<VV> Dr. Jack, counter help

[J R Read_HML]

Excuse me, but $20.25 less $3.75 = $16.50

At least it did when I went to school.  Have the rules changed in the last 
50 (or so) years?

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Kubin" <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: <VV> Dr. Jack, counter help


>
>
>
> Hey Chuck & Thomas,
>
> -----Ah, that is why when we toured them, they had to give us lemonade 
> instead ;-)---
>
> Guys! Guys! Guys! Read the label. Jack Daniels is a "hard" lemonade.
>
> -------It's true that everyone has to start somewhere. But that doesn't 
> mean you
> start on the counter trying to help customers knowing virtually 
> nothing.------
>
> Means they fired the experienced person who had gotten a few raises and 
> now costs something to keep around. Could be worse. Put her on the 
> register and ask her to make change.
>
> True story--just took the 7-year-old granson to see a play at he local 
> dinner theater. I gave the girl a $20. The beer was $3.75, so I gave her 
> another quarter and asked her for the bills back. After a solid three 
> minutes of getting puzzled looks, I asked Chico what 20 take away 4 is. He 
> immediately gave the answer, and I told the girl to just five me back $16. 
> She has to be 21 to serve alcohol in this state, buy she can't do the 
> second-grade arithmatic that goes with every sale. Pathetic.
>
> The saddest part about the counter gal story is she was told the easiest 
> way and insisted on doing it wrong. I guess that's excusable, if you 
> consider we knew everything at that age too.  When I was 19, I thought my 
> Dad was an idiot. By 22, I was amazed at how smart he got in only three 
> years.
>
> Chuck Kubin
>
>
>
>
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