12/31/2015
12/30/2015
Lawmakers make lawbreakers?
BARSTOW: State announces new recycling fraud case
12/29/2015
The headline is wrong
The headlne should be Elites Never Have to Wait in Airport for Flight Home. Even When the Entire System has been Grounded.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3376609/He-s-Havana-laugh-Rahm-Emanuel-carries-family-vacation-Cuba-despite-protests-Chicago-Al-Sharpton-calls-scandal-hit-mayor-resign-following-police-shootings.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3376609/He-s-Havana-laugh-Rahm-Emanuel-carries-family-vacation-Cuba-despite-protests-Chicago-Al-Sharpton-calls-scandal-hit-mayor-resign-following-police-shootings.html
12/25/2015
12/21/2015
12/17/2015
12/12/2015
EV's have one purpose. To prevent regular people from having access to gasoline
Don’t look so smug: Your Tesla might be worse for the environment than a gas car
Read more:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/hold-smugness-tesla-might-just-worse-environment-know/
12/10/2015
A turning point, a moment of clarity, you be the judge.
For me and from my point of view I could clearly see the future had finally arrived. The humorous story line of my yesterday was being called a bitch and and asshole by two different customers, two different genders, two different generations. I was glowing with accomplishment. Both of their arguements were rendered worthless by technology. The security camera, the time stamp and login of the the point of sale terminal. Right in front of each customer I followed proceedure and each thought they could twist facts and manipulate with emotion. The guy 20 something who called me a bitch was practically in tears as he tired to divert from the fact he was stuffing merchandise into his pockets. He said "I didn't do this to my skin I have lupus." As I walked him to the door I told him don't come back. He told me to shut up as he lunged at me. He challenged me by walking back in the store. He said call the police. Which I did. He walked away backing down from his bravado.
The older woman that called me an asshole is barely worth recounting. Basically she was greedy and selfish. She had no trouble backing up the line of 12+ customer to demand her cheap assed crazy demands were met.
Oh I just remembered another charming incident. A mom sends her young son up to buy spray paint. I said I can't sell it to anyone under 18. Pyscho mom is crouching on the next aisle waiting to pounce. She jumps out and demands justice for her child. It goes without saying it was a charity fuck that impregnated her.
I've gotten off topic. The facts can be established quickly and people can still rely on old world tactics of threats, and emotional pleas. What they don't understand as an employee I'm required to follow certain guidelines that will be questioned if an incident needs to be investigated. I'm going to cover my behind and the electronic record will back up my version of events.
12/05/2015
12/03/2015
Christmas tree
Every year a tree is decorated along the Highway at entrance to town. It's a different tree each time. There is usually a few handmade items mixed with store bought decorations. It always makes me happy the first time I see the tree. I get to see it each time I go to and from town.
11/30/2015
Shop Your Way® as a hunter gatherer
http://m.pe.com/articles/woman-787796-customer-freese.html
By ALEX GROVES, STAFF WRITER
A 23-year-old woman was subdued by an electronic stun gun and taken for a mental health hold after she tried to attack a customer with a steak knife at a Riverside K-Mart.
The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the K-Mart shopping center at 3001 Iowa Avenue, said John Freese, an assistant chief for UC Riverside's police department.
Freese said Sgt. Anthony Zamora from UC Riverside's police was at a nearby Farmer Boys restaurant when someone told him there was a knife-brandishing woman chasing someone inside the store.
Zamora made his way into the K-Mart where he reportedly saw the woman, steak knife in hand, trying to get to the customer.
The customer was trying to block the woman with a shopping cart, and the woman was climbing over the cart, Freese said.
ICU
People who know me well like to tease me about being paranoid. So i have a weird neighbor that likes to play games. She tired telling me someone was parked right near my gate not long after my family and I left for a few hours. So i figured she watches to see when we all get in the car. So next time we left everyone got in the car outside of her window view. When i backed out i saw her looking out her window. She couldn't see in because the window tint. The next day she puts a sign in the window saying smile you're on camera.
Hysterics
The public(consumers) is/are 10 times worse than any conspiracy theory one can muster about corporations. Consumers approach retail like they are doing battle with a formidable foe. Their secret weapon is complaining. I want your name. I want to speak to a manager. Your other store does such and such. It's easy at the end of your shift to feel like you are a mean heartless bitch. The thing that doesn't add up is how come if the majority of customers have passed through in a day are conscientious, well balanced adults why are products strewn around like a magnitude 8 earthquake shook the building? Why do the public restrooms have unflushed poop in the toilet.? Toilet paper with poop on it thrown in the trash can. Bits and pieces of paper towel and toilet paper littering the floor. Cigarette butts inside a no smoking (it's california) building.
Anyhow I'm still fuming about a number of compounded incidents from the past several days. Most are caused by not fully understanding the matter at hand. People like to pretend they know or act like they don't know interchangebly to get their way. A woman waits in line and tells me 'They said you would change the price on this item.' When I inquired who said what, no one answered. Finally the head manager says find out if the price online is accurate and if so change it. I asked the customer to show me the date on the ad. She fumbles with her phone looses the page and suddenly acts like she can't opetate her own phone. She tells me to work her phone. I don't want to touch the dirty screen on her phone nor should I have to. So she goes back through the process and opens the page. I can't determine anything so I try to over ride the price. Our system prevents it. She is upset and tells me I sound like I don't want to give her the discount. I show her the screen. I said I tired look and see it stopped me. She said you are usually helpful. I said what can I do to make you happy? She said nothing. Am i done here? She left. She called 10 minutes later to get my name. Asked to speak to a manager was put on hold hung up twice called back and asked for the name of the person who put her on hold. She was going to have a long list of names to complain about. Not realizing how loony she was going to sound. She couldn't get the deal she thought so she was going to complain we were meanies.
(I went home looked online the deal she wanted said online only)
Next problem a customer was trying to return something she didn't buy. I asked her no less than 5 times if she looked physically in the bag? To which she would say either i only bought such and such or i already have lots of that i dont need more. Playing word games was fun for her she was having a great time. I was done dealing with her 2 days ago. She pulled her money to pay and had a stack of hundred dollar bills. Nothing made sense. She was returning an item to get back $2.00. She spent over hundred dollars 2 days before. I don't know how she made her money. I don't care that she wanted her two dollars back. She was irritating and i didn't like dealing with her.
I think I've reached my limit with this job and need to find something else?
Anyhow I'm still fuming about a number of compounded incidents from the past several days. Most are caused by not fully understanding the matter at hand. People like to pretend they know or act like they don't know interchangebly to get their way. A woman waits in line and tells me 'They said you would change the price on this item.' When I inquired who said what, no one answered. Finally the head manager says find out if the price online is accurate and if so change it. I asked the customer to show me the date on the ad. She fumbles with her phone looses the page and suddenly acts like she can't opetate her own phone. She tells me to work her phone. I don't want to touch the dirty screen on her phone nor should I have to. So she goes back through the process and opens the page. I can't determine anything so I try to over ride the price. Our system prevents it. She is upset and tells me I sound like I don't want to give her the discount. I show her the screen. I said I tired look and see it stopped me. She said you are usually helpful. I said what can I do to make you happy? She said nothing. Am i done here? She left. She called 10 minutes later to get my name. Asked to speak to a manager was put on hold hung up twice called back and asked for the name of the person who put her on hold. She was going to have a long list of names to complain about. Not realizing how loony she was going to sound. She couldn't get the deal she thought so she was going to complain we were meanies.
(I went home looked online the deal she wanted said online only)
Next problem a customer was trying to return something she didn't buy. I asked her no less than 5 times if she looked physically in the bag? To which she would say either i only bought such and such or i already have lots of that i dont need more. Playing word games was fun for her she was having a great time. I was done dealing with her 2 days ago. She pulled her money to pay and had a stack of hundred dollar bills. Nothing made sense. She was returning an item to get back $2.00. She spent over hundred dollars 2 days before. I don't know how she made her money. I don't care that she wanted her two dollars back. She was irritating and i didn't like dealing with her.
I think I've reached my limit with this job and need to find something else?
Yes yes I'm hysterical. But where do I put that on my resume?
Seems to work well for getting ahead.
11/23/2015
11/21/2015
Entitlement and social classness
My posts are becoming a vent for strange human encounters. There is a never ending supply. Perhaps it's just me that is strange.
Yesterday at work I'm helping a customer a woman interrupts and asks a half sentence question. I think i understood and pointed her toward the product. A few minutes later she is back grumbling to her husband that I didn't send her in the right direction. I heard him said "but that is what you asked for." I tired to say I misunderstood what you wanted. The woman made it apparent she wanted nothing to do with me. Her husband stood there trying to get her to see she was wrong for blaming me like she did. She stomped off. He stood there shaking his head in disbelief. The situation was icky and not easily resolved I left it to simmer with her. It heightened my awareness to the pushy rude customer that refuses to see the entire dynamic working around them in public places. I didn't get enough information because I was talking to another customer trying to figure out what she needed. I thought I was answering a complete question. I did notice the woman had redness around her eye at first it looked like she was punched. But it was a birthmark. Did she feel entitled to interrupt my conversation. From what I saw she was with a man that cared about her enough to correct her. She refused to listen. Maybe they talked on the ride home.
Later a woman came in she was very obviously stealing. California law protects that behavior so I'm unable to state the obvious. She went to leave and asked about returning an item without a receipt. I said that particular item had to have a receipt to return. She said " Your other store does it, maybe it's because it's Hemet." She laughed. I'm not sure but I think she was meaning Hemet is lowly. Unlike high class Temecula. So she brings her non service dog shopping and thinks that and her kleptomania gives her a high social status.
Yesterday at work I'm helping a customer a woman interrupts and asks a half sentence question. I think i understood and pointed her toward the product. A few minutes later she is back grumbling to her husband that I didn't send her in the right direction. I heard him said "but that is what you asked for." I tired to say I misunderstood what you wanted. The woman made it apparent she wanted nothing to do with me. Her husband stood there trying to get her to see she was wrong for blaming me like she did. She stomped off. He stood there shaking his head in disbelief. The situation was icky and not easily resolved I left it to simmer with her. It heightened my awareness to the pushy rude customer that refuses to see the entire dynamic working around them in public places. I didn't get enough information because I was talking to another customer trying to figure out what she needed. I thought I was answering a complete question. I did notice the woman had redness around her eye at first it looked like she was punched. But it was a birthmark. Did she feel entitled to interrupt my conversation. From what I saw she was with a man that cared about her enough to correct her. She refused to listen. Maybe they talked on the ride home.
Later a woman came in she was very obviously stealing. California law protects that behavior so I'm unable to state the obvious. She went to leave and asked about returning an item without a receipt. I said that particular item had to have a receipt to return. She said " Your other store does it, maybe it's because it's Hemet." She laughed. I'm not sure but I think she was meaning Hemet is lowly. Unlike high class Temecula. So she brings her non service dog shopping and thinks that and her kleptomania gives her a high social status.
11/17/2015
Yesterday the drive home
I persevered in the face if adversity. The wind was tossing all sorts of obstacles in my path. The dust was thick like fog. The tumbleweeds jumped the fences and rolled undecisive back and forth in the lanes like hesitant pedestrians. Some were smashed into crumbs and blown around. The traffic zoomed past me like there was perfect visibility. It made me wonder if I was just imagining it all. I remember how most drivers in Califorina are brain dead zombies so they don't react to hazardous driving conditions because it makes no difference to their well being.