mean that people who can read are less prone to being rude. I meant that I’m insulated from the world in that I don’t really have to deal with a representative sample of the population of my city.
There is a thing that is especially surprising. I usually have power over the people that I have to deal with. Some of them are still rude. Unsurprisingly, rudeness never helps their situation.
March 7, 2008 at 11:07 am
Shawn W
Sorry, ABS. The weird weather has me a little edgy tonight.
The store I work for gets people from all corners of life, and I seem to have the most problems with the people who think because they have money, an education, or both they should get preferential treatment.
I get the power thing though. Some of the other employees don’t understand why I won’t “bash” the bosses in the break room with them. Even dogs know better than to poop where they eat.
March 7, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Amoeboid Blurry Smile
No no. The mistake was all mine. It didn’t cross my mind that what I said could be taken that way and then when I reread it, I couldn’t see taking it not that way.
On the power thing, I think the funniest one is this. I had one where after giving a D to a student and given that he’d failed the course before that meant he wouldn’t be able to get his degree. He came in to look at his final exam. The first thing daft thing he said was “I did that question the same way last time” by which I suppose he meant he should get a better mark for having done it wrong the same way twice. After going carefully point by point through the exam, his mark remained as it was. I told him that he could either appeal the grade in which case someone else would remark it or he could ask me to write a letter to get him permission to take the course a third time. He didn’t seem to understand that I was offering him something. He appealed. Along the way, he asked me, “Who are you to decide whether or not I can continue at university?” That made me laugh afterwards. I felt like saying, “I’m the guy the university is paying to decide that and I’m not the only one to have participated in the decision. Given the number of classes you’ve failed, I’d think you’d decide it for yourself but you’re such a twit that you can’t figure it out. So, I’m doing you a favour and saving you another four years of tuition.” (He had been taking classes for four years and had only made it into second year courses).
Heh. That was long and not really relevant. I hope it gave you a chuckle.
March 7, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Shawn W
It started my morning with a chuckle. Thanks!
March 10, 2008 at 4:40 pm
TheOtherIvy
Welcome back to school!
What a curious reaction from the man in the store.