This is one of those weeks. I started Monday on track, ready for the beginning of a new work week. I got to work at 9:00 A.M. and by 9:10 A.M. everything had gone to heck. Things got back on track today, but that still leaves me two days behind.
Things that would have kept this from happening:
- Do not fly off of the handle.
- Ask questions. Wait for answers.
- Don’s assume that you know what is going on.
- If you have a problem with somebody, ask them.
- Do not go off half cocked. This is magnified considerably when you are horribly wrong in the first place.
I am sure that this happens everywhere, but that just means that it is irritating everywhere, not that I should not try and do something about it.
My step-brother-in-law will be in town this week from North Carolina. This happens a couple of times a year (he is still in high school), so we always make time to see him when he visits. It was a nice visit, although short. On our way home we needed gas and I wanted to grab a couple of sodas for me, Beth and RJ. We stopped at Thornton’s on Georgesville and Norton.
When I got out of the van I was greeted by an employee yelling at a customer. I reserved judgment, as I often do, and gave them the benefit of the doubt. What happened next, however, removed all doubt. I was told to pre-pay, and not politely, either. I understand that with rising gas prices that drive-off have become more common, but that does not excuse the rudeness that I received.
If you are going to require that patrons pre-pay for gas, then it should be posted. Note to any gas station owners: I will never pre-pay for gas. I am not going to waste my time walking into the store, waiting in line, going back to my vehicle, pumping my gas, going back into the store, waiting in line again and collecting my change. I have, on several occasions, gone to another gas station when they asked me to pre-pay.
Just in case anyone was wondering if I use Pay-at-the-Pump, the answer is yes. Quite often, too. However, I am not going to pay at the pump and then go inside and pay for my geedunk separately. I just have issues making two debit card charges at the same establishments within five minutes of each other.
And with that, I will no longer patron Thornton’s.
and he did! Tony sat up all by himself for the first time this morning.
Our new living room set arrived today, and it looks terrific sitting in out living room. The only problem was that the recliner was broken when we received it. I called Value City Furniture and they said that there was nothing that they could do about it today, and that someone would be in contact with me on Monday.
The sofa and love seat are great, so I am reserving my final opinion until Monday.
In celebration of the anniversary of the first manned mission to the moon, Google has released Google Moon. I do not mean to be repetitive since this has already been Slashdotted, and most likely already been re-posted on over a million sites, but please please please zoom all the way in when you check it out