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Lew Hodgett wrote:
Enjoy Lew ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. (snip) Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? |
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Mike Paulsen wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: Enjoy Lew ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. (snip) Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Don't make fun of him, he said he was having senior problems. |
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So? How is any of this unusual.
So? How is any of this unusual? RonB |
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"Mike Paulsen" wrote in message ... Lew Hodgett wrote: Enjoy Lew ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. (snip) Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Looks like that one flew rway over your head. |
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On Aug 5, 9:14*am, "Leon" wrote:
---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. Actually, with my experience with kids making change, I'm surprised many of them could figure out how to come up with $5.37. The cash- register computer does the math, but many of them can't count out the change. They all carry lap-tops to school, but are any of them learning math? Ron |
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RonB wrote:
On Aug 5, 9:14*am, "Leon" wrote: ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. Actually, with my experience with kids making change, I'm surprised many of them could figure out how to come up with $5.37. The cash- register computer does the math, but many of them can't count out the change. They all carry lap-tops to school, but are any of them learning math? Ron Yeah, what is fun to do if they say the amount is $5.37 is to give them a five, a one, a dime, and two pennies. They will look at you with a WTF look, then enter it into the cash register and give you your three quarters of change with a look of awe. "How did he do that?" -- Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently. |
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alexy wrote:
Yeah, what is fun to do if they say the amount is $5.37 is to give them a five, a one, a dime, and two pennies. They will look at you with a WTF look, then enter it into the cash register and give you your three quarters of change with a look of awe. "How did he do that?" Now /that/ is the true senior moment. :) -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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"RonB" wrote in message ... On Aug 5, 9:14 am, "Leon" wrote: ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. Actually, with my experience with kids making change, I'm surprised many of them could figure out how to come up with $5.37. The cash- register computer does the math, but many of them can't count out the change. They all carry lap-tops to school, but are any of them learning math? Ron Making change is not so bad, relying on the cash register, it's that they can not count it back to you. They just dump a wad in your hand and recite what the register indicated to give as change. |
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
Enjoy Lew ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with the Emo hairdo said the harshest thing anyone has ever said to me. He said, "It's OK. I'll just give you the senior citizen discount." The first time someone voluntarily offered my wife a senior citzen discount, she was offended, now she demands the discount whenever it is available. The first time is always the hardest. |
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Ron
Making change is not so bad, relying on the cash register, *it's that they can not count it back to you. *They just dump a wad in your hand and recite what the register indicated to give as change. I was probably being a little over-critical. Partly because I grew up in a family retail environment. My family owned a service station/ grocery business and later a grocery store. When I was nine, my dad fixed me up with a modified pop crate that I could use to reach the fuel tanks on diesel trucks so I could fill them. I was making change a year or two later. It just dumfounds me when I go into Wendy's or another fast-food store, and get the blank stare when a kid has to make change. We are not equipping a lot of our youth to work. Our son is a construction superintendent for a good sized construction firm. He loves his Hispanic workers because they will work. They WANT TO WORK. He has said several times that the average life span of a gringo high-school grad, on his job, is about two weeks. By then most of them are physically exhausted, burned out and are looking for a good fast-food opportunity that pays less money. Just can't handle the work. Unfortunately, a surprisingly large percentage of construction management college grads suffer from the same disease. Our boy was offered an opportunity to go straight to the office from college and respectfully declined. He asked to be left in the field, were he and worked and interned part-time in college, so he could learn the trade from the trenches. I think it was a good decision that gained him some respect from the company, as well as personal knowledge. Now after about 8 years in the field with several large projects under his belt, he is thinking about taking a management job. Too many of his college grad colleagues think that an office, BMW and a new house are god-given rights right out of school. I know not all young ones are lazy or dumb. Just too many of them. No wonder Japan and China are kicking our ass in engineering and manufacturing. RonB |
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"Mike Paulsen" wrote:
Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Sounds like I need an editor. Want the job? No pay, just the job. Lew |
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Mike Paulsen" wrote: Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Sounds like I need an editor. Want the job? No pay, just the job. Lew Hmmm ... I was pretty sure that his remark was just a pun on the "forgetful" theme of your story. Maybe not ... -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Aug 5, 1:09*pm, "EXT" wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: Enjoy Lew ---------------------------------------------- $5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with the Emo hairdo said the harshest thing anyone has ever said to me. He said, "It's OK. I'll just give you the senior citizen discount." The first time someone voluntarily offered my wife a senior citzen discount, she was offended, now she demands the discount whenever it is available. The first time is always the hardest. The local theater gives senior citizen discounts to all over 55. My wife was quite happy to pay $5.75 instead of $8.75 (even though the money always comes out of my pocket). I have to admit that it's nice of them to give me a discount when I'm making more money and have fewer expenses than I ever have had. |
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Swingman wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: "Mike Paulsen" wrote: Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Sounds like I need an editor. Want the job? No pay, just the job. Lew Hmmm ... I was pretty sure that his remark was just a pun on the "forgetful" theme of your story. You sir, are correct. |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote "Mike Paulsen" wrote: Lew, this was funny the first time you posted it, but once was enough, OK? Sounds like I need an editor. Want the job? Which begs the question, if you "hired" an editor, would you remember? |
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The
first time is always the hardest. I disagree, was easy for me. Only one of the FEW benefits of getting on in years. Don't pass on any of them. |
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"Rick Samuel" wrote in
: The first time is always the hardest. I disagree, was easy for me. Only one of the FEW benefits of getting on in years. Don't pass on any of them. 62 is the age at which NJ Transit lets you ride for half fare one way tickets. MUCH better than a monthly. -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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