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Hmmm...that story just seems a little too contrived and convenient. I think a lot of people on a lot of websites are starting to make up stories for their 15 minutes of fame.
The fact is, the ride operator would have been in violation of most theme park rules when it comes to handling a disabled customer.
Theme park ride operators will not physically lift or carry a visitor, even if assisted by someone from the disabled visitor's party.
Yeah. That rule is in place to avoid injuring a customer and getting sued. I can guarantee you that any employee who did that at a major theme park would either be written up or fired for helping to lift a customer.
OK. Maybe it wasn't a major theme park that would have such rules?
The elaborate security setup and the existence of a park doctor (?) isn't consistent with that.
The best karma is letting a jerk bash himself senseless on the wall of your polite indifference.
to be honest i kinda wonder if NAR ever edits stories. i mean for the spelling and grammar i'm sure they do but i do wonder if they edit the actual stories etc.
or if they only put some of the more dramatic ones through perhaps...
some of the unfiltered ones tend to read a bit more normal really.
PE -- I am fairly certain that they edit for length and content/removing unneeded details, in addition to spelling, grammar, and filthy f@(%!#$ language ^_^
"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad") "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005) Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
She apparently thinks the cashier is suppose to memorize the fact that she bought booze sometime in the past and therefore ... she shouldn't have to have an ID when accompanying someone else who's buying.
to be honest i kinda wonder if NAR ever edits stories. i mean for the spelling and grammar i'm sure they do but i do wonder if they edit the actual stories etc.
or if they only put some of the more dramatic ones through perhaps...
some of the unfiltered ones tend to read a bit more normal really.
I don't think they check spelling and grammar - I've seen too many mistakes.
Hmmm...that story just seems a little too contrived and convenient. I think a lot of people on a lot of websites are starting to make up stories for their 15 minutes of fame.
You know, I thought the same thing regarding the ride operator attempting to assist the customer, but I don't see how you would get 15 minutes of fame from an anonymously posted story, unless of course you brag about it on Facebook or something. But I would think though that if that's what this particular poster did, that their friends would've called them out on it.
You know, I thought the same thing regarding the ride operator attempting to assist the customer, but I don't see how you would get 15 minutes of fame from an anonymously posted story, unless of course you brag about it on Facebook or something. But I would think though that if that's what this particular poster did, that their friends would've called them out on it.
Pretty much that. Obviously nobody is going to post a bullshit story on facebook where their friends can see it and call them out on it.
Maybe they feel good about getting thumbs up votes from a bunch of strangers? Or they get a thrill from putting one over on people? Who knows?
The best karma is letting a jerk bash himself senseless on the wall of your polite indifference.
She apparently thinks the cashier is suppose to memorize the fact that she bought booze sometime in the past and therefore ... she shouldn't have to have an ID when accompanying someone else who's buying.
I'm so glad you said that! Obviously the LW thinks we are supposed to have sympathy for them, but I felt they were being really unreasonable!
"Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)
http://notalwaysright.com/her-credit...-the-cut/28009
O boy. Maybe this caller should have what my BF has… one of his credit cards comes with a keychain version & a leather holder. So even if he forgets his wallet he still has a miniature credit card he can use.
and interesting: I thought this entry sounded familiar. Then I realized I recognized it from the unfiltered section. Only in the unfiltered version the patient's mother was never mentioned. (so yes there are differences from unfiltered to published).
"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad") "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005) Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
PE - It would not surprise me at all if there have been people who have successfully sued stores for the horrible act of catching them red-handed. I am fairly certain that some have at least gotten Corporate to treat them like kings, at the very least.
"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad") "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005) Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
Eric, my mother was almost on a jury for a case where this lady was suing the store for wrongful imprisonment because she was caught shoplifting and after hearing the lady's reason for shoplifting and proving the reasons were true the store dropped the charges. Because they dropped the charges, she decided to sue them. No good deed goes unpunished. (No she did NOT win).l
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