Willowmist's Wanderings

Do me a favour — if you’re standing in a line, just stand there and shut up, ok?  Don’t pace around in circles that cover several feet.  You look foolish and you irritate the person behind you who is trying to maintain her own personal space.  Pacing doesn’t speed up the line.  It makes you look like you’re all hopped up on speed and can’t control yourself.  Stop

And, if you have a disagreement with the cashier, or the manager, or even the whole fucking store - yelling and screaming and calling on the crowd to watch you does not help your case at all.  We’re not gaping in sympathy, especially not if you’re dickering over a buck and a half not covered by your WIC card.  We’re enjoying our free tickets to the circus.  You’re not embarassing Wal-mart.  You’re embarassing yourself and those poor little children who are stuck with you.  but, by all means, make a ridiculous scene.  Those of us who are stuck working a long, boring day thank you.

If you enter a bank to cash an $80,000 check, the bank is going to have to verify the funds.  That bad dog is going on an eleven day hold and, when I tell you that, I mean eleven business days.  Please don’t call me a week later and think you can bully me into releasing the hold.  You don’t impress me.  And, even if I could help you in some way, I sure as hell don’t want to risk my job over someone who is yelling or threatening me.  And, by the way, you were told how long it would take, the expiration date for the hold is right on that sheet of paper we printed out for you - trying reading it.

Happy May 29 everyone.