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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 6:20:50 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 6:52:49 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 8:50:21 PM   
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This weekend, Beaudy's foster mom is coming down for her sister's (cousin's?) wedding. Bringing Pickles, Poppy, and her new pup Beaudy Jr. Will have four Springer Spaniels underfoot and fighting for spots on the bed.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 8:50:30 PM   
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Me: Large mocha to take out please.
Girl: What size would you like?


Me: "I'd like a Max Meal with onion rings instead of fries. Coke to drink and an Original dip sauce."
Girl: "Would you like to size it up to a large meal for just $.50?"
Me: "No thanks"
Girl: "Would you like to choose another side order instead of fries?"
Me: "I did. I said I wanted onion rings instead of fries"
Girl: "And what would you like to drink?"
Me: "Coke"
Girl: "Anything else"?
Me ("slightly annoyed"): "An original dip sauce."
Girl: "Take Away?"
Me: "No, I'm just parking here in the drive-in queue. I'll come in and eat as soon as I've finished talking to you".
Girl: "No need to get rude, sir"

...

Need I say that I've never visited that restaurant again?

< Message edited by Grollub -- 9/20/2011 8:51:48 PM >

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 9:01:15 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior

Me: Large mocha to take out please.
Girl: What size would you like?


I have found the same thing in Maccie D's and other outlets where staff are drilled into using corporate questions - they just do not listen. When I train new officers, they have just learned initial questioning in a classroom/role play environment and get quite good. As soon as they are faced with a real life punter they panic and stop listening/looking properly again...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 9:07:21 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:07:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Me: "I would like a cheesburger and fries"
Mc D. girl at drive thru: "Would you like cheese with that?"

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:07:31 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:20:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior

Me: Large mocha to take out please.
Girl: What size would you like?

Me: "I'd like a Max Meal with onion rings instead of fries. Coke to drink and an Original dip sauce."
Girl: "Would you like to size it up to a large meal for just $.50?"
Me: "No thanks"
Girl: "Would you like to choose another side order instead of fries?"
Me: "I did. I said I wanted onion rings instead of fries"
Girl: "And what would you like to drink?"
Me: "Coke"
Girl: "Anything else"?
Me ("slightly annoyed"): "An original dip sauce."
Girl: "Take Away?"
Me: "No, I'm just parking here in the drive-in queue. I'll come in and eat as soon as I've finished talking to you".
Girl: "No need to get rude, sir"

...

Need I say that I've never visited that restaurant again?



They drive me nuts....

Me: (McDonalds) A number one with no pickles please.
Gal: Add pickles?
Me: If you mean no pickles by add pickles, then yes, add pickles.
Gal: I don't understand why you have to be so rude sir?
Me: I am not being rude, you are just incredibly unintelligent...
Gal: .... (stern, uneasy voice) Please pull forward.

My wife LOVES going to the drive thru with me.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:29:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Graymane

Me: "I would like a cheesburger and fries"
Mc D. girl at drive thru: "Would you like cheese with that?"


Well, could have been worse:

Me: "I'd like a number one value meal (Big Mac) with Coke to drink, please"
Box: WHAMPA HAA WHOMA?
Me: "Excuse me?"
Box: (insistent) WHAMPA HAA WHOMA?
Me: "Umm...yeah. Right."

(I pull forward, collect my food and pay at the window. Open up bag at home to find a Filet o' Fish with chocolate sundae.)

Note: The aforementioned anecdote didn't recently happen to me, but did in the distant past.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:31:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Me: Iced coffee please
Waitress: You want coffee with ice in it?

(This did happen to me. In Chicago.)

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:33:03 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


quote:

ORIGINAL: Graymane

Me: "I would like a cheesburger and fries"
Mc D. girl at drive thru: "Would you like cheese with that?"


Well, could have been worse:

Me: "I'd like a number one value meal (Big Mac) with Coke to drink, please"
Box: WHAMPA HAA WHOMA?
Me: "Excuse me?"
Box: (insistent) WHAMPA HAA WHOMA?
Me: "Umm...yeah. Right."

(I pull forward, collect my food and pay at the window. Open up bag at home to find a Filet o' Fish with chocolate sundae.)

Note: The aforementioned anecdote didn't recently happen to me, but did in the distant past.


Half of the time they mumble and speak so fast that you have to ask them to repeat it….. then they become frustrated, and act like you're the bad guy... c'mon.... or

Them: We're featuring our yogurt parfait today for .99c, order when ready.
Me: No, you asked me last night as well, and I wasn't interested then.
Them: Sir, we are supposed to ask everyone that.
Me: Ok, well just remember it is me next time so that you don't ask me again.
Them: ....



Ha, I mainly do it to get a reaction out of my wife.

< Message edited by jeffk3510 -- 9/20/2011 10:35:08 PM >

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:34:01 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior

Me: Iced coffee please
Waitress: You want coffee with ice in it?

(This did happen to me. In Chicago.)

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

They're not waitresses, mate, they're servers. Or food distribution engineers. Or customer service specialists.



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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:35:24 PM   
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Got home early and turned to the Military Channel to watch an episode of World at War. They had a Pearl Harbor survivor talking about just after the attack he found himself next to Adm Kimmel as they were looking out over the anchorage. He said Kimmel reached up and ripped off his 4-star shoulder boards as he looked over the damage because he knew he would be relieved. The next time he saw him he was wearing the 2-stars of a Rear Adm. Never had heard that story before and, really, it just sounds untrue.

Greg

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:36:30 PM   
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Let's see if the Threadsters have heard this...

Got home early and turned to the Military Channel to watch an episode of World at War. They had a Pearl Harbor survivor talking about just after the attack he found himself next to Adm Kimmel as they were looking out over the anchorage. He said Kimmel reached up and ripped off his 4-star shoulder boards as he looked over the damage because he knew he would be relieved. The next time he saw him he was wearing the 2-stars of a Rear Adm. Never had heard that story before and, really, it just sounds untrue.

Greg



I have read that he ripped them off as well...numerous places. He realized it was the end of him commanding the Pac Fleet I guess...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 10:37:07 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 11:19:00 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


quote:

ORIGINAL: sprior

Me: Iced coffee please
Waitress: You want coffee with ice in it?

(This did happen to me. In Chicago.)

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

They're not waitresses, mate, they're servers. Or food distribution engineers. Or customer service specialists.




"Specialist" implies a level of skill not present in these people.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 11:29:57 PM   
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Me: a dozen tacos please.
TJ#1: Hard or soft shell?
Me: Hard shell.
TJ#1: That will be $1.17
Me $1.17? Are you sure?
TJ#1: Yes, $1.17
She goes and gets the tacos.
Me to other TJ employee: Is that right a $1.17 for a dozen tacos?
TJ#2: Yup.
TJ#1 hands me the bag. Bag feels rather light. I open it and there are a dozen taco shells.
Me handing the bag back: No, no, no....I said a dozen tacos. This is Taco Tuesday isn't it.
TJ#1: Sorry a lot of people order just the shells.
Me: Well if they do they're idiots. Let's try again shall we a dozen tacos please.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 11:40:15 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Terminus


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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: sprior

Me: Iced coffee please
Waitress: You want coffee with ice in it?

(This did happen to me. In Chicago.)

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

They're not waitresses, mate, they're servers. Or food distribution engineers. Or customer service specialists.




"Specialist" implies a level of skill not present in these people.

No no no...it implies "Special" as in "Special Olympics".

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/20/2011 11:49:59 PM   
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Me: "I would like a cheesburger and fries"
Mc D. girl at drive thru: "Would you like cheese with that?"


I definetly want some of what she's smoking that's got to be primo stuff

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 1:17:14 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 1:26:19 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: USS America


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ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie

Next PBEM I take on will have to be 2 day turns. 1 day turns do my head in - everything takes soooo llllooonnnngggg.


Carl, I'm loving 2 day turns in my 2x2 game.

Speaking of which-you got that turn done yet?


Nope. My wife worked last week. She's off work all this week and home with me every night.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 1:31:40 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 1:32:18 AM   
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I know what a server looks like:







Looks more like a window air conditioner.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 5:19:26 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: USS America


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Next PBEM I take on will have to be 2 day turns. 1 day turns do my head in - everything takes soooo llllooonnnngggg.


Carl, I'm loving 2 day turns in my 2x2 game.

Speaking of which-you got that turn done yet?


Nope. My wife worked last week. She's off work all this week and home with me every night.

How cool. My wife also worked last week and is home with me every night this week. So-you got that turn done yet?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 5:27:49 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 5:49:32 AM   
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For imperial JFB hegemony!

INP BANZAI!!!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 6:50:56 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 8:15:40 AM   
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Subject: Server X will be rebooted at 4am.
Please note the above


Reply

Re: Server X will be rebooted at 4AM
At what time?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/21/2011 8:26:29 AM   
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Good morning!


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