Has this ever happened to you?

JPFair · Post by **JPFair** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:22 pm

I'm wondering if I'm the only one that's experienced what I consider to be one of the most infuriating and frustrating things that any human being has to go through. Let me set the scene for you, and tell me if you've been on the same end of the scenario that I've been on....

O.K. You need to go somwhere where you have to get in a line, for instance an ATM machine, a fast food restaurant, a convenience store, or even an Ice Cream stand. You quietly get in line and mentally prepare youself for the forthcoming exprience, not really being in any particular hurry, though on occasion you might be. As it gets closer to your turn to act, in other words, as it gets closer to your turn to order your food, use the ATM machine, make your deposit at the bank, etc..., you start to prepare yourself for what you will be doing. For example, if you are getting ready to use an ATM machine, you take your ATM card out of your wallet and determine how much money you will soon be withdrawing from the ATM. Another example, if you are at a convenience store and will be purchasing a few sundrie items, you prepare to hand the items to the cashier while taking any necesssary cash or credit cards from your wallet in order to make payment for the items. One last example, you're at the bank and you're planning on depositing various instruments of money into various bank accounts, so you visually and mentally make sure that you have your deposit slip filled out properly and have all the necessary instruments that you think the teller will need. You remove any extraneous items from your hands, i.e. cell phones, glasses, beverage containers, and the like.

You notice that the person in front of the person in front of you has just completed his/her transaction and you see him/her finalize the deal and immediately walk away from the counter area, allowing the person in front of you to begin his/her transaction. You wait patiently, content in the knowledge that you will soon be able to complete the business that you went there for, and be able to get on with your busy, sometimes hectic schedule. You're quite happy that you're next, as soon as the person in front of you is finished. The time draws near, as you notice the person in front of you apparently ready to finalize the business transaction. Suddenly, you hear the cashier/attendant/waiter/receptionist say something to the effect of "Thank You and come again". In cases where you use an ATM machine, you visually notice the person in front of you retrieving his/her cash and ATM card from the machine. This lets you know that it's now your turn to avail of the service. And THIS is where the most frustrating thing in the world happens.

The person in front of you, more often than not a woman though not always, takes any change from the receptionist and does the following, all the while you wait patiently in linne:

1- Opens her purse slowly
2- Slowly unzips the zippered portion of her purse
3- Retreives the cash wallet from her purse
4- Receives the change/money from the cashier or ATM machine
5- Studies the receipt for any discrepancies
6- Seperates 20 dollar bills from smaller denominations
7- Notices old receipt in purse and wonders what it is
8- Disputes a valid charge with the cashier
9- Places credit card/ATM card back in alloted slot of wallet
10-Realizes that credit card that's assigned to slot #2 is upside down and re-arranges it to correct this unacceptable aesthetic display.
11-Finally places monetary bills in the assigned portion of the wallet.
12-Un-fastens coin portion of purse and places any coins in the compartment.
13-Again finds a receipt that does not look familiar and studies the document intensely.
14- Finally realizes what the unknown document is
15- Closes coin portion of purse.
16-Close wallet
17-Places wallet back in purse and notices make-up out of places.
18-Decides to re-organize the bottom portion of purse.
19-Begins the long process of placing the wallet back in purse.
20-Zips purse up.
21-Places purse over shoulder
22-Checks cell phone to make sure it's turned on
23-Realizes cell phone is turned on and places on belt.
24-Forgets glasses in purse, and initiates opening of purse.
25-Retreives glasses.
26-Implements purse closing operation.
27-Thanks the attendant for their service and begins to walk away.
28-Turns, looks at you, and has this "Oh, I'm sorry, was I holding you up" look on his/her face.

By this time, you're so frustrated that you wanna take this person and beat him/her into a pulp, but you quietly watch her walk away wondering why on earth it took them so long to complete something that's going to take you all of 30 seconds to do.

O.K. I'm done venting. This has happened to me on way too many occasions!!!!

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:31 pm

:lol: Take a deep breath, JP, and remember....

WE BEAT DALLAS!!!!!

That should take away the unhappy feelings. :lol:

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:34 pm

My latest frustration deals with my place of employment. I work in a building where you use your employee badge to gain access to the building (well, actually, anyone can be in the lobby, the badge gets you to the rest of the building). All 400 or so people in the building know this, as it's been this way for quite some time. And, in fact, company policy says that employee IDs should be on display at all time while in the building.

However, for some reason, whenever I'm trying to get into the building, I seem to end up behind someone who doesn't bother to even think of wondering where they have their badge until they are standing infront of (and blocking) the door. At which point they proceed to try to remember where their badge is and swipe it. How hard is it to use the last few feet until you get to the door as an opportunity to get your hands on your badge and have it ready to swipe?

JPFair · Post by **JPFair** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:44 pm

However, for some reason, whenever I'm trying to get into the building, I seem to end up behind someone who doesn't bother to even think of wondering where they have their badge until they are standing infront of (and blocking) the door. At which point they proceed to try to remember where their badge is and swipe it. How hard is it to use the last few feet until you get to the door as an opportunity to get your hands on your badge and have it ready to swipe?

I sympothize with this one immensely. It's particularly frustrating when the method of entry is a revolving door, and while the violator is attempting to locate their ID, the backlog of people that starts to form behind them is clogging the area where the revolving door dispenses the people gaining entry. Quite frustrating indeed, when the person waited until they got THERE to get there ID. If only they would have retreived their ID within 20 feet of approaching the place where they need to produce their ID. UGGGHHHH!!! Thank GOD it's Friday!

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:51 pm

Hey JP...about your first post I can relate to that.

When I was working at Hollywood Video I would get hit with that about 5 times a night. This was about 10-11 years ago and video stores would get very busy back then on Friday and Saturday Nights. I would have lines as long as 20 people sometimes. And it was like that for hours and hours. Whenever someone tried that with me....I would just look right over their head and help the next person. I knew what that next person was thinking too. It was HURRY THE HECK UP! And I fully understood that. Those people already had their videos for the night so they were done and needed to get out of the way. That was just me. Alot of people I worked with didn't care. They would just sit there and take a five minute break. Heck, some people even loved it, because they had a good excuse to take a break.

I got another story about that, but I really don't think I can tell that story right while I'm in the lounge.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:00 pm

That reminds me of something I saw in a fastfood drive through. A woman pulled up to the window, then crawled out the passenger side of her car to open her trunk and get her purse out (which I presume had her money in it). :lol:

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:40 pm

A flight was cancelled and we had to line up -for an hour and a half- waiting to be booked in another flight later that evening.

After the looooong wait over a looooong line, and I was second before being served, a supervisor that just arrived announced in a loud voice:

We are not booking anybody else from here. Please phone 1-800-garbage or visit www.use-less.com to re-book your flight!

I will not name the airline.

Several of us, about 30 still in line, started screaming at the supervisor demanding either service or an explanation to no avail. Security had to come to calm us down. I had never screamed at somebody in anger at an airport. And I have seen A LOT of bad cases.

I could not fly until the next day in the end. I missed an important family reunion. The airline did not pay for the extra expenses of course.

Clients are numbers, worse than cattle. They are not human beings to most airlines.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:57 pm

Redskin in Canada wrote:Clients are numbers, worse than cattle. They are not human beings to most airlines.

Which I would bet is no small part of the fact that so many airlines are failing.

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:06 pm

retards. it all starts with good business. something they have yet to figure out. sure, rape me with the ticket prices, then try to humor me with the excuses, hold on one second, i already have the vaseline packed. let me bend over and lube up, it'll be easier for both of us....

tazlah · Post by **tazlah** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:25 pm

Redskin in Canada wrote:I will not name the airline.

Oh... oh... oh... pick me :celebrate:

pick me... I know what airline!!!! Hmmmm... AC?

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:02 am

hailskins666 wrote: sure, rape me with the ticket prices, then try to humor me with the excuses, hold on one second, i already have the vaseline packed. let me bend over and lube up, it'll be easier for both of us....

If things could only be that easy. :shock:

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:51 am

My purse is such a mess because I DON'T DO THAT STUFF....JUST TOSS IT IN !! :-)

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:58 pm

tazlah wrote:
Redskin in Canada wrote:I will not name the airline.

Oh... oh... oh... pick me pick me... I know what airline!!!! Hmmmm... AC?

It was in terminal 1 at L. Pearson Airport on my way to Halifax. Draw your own conclusions. :twisted:

tazlah · Post by **tazlah** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:20 am

See, now that was 2 strikes against you! I hope you really didn't EXPECT customer service.

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:03 pm

I hate it when the person in front of me doesn't start driving after the light turns green.