A Few Things
I work in a place that has very tight security, and bags and jackets are not allowed. When people first walk in, they pass by a wall of lockers and a sign asking them to put their stuff away. Okay, I can buy that sometimes people don't notice the sign and just keep walking, and that's part of the reason I'm sitting here, to remind them to put their stuff away. Sometimes, though, people will come in to look at an exhibit and assume that the sign or the rules don't apply to them. Here is a sample of a pretty common exchange: ME: Hi, can I help you? PATRON: I'm just going to look at the exhibit... ME: Okay, that's totally fine, I just need you to hang up your coat and put your bag in one of the lockers. PATRON: Can I just leave it with you? ME: I'd prefer if you didn't. I can give you a key for one of the lockers, if you like. PATRON: I'm just going in for a few minutes. ME: I understand, but coats and bags aren't allowed in here, so I do need you to put them away first. [Patron thinks about it for a moment, casts a longing look towards the exhibit, looks back at the lockers, thinks some more.] PATRON: Nevermind, I'll just go. what? In all the time it took you to argue with me and think about what I was saying, you could have stashed your stuff in a locker and been at the exhibit! Also, the lockers are literally ten feet away from you! How lazy do you have to be to refuse to walk ten feet to put your stuff away? AGH! ~ Look, I know this is not a popular opinion, but I'm going to say it anyway: baby strollers should not be allowed on the express bus. Okay! There! I said it! I've actually said it before, but I think it bears repeating. The express bus is ALWAYS full, especially at rush hour, and when a stroller comes on, people have no choice but to try and jam in even tighter to make room for it. It's not fair to all of the other people on the bus. Why do I have to be rammed into someone's sweaty armpit, just because you chose to breed and then buy a giganomous stroller? There is a normal-speed bus that follows the exact same route as the express bus - take that one, and stop making life harder for the rest of us. This also goes for people with giant knapsacks/hiking bags, and people who speak too loudly on the phone. (ASIDE: cell phones are okay as long as the conversation is quiet. If they can hear you at the other end of the bus, YOU'RE TOO LOUD.) ~ The other day I was at a birthday party. A couple of the ladies declined cake, after eating fairly big meals. One of the dudes started laughing about how ladies don't like to eat cake because they're afraid of gaining weight. ME: Greg, have you ever dated a fat chick? GREG: No. ME: Then shut up. |
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