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TheByc'sBlog My Many Hats 2009-04-08 8:48 PM Blood & Beanie Babies Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) |
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An older couple ordered from me today..."A number one please"...I replied, "The Mac, fries and a soda"...He says, no soda, coffee please"..."okay, can I get you anything else?"...the woman says, "yes please, a number eight, also"...as I start hitting the button for another meal, she then says, "sandwich only"..."Oh, just the sandwich, no fries, no drink"...."yes"... Then, she says..."Does the sandwich only come with fries?"....WTF?..."Ummm, no, the sandwich only comes with the uh...the sandwich only"...and stereotypically, I am the retard... Many, many years ago...yes, I was working the same job, different location...If you remember when Beanie Babies were the toy offered for the kids. I don't remember what year this was, perhaps 1996 or so. It was the first time we had those, and the entire nation was going fkn wild for the stupid things. Women were lined up before we opened the doors, wanting to pay for entire meals, merely to get the Teenie Beanie. Our phone rang off the hook, all day long, with the same question, "What toy do you have today?" which was the WRONG question anyway, because merely because we had that toy right now, an hour from now could be different, as we went through them so damn fast. (yes, we went in order) I made up a new phone greeting, that changed with each toy. "Inch the Worm at Mc_______'s today"...."What toy do you have in the H____ M____ today?"..."INCH THE WORM, or HAPPY THE HIPPO, or whatever it was that moment" It got to where I used tally marks on the wall each time the question was asked. I think I remember something like 87 calls per day. My girls were old enough to be home alone after school, until I got home. One day, I answered the phone, "Zip the Cat at Mc_____'s today", and I hear a blood curdling scream..."MOM!!! BRITTANYHITCAITLYNINTHEHEADWITHABASEBALLBATANDICAN'TGETITTOSTOPBLEEDING!!" Yes, I heard each word, and I said, OMG! I will be right there. I yelled something to the other manager on duty, and tore out of there so fast! I am sure I got home before an ambulance would have arrived. They had a compress on it, but it was bleeding pretty well. I took her straight to the regular doctors office, where they were more than happy to have a non-life-threatening bleeder. I left her in good hands and vacated the building. I just cannot be there when stitches are installed, especially in my child. I got her back home, and returned to work, and all was good again. That kid has matching bookend scars near her eyes, and one on her chin. Not a one on her knees...go figure. We went to Macaroni Grill for dinner (cheated!) and then walked over to Borders. They did not have the book I was looking for, but....drum roll...I went outside my box a bit, and bought a book from a JS writer! I purchased "The Warded Man" You all are very influentual! I will start reading it soon, very soon, but not tonight... |
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