Re: Help..please realign the planets

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:20:14 -0700, bernie <bdigman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Some times things just get so wacky all you can do is ask whoever is in
charge this week to realign the planets. Yesterday found us training 5
new staff which is always a challange. Dang those kids who graduate and
leave. Then the drains backed up. Three times the RotorRooter guy came
out and snaked the main. For some reason that sets my hair on fire. Then
a young woman came in at peak rush who the manager knows. "How'd the
tattooing go?" Before I could raise a cautionary eyebrow the tattooee's
back was turned to the counter with her shirt hiked up to her shoulders
to show her new tattoo to the staff." Ah, I mused, that is a full sized
Pileated Woodpecker on your shoulder." And you just flashed a table of
men meeting here for Bible study. I pointed out that coincidentally the
guy putting in new cards on the notecard rack is a noted birder and
photographer. He was flashed in short order and admired the tattoo and
the young lady got a great rundown on the habitat, scientific name and
current status of the bird. Both seemed happy. Shortly thereafter as I
was waiting for the third half of this weird episode to show up it did.
A heavily tattooed guy who was also heavily muscled came in and ordered
a decaf mocha. I pulled the shots and made the mocha and away he went.
About 5 minutes later he came back and slammed the cup back on the
counter and announced that he wanted his money back because the drink
wasn't decaf. About 90% had been drunk "Huh?" I asked him how he could
tell a decaf mocha from a regular. "I just can." "But I made that drink
and I know it's decaf." "No, it isn't. You have a problem giving me my
money back?" "Nope. But it's decaf." The cashier gave him his money back
and I told him not to come back in the store. Then he turns around and
challanges me to go outside. Ah, the third half of the episode. I
declined at which point some of the staff looked astonished and had
thought it was a send up by one of my zaney friends they hadn't met.
This guy was for real. So. Plumbers, flashers, and nutcases all in about
18 hours. Could someone reset those planets now?
Bernie

As Rodney said, "Now I know why tigers eat their young"
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