Okay....

[Sofar]

Yay. Beards. I am bebearded, and have been since the age of fifteen.

[TonyDonuts]

Earlier that day, older lady comes in. Walks through the store. Takes her time. Gets to the register. "Can you hurry up. My father is in the hospital dying. I have to be there with him."

Something was just twisted that day.

Ah, Customer Time. I manage a truck stop. We get drivers who pull up to the pump, fiddle around in their trucks for a while get out, fuel their trucks, get back in their trucks, fiddle around for a while, saunter in, wander around the store for up to an HOUR, saunter up to the counter, realize they left their payment card in the truck, wander back out to the truck, wander back in, wander around the store for a while, saunter up to the counter, realize they forgot their information (truck number, trailer number, mileage, reefer hours, license plate number, shoe size grandmother's maiden name, etc..) wander BACK out to the truck, wander back in, wander around for a while (You guys sell COFFEE! WOW!), wander up up to the counter, and say...

"And make it snappy, I'm in a hurry!"

[Kogarashi]

Pray, let me not end up with that first lady at my register before the end of the month. Being rather pregnant myself right now, I'd really rather not listen to a discourse on why her choice for abortion is the right one (regardless of anyone's viewpoint, it would just bother me right now).

Customer Time is also what causes them to stand in line for one minute with one of the fastest cashiers in the store, then whine they've been waiting an hour.

[Kelly Lynne]

... except abstinance

::giggle:: Yep, except for Mary. (A friend of mine once used that as a counter-argument when I was explaining my position on abortion, various forms of birth control, etc. I feel like I'm killing the joke, but it was horribly funny at the time.)

[LdyJedi]

Who has less babies than gay couples!?!?!?

Having worked in a sperm bank, I can assure you that there are quite a few same-sex couples having children, though they were mostly female couples.

[Tria]

::giggle:: Yep, except for Mary.

I have a theory on that.... PM if interested.

[dragonflygrrl]

We had a guy not too long ago that wanted to do a bunch of time-consuming stuff to his plan, and troubleshoot his phone for a problem that had no effect on his ability to use the phone. OK, no problem, except that every other minute he would complain that he had to get back to the hospital because his father was dying. And you are here upset about your ringtones because...?

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I'm proof of that!!!!!!!!

Me too.

Sounds to me as if the poor woman wasn't quite sure if she really wanted to do that.

Still, it's frightening that we have people walking around sharing personal information with total strangers. Way too much TMI for me.

[Kusanagi]

Actually, the clinical trials of the male birth control implant/injection is proving to be more effective than the pill is!

Should be out by late 2007, if all goes well.

[Seanette]

Still, it's frightening that we have people walking around sharing personal information with total strangers. Way too much TMI for me.

What I really hate is having to hear all that TMI *over* my MP3 player on the bus/train while someone's screaming into their cell phone and forcing everyone in the vehicle to hear every detail, even the ones with personal audio going.

[Jester]

Beards seem to be a killer as far as starting relationships go. I have no intention of trimming mine.

My ex-fiancee, when we were engaged, told me point blank that if I ever shaved my goatee, she would break up with me immediately. Since most people prefer me with the goat than without, excluding my best friend and my mother, but including most women and the most important person--me--I had no problem with that. Naturally, in my extremely emotional state after she did dump me later, I shaved the thing off. When I walked into work that day with a clean-shaven face, my one friend JA looked at me and said, "You're really having trouble with this thing, aren't you?" I was.

Of course, that lasted all of two weeks before I grew it back again. Come to think of it, I have had this thing for eight years now, minus the three times I was clean-shaven, for four weeks total.

Having worked in a sperm bank, I can assure you that there are quite a few same-sex couples having children, though they were mostly female couples.

Yes, but my point is still valid. Who is having LESS children than homosexuals?

Actually, the clinical trials of the male birth control implant/injection is proving to be more effective than the pill is!

Should be out by late 2007, if all goes well.

And how much is that going to cost versus, say, vasectomies? Confirmed non-parent uncles want to know!

[Kitten in the box]

That's why I NEVER really ask anyone how they are doing if they seemed bummed. (yes I know its good to ask sometimes) but I PREFER NOT to know your entire family history or what a past boyfriend/girlfriend did wrong to you. NOT my business . Its not that I do not care...its just that I cannot stop what I am doing to sit down and have a conversation....I have work to do and its bad enough with the manager watching you plus with an 'upset' customer telling you thier entire life saga.... no thanks.

[TNT]

One of the many joys of the cable business is getting to hear people tell me things I wouldn't tell my psychiartrist. What makes it all the worse is when they say, "What do you think of that?"... and wait expectantly for my reaction. That wouldn't be such a bad thing, but we're not allowed to say, "I think you're totally f****d up... Is there anything else I can help you with today?"

Also, being a really nice guy. It's not like I'm bitter or anything, really.

Things could be worse. I was whining about the whole "nice guy" thing this weekend to a friend. "How would you know anything about that?" she said. "You're not all that nice of a guy."

[friendofjimmyk]

Beards seem to be a killer as far as starting relationships go. I have no intention of trimming mine.

Rapscallion

Mmm...I love facial hair! Reowr!

[friendofjimmyk]

We had a guy not too long ago that wanted to do a bunch of time-consuming stuff to his plan, and troubleshoot his phone for a problem that had no effect on his ability to use the phone. OK, no problem, except that every other minute he would complain that he had to get back to the hospital because his father was dying. And you are here upset about your ringtones because...?

Well, you see, he has to have his ringtones because every person on his list has a different ringtone assigned to them. If he can't hear that different ringtone, that may mean he might actually have to look at the phone to see who is calling thereby taking his eyes off his father for a few seconds! (tee hee)