Step right up for rocket surgery here!

[PALADIN85020]

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I carry 2 quarters...... so I don't get $.93 cents in change......... and can use a payphone if needed!!!!

I always carried 10 quarters for pay phones and parking meters. Now you couldn't find a pay phone if you needed one (everyone has a cell phone now) , and almost all the meters use credit cards....

Times change. I watched a 1930s movie on TCM recently, and a woman was actually DIALING a phone then - not punching buttons.

It's tough being a traditionalist...

John

 

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[DWalt]

Let me start by saying there are some very good teachers but, keep in mind that most of the people who chose Education as their college major graduated in the lowest 25% of their high school class. After a few iterations, you have the dumbest people who went to college becoming the teachers of our current generation of students.
And, even idiots go to grad school and graduate with advanced degrees. They come out believing their idiotic graduate theses are valid and they get employed as school system administrators where they enact their "advanced" ideas. And we go downhill from there.

That has been my observation. Of the relatively low percentage of those in my High School graduating class who later went to college, the dimmest of them chose Education programs and became teachers. I suppose it's much the same today.

 

[ACORN]

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I carry 2 quarters...... so I don't get $.93 cents in change......... and can use a payphone if needed!!!!

Pay phone!? Your age is showing.

 

[GUNMIKE]

I've been in your shoes several times. After the exchange of knowledge, I wonder, why I waste my time, as I usually loose. But, I will probably still keep trying.

 

[bjrjar]

I was in a restaurant in Arlington, VA once long ago when a pretty strong wind and rain storm caused a loss of power. The cash register was off now as I got finished eating and was ready to leave. The cash register being their calculator put them at a real difficulty. They told me they couldn’t figure out how much I owed. I said, well if you know what the price is from the menu, and what the tax rate here is, I can pay you the correct amount. I pulled out a credit card-size calculator from my shirt pocket, added it up including the correct tax amount and payed them so I could leave with no worries. They felt better seeing it displayed on the tiny calculator screen. I was in Arlington for a class for my company, so I had no idea what the tax rates were or even if they charged tax at their restaurants.

Bob


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[Lee in Quartzsite]

Same thing. Tried paying with a $2 bill and cashier said I was using counterfeit money. She called the manager over and the manager complimented her on being so observant and said she was right is not accepting "fake" money. Don't you just love the younger generation!

I got the $2.00 bills from my wife who used to get them at the bank for the grandkids. I would take a few now and then just to humor myself at FF joints. A few of my other experiences were:

I can't take that because there is no place in my drawer for a $2.00 bill.
There is no button on my register for a $2.00 bill.
It's a Dollar menu, not a $2.00 menu.

If you want to put some fun in your day, put a few $2.00 bills in your pocket and see what happens!

 

[peyton]

I agree that the speed of customer care is one of the problems. I bought food and clerk was juggling to many customers and I order and paid with a $ 10 bill and she gave me change plus a $20!! I sat down and waited patiently for the crowd to thin out and I asked her to look hard at my receipt, it showed cost plus amount tendered and change to give back.
Once the light bulb came on she realized she had overpaid me and said thanks for getting the cash straightened out.
I replied that I was on the other side of the counter and honest people will always help.

 

[CH4]

Experienced the exact scenario at a DQ in Manila. Stupidity is an international problem - far too many rocket surgeons out there, and it’s doubtful they carry malpractice insurance.

 

[Golddollar]

I always carried 10 quarters for pay phones and parking meters. Now you couldn't find a pay phone if you needed one (everyone has a cell phone now) , and almost all the meters use credit cards....

Times change. I watched a 1930s movie on TCM recently, and a woman was actually DIALING a phone then - not punching buttons.

It's tough being a traditionalist...

John

I'm finding a lot of parking meters now taking Golden Dollars.

I still have working dial phones in my house. I want something that will always work if the power goes out.

 

[TheOldPro]

I was interviewing a college student for a job at the last golf course I ran. I asked her this: a patron wants 4 import beers at $5.50 each and gives you 2 $20.00 bills. How much is his change? She pulled out her cell phone to do the math. She didn't get the job !

 

[steelslaver]

Ask this of a recent college graduate. If I have a hole that is 2 ft deep, a yard long and 18 inches wide. What is its volume in cubic feet? Deer in the head lights, possibly out come the phone. Mostly you don't get an answer but an explanation that they are not good at math. Really? A 6th grader should have all the information needed to solve this. A yard is 3 ft and 18 inches equal 1.5 ft. so 2ftx3ftx1.5ft. Any one who did flash cards knows that 2x3 is 6. Should know 1.5 is the same as 1 and 1/2. Then 6 is 6 of course and half of 6 is 3. 3+6=9. Duh. The only 2 digit number was the original 18 inches. The only fraction is 1/2 which is pretty easy to handle. LOL.

I once applied for a foreman's job at a steel fabrication shop. Owner presented me with 10 simple geometry problems. Said I could take them home. Sat there and answered them all correctly just using my brain and got the job.

 

[handejector]

Wait......I'm confused........
you went to McDonald's to get a rocket fixed?????

 

[moosedog]

You know, it's happened to just about all of us and we can laugh about it. But honestly, it is very sad.

 

[BigBoy99]

I gave one of these kids a $50 bill and after 5 or 6 minutes of trying to figure change She asked Me for something smaller. I wish I had a $40 bill.

I would have ripped the bill in half and said, now you have $25. Will that work?

 

[ACORN]

I ordered pizza delivered and when it came the bill was $14 plus change. I gave the man $20. He started counting out my change. I stopped him when he was up to 8 $1 bills.
Kind of a tangent.
A woman came to collect for our newspaper bill for the week. At the time it was maybe $2. I gave her a $5. She just turned and walked away. I stopped her and she asked “Oh, do you want your change?” I like a tip to be my idea.

 

[Jessie]

I’ve had similar experiences but if they contest what I’m saying, I just shrug and pocket the change.
I will not argue with people making my food!

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I once paid for my order at McD’s with a 2 dollar bill. The manager was promptly called and was told that I was using counterfeit money. Rather than calling the proper authorities he asked me if I had any other bills, so I gave him a 5 and he returned my 2 dollar bill, along with my order. I just left shaking my head..........

I would have said "Call the ^&%ing authorities-I'll wait" I'm gonna want to see how it plays out

 

[tedog]

All of the above is why I love this forum. Thank you sir for sharing your experience.

 

[Grayfox]