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1.
Don't you just love modern day technology? Like the sink that turns on when you place your hands under the faucet. Or how about the toilet that flushes after you stand up and begin to leave. Yeah. How about those. I'll tell you what about those. They suck.
A. I take great care to carefully place seat covers on the toilet seat. The damn thing flushed more times than not when I turned around to drop my pants and sit. Then I have to start all over again. It becomes this little dance with the wall sensor.
B. I was quietly seated on the camode when it suddenly and randomly flushed! I will spare the details, but lets just say that with occurrences like that, they should install butt dryers in the stall too!
2.
On my way through the mall one day, I was in a bit of a rush to get to work. There was a family of 6 SLOWLY strolling through the mall in a strait line, side by side, blocking the entire path. I politely cleared my throat and said "Excuse me" as I squeezed between the wall and a boy of about 11 years of age.
The mother said in a huff "In a hurry?"
"Sorry, yes I am." I respond as I pick up my pace.
"How rude!" she dared to snort.
I couldn't handle it. I stopped, turned around, calmly and directly stated in the same way a teacher would present the morning lesson ... "Actually, RUDE is a group of 6 people walking side by side at a snails pace, selfishly blocking the way for anyone behind them that may actually have a schedule or purpose in where they are going."
3.
Northland Gifts moved their store to another mall. Which meant packing very expensive collectibles and glass figurines. Hours of pains taking work. We placed a large sign in front of the door that clearly read "CLOSED! We are moving to ... Please come visit us there after January 5th." Now we foolishly thought that this, in combination with seeing 5 woman in jeans and T-shirts packing boxes, and half the merchandise missing would be enough to detour browsers. Uh wrong!
When we had to leave the door open for the movers to remove all the large display cases, more than 17 people walked in and began to try to shop. "I am sorry, we're closed."
"You are?" they ALL asked, shocked.
"Yes, like the sign says, we're moving."
"Oh, you are?"
And when we had the glass door closed, people would read the sign and either
A. Try to open the door
B. Knock on it and ask us when we were going to open and would it be later that day. "Actually, like the sign says, we're moving out of this store, into another, and will be open after January 5th."
C. Knock on the door and ask if we were closed.
People and Technology! Always an adventure!
Don't you just love modern day technology? Like the sink that turns on when you place your hands under the faucet. Or how about the toilet that flushes after you stand up and begin to leave. Yeah. How about those. I'll tell you what about those. They suck.
A. I take great care to carefully place seat covers on the toilet seat. The damn thing flushed more times than not when I turned around to drop my pants and sit. Then I have to start all over again. It becomes this little dance with the wall sensor.
B. I was quietly seated on the camode when it suddenly and randomly flushed! I will spare the details, but lets just say that with occurrences like that, they should install butt dryers in the stall too!
2.
On my way through the mall one day, I was in a bit of a rush to get to work. There was a family of 6 SLOWLY strolling through the mall in a strait line, side by side, blocking the entire path. I politely cleared my throat and said "Excuse me" as I squeezed between the wall and a boy of about 11 years of age.
The mother said in a huff "In a hurry?"
"Sorry, yes I am." I respond as I pick up my pace.
"How rude!" she dared to snort.
I couldn't handle it. I stopped, turned around, calmly and directly stated in the same way a teacher would present the morning lesson ... "Actually, RUDE is a group of 6 people walking side by side at a snails pace, selfishly blocking the way for anyone behind them that may actually have a schedule or purpose in where they are going."
3.
Northland Gifts moved their store to another mall. Which meant packing very expensive collectibles and glass figurines. Hours of pains taking work. We placed a large sign in front of the door that clearly read "CLOSED! We are moving to ... Please come visit us there after January 5th." Now we foolishly thought that this, in combination with seeing 5 woman in jeans and T-shirts packing boxes, and half the merchandise missing would be enough to detour browsers. Uh wrong!
When we had to leave the door open for the movers to remove all the large display cases, more than 17 people walked in and began to try to shop. "I am sorry, we're closed."
"You are?" they ALL asked, shocked.
"Yes, like the sign says, we're moving."
"Oh, you are?"
And when we had the glass door closed, people would read the sign and either
A. Try to open the door
B. Knock on it and ask us when we were going to open and would it be later that day. "Actually, like the sign says, we're moving out of this store, into another, and will be open after January 5th."
C. Knock on the door and ask if we were closed.
People and Technology! Always an adventure!
posted by Cindy at 8:40 PM
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