08.04.08: Remote Blogging, Palindrome Dates, Weed, I'm Going To Pee Myself, Drunk Ex Employees, Visitors and Sober Ex Employees

Streaming Song Of The Day: Sadness by Enigma (Don't read anything into the song title, it's just in my head)

So, because today is going to be hectic, I am currently shut away in the canteen, blogging on the eee PC. This way I can just copy and paste the text, upload it, and then I'm done for today!

I want to mention the date. 08.04.08. I hate it. I hate all palindrome dates. Those that read the same both ways. My mind has a real problem with them. No idea why, but hey, my mind's ways of dealing with things doesn't always make a vast amount of sense!

Now, I realise we employ a LOT of kids here. About half the rota is under the age of 18. Seriously. Or hovering around the 18 mark. So I wasn't that surprised to see that one of the said little darlings has gone and CARVED a very intricate weed leaf motif into one of the till printers. Yup, and the best part is, it must have taken ages, and I know that it will be on CCTV, and I also know nothing will happen about it. It really annoys me actually, because anywhere else, stuff like this wouldn't be allowed to happen. At our place it is, but if you take a cup of coffee from the machine, oh, that's a sackable offence...

And we had the most random customer I've dealt with in a long time:
Guy: “Are your toilets open?”
Me: “Probably”
Guy:”Because they're locked”
Me: “Then we can't open them. Only the contract cleaners can”
Guy: “Can I use your toilets?”
Me: “We don't have any”
Guy: “Oh god, I'm going to pee myself. Could you serve me a little faster please because I'm going to pee myself. I'd better find a bush. Are there any bushes near by because I'm going to pee myself”
Me: “We're surrounded by bushes”
Guy: “I wonder if I could find a bush because I'm going to pee myself.”
Me:”Look, across the road is pretty dark...”
Guy:”I need a bush or I am going to pee myself!”
Me: “Ok then”

He then strolls out the store, looking at the sandwiches before he leaves. He couldn't have looked any less like a guy who was about to wet himself. People amaze me at times...

Sebastian came in last night too. Drunk as all hell and tried to steal a bottle of water, so I told him I'd call the police. So then he threatened to walk out with a bottle of wine, so I dared him to steal it so I could call the police on him and his lovely girlfriend (she stole from us for 3 years then quit when she got caught). He put it back then looked at the vodka on the promotion shelf and asked if I would chase him if he stole it. I told him I'd chase and beat him, so he left it. He then told me that I was clever, that when he worked at our store he was a player, that he was drunk, and that people thought I was stupid but he knew I was very clever. I agreed with him. Then he left. Then came back and stole an ice cream. Nice.

But then we had something just weird. Maybe 6 or 7 kid who all came in with discount cards for our company. To be honest, if I am out and about and I see our company, I avoid it. I know what we're like when it comes to hygiene. And chilled foods. And anything in that catagory. So I avoid. But then, being kids I am guessing they were naïve enough to believe that maybe things were different in our store from their store, and maybe we did things a little better. Guessing they haven't seen behind the scenes at other stores...

Lastly, I had a really nice surprise. Malcolm came in! I shot through the door to make sure that there was someone on the tills and saw that there was a little old man waiting, and sure enough, I heard “It's jack!” I looked up and saw Malcolm and told him it was a long time since I'd seen him and didn't recognise him immediately. We caught up a little, then he went on his merry way. Not before a very nice sarcastic comment. I told him I was going to be spending 6 hours with Pete today, he grinned and said “well, you enjoy that!”
Tags: Weed Motif, Palindrome, Toilets, Drunk Pole, Employees, Ex Coworkers
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