Oh Christmas Tree

[customersruinmylife]

Yesterday was supposed to be my day off, but I got a call from my manager. He wanted to know if I wanted to come in and help decorate the bar for Christmas. I wasn't going to get paid for it, but there were a couple of beers in it for me. In my opinion, it was too early to be decorating the pub (I don't believe in decorations going up before December 1st) but hey, it would be fun!

So me and a couple of co-workers went it. We dug all the decorations out of the store room, and hopped to it. Unfortunately I was left with the task of untangling all the lights!

I plugged the lights in just to check they were working, and then I sat on the floor in the corner where the tree was and started unravelling them all.

Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR customers came over to "Oooh" and "Ahhh" at the tree, and each and every one of them STEPPED ON the lights where I was sat on the floor, completely oblivious that they were there. The fourth customer smashed two of the lights! I would have been more forgiving if the lights were actually in the way, but they were in the CORNER, and they were LIT!

SC: Oh sorry! I was distracted by the tree and didn't see the lights!

Boy I would hate to get in a car with that lady! She gets distracted by trees!

[Dilorenzo]

Bloody hell! That is... that is the weakest excuse I've heard for anything in a loooong time.

[Sheldonrs]

He couldn't see the floor rest for the trees?

[crashhelmet]

He couldn't see the floor rest for the trees?

You forgot this

[gaspode]

Could be worse, they could have trod on your balls

[ralizon]

Could be worse, they could have trod on your balls

Then I think this world would be less one sc

[Apathy]

I don't believe in decorations going up before December 1st

Awesome. I'd say the day after Thanksgiving is fine, but that's just splitting hairs. I've always been pissed at how early crap goes up in the stores. Then people buy it in October and put it up. I mean, come on, keep it in your pants for a few more weeks.