2jakes
I'll Lock Up
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I think I remember hearing that. It suited him.
I saw him compete in California.
He was very brash and hated to lose more than anything else.
But this made him win.
I think I remember hearing that. It suited him.
We call $20s "Tourist Food Stamps," because no matter what the total, or how many smaller bills they have on their person, the tourists always pay with twenties.
We stock our tills with $150 at opening, in tens, fives, ones, and quarters. All it takes is a few $100-flashing types early in the line to cause big problems for the rest of the night. Especially on a Sunday, when the banks are closed and it's impossible to replenish our change supply. (All our local grocery and drug stores have made it clear to me that they have problems enough of their own without sellling me what little change they have on hand.) What reallly irritates me is when our change is completely cleaned out and I have to post a "Small Bills Needed" sign in the window, only to have some dillweed throw a fifty or hundred thru the window with a dismissive "Sorry, that's all I've got." Enjoy getting rolled quarters for change, dillweed.
Doesn't work. He'll say "But I was here first!"
Oh Lizzie, I feel for you.
I worked in retail stores after I got out of the military.
Somedays, I felt like it was easier to be in the jungle then face the
healots at the sales-counter....especially around Christmas time.
What ever feelings of “good cheer & pleasant tidings” went out the
store window starting with the Halloween season.
I'll apologize for paying with a $20 bill if the tab for my early morning coffee and doughnut(s) comes to less than $4. On the other hand, if it's close to closing time I'll apologize for paying with exact change because whoever closes the register at the end of the business day will now have more to count.
Real big shots rarely ride in limos. That's waaay too conspicuous
I recall reading somewhere a while back that 80% of millionaires wear a watch that cost $200 or less. One would think Rolex and Omegas everywhere, but most just aren't that flashy.
Thank you. I too have worked that side of the counter, and have had to deal with unreasonable customers and close registers at the end of the day, so I know what it's like. I do my best to show respect to everyone I encounter (at least until they prove they're not worth the effort) because we're all just people trying to make our way through life, and it truly takes so little effort to simply be nice to someone...or at least not make their day worse....That is kind and respectful (and as somebody who has closed many a registers - I tip my hat to you), but to be fair, many ATMs only spit out $20s, so that seems, IMHO, something almost every cash business should plan for...
In my experience most people who are wealthy, or semi-wealthy, have money because they don't want to spend it. There are the egotistical types who like to flaunt whatever wealth they might have (especially if it's all bluster and little substance), but most won't spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a luxury watch when a $50 Timex will do the job just as well.I recall reading somewhere a while back that 80% of millionaires wear a watch that cost $200 or less. One would think Rolex and Omegas everywhere, but most just aren't that flashy.
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Yeah, it's a whole lot easier to find compassion rather than contempt for people financially ruined by medical expenses. I count that among the reasons we really gotta find a way to get everybody adequately insured. As things are now, we ALL pay, in the form of higher premiums, for the bills that some can't pay.