Well, I had a roaring exception today. Gotta cool off.
In the self service check out. I won't describe the hog that was handling problems with the computer. I am getting ready to check out, last item some real beef bouillon. Making my own soup tonight.
Then the flash screen comes up and says "Help is on the way." So I am already set to pounce on someone, anyone, somebody. The cashier is looking at the lead terminal and doesn't see my flashing signal that something is wrong. So I cool down a bit and point to my screen.
She walks over and says, "Sir, I can see the screen." About 5.6 on the Richter scale about now. Do not call me f**king "Sir." Then she makes a big mistake. She says, "Sir, can you step away from the computer."
What are you an MP? That's the first thing a cop says when you're in trouble. Step away from the car.
My voice turned to an avalanche of cold snow. I only have a whole lotta years programming those POS transactions. And the first sign of trouble is when the cache is full, because the last transaction (the bouillon) was there, made the bleeping sound, but when she flashed her badge to clear the screen, it wasn't there. So she starts counting the items, and says, "Sir, you have 13 items in your bags, and the computer says you have 12."
I told her it's the bouillon, the last item.
She fiddled around while I envisioned a nice choke hold, her face turning blue and her tongue sticking out.
After her inventory of items, she said, the bouillon was not scanned, "Sir."
I said, it was scanned. The hardware here is bogus. But I gave up and scanned the f**king bouillon and proceeded to check out. After I paid for the groceries, I took a minute to scan the receipt. Two (2, count'em, 2) bouillon jars.
Did not say a word. Just showed her the receipt. I knew my BP was about at 200/96 but I took the change and walked out.
When I got in the car I wanted to scream. But I just told myself, Don't come here again. Go to a different store where the employees are friendlier and not so rude and will not be a casualty of war.
"Tame your tongue" is an expression that comes to mind.
