And We Are Well Educated????

[Freedom]

And then there really ARE smart folks among us, and they don't always have a college degree either!

As a growing teenage boy, my brother (like most males of that age) was a bottomless pit when it came to food.

One day Mum had thawed out hamburg meat and was getting ready to make him his lunch. (Don't worry, sometimes she made he make it, that's not part of this story.) So she asked him, "Do you want one burger or two?"

My brother: "TWO!"

So Mum took a knife, cut the meat in two pieces, and made him two burgers!! He STILL talks about it -- Mum's been gone over 13 years and he is in his 40's now!

[lizbud]

I love it. They do walk among us & they don't have a clue.

Worst I've met lately was a pizza delivery lady. I gave her a 20.00 for
a 14 dollar pizza & when she fished for change in her pocket, held out
her hand for me to pick my change from the wads of 5s, 10s & 20s.she
held. I couldn't believe she didn't know how to make change.

[IRescue452]

Lol, this is so true. I usually have the amount of my purchases added up in my head before I get to the checkout, the cash register does the actual work for the cashier, and yet they continue to make mistakes.

[cassiesmom]

Unh-huh. About a month ago, I got a call from the bank where I had used the ATM the previous evening - had I found five $20 bills on the pavement? I said no, why do you ask? A customer had withdrawn $100 from her account, but had not received the money. She didn't realize where on the machine the bills were dispensed, and apparently they got blown away in the wind before she could take them. I said no, I hadn't noticed loose bills on the pavement. Either the customer really did get the $100 and wanted another $100, or someone who used the machine ahead of me was the one who found the bills. They walk among us...

[Catlady711]

Years ago I bought a 10 speed bike for $112, the cashier rang it up as $12!!!! I pointed it out to her and had to explain it twice before she finally (unconvincinly) charged me the full $112 for it!!! I can't believe she thought a bike sold for only $12!

My boss has a strict policy that his employees know how to make change, so his cpu program for invoices does NOT tell you what the change is, you have to figure it out yourself, although the boss does allow cheating using a calculator but basically prefers you use your brain!

When I worked in a grocery store they made sure we could make change in case the power went out we could add up the totals on a paper bag and jimmy the drawer and make change until we got all the customers out or the power came back on.

[gini]

A friend asked someone at a high end swap meet how much a painting was.

The answer was a flip $12.50. So she wrote out the check for $12.50 and gave it to the man and walked off with the painting.

He must have had a heart attack later in the day when he REALLY looked at her check. Her phone number was on the check and he called her and said that there had been a terrible mistake. The cost of the painting was really
$1,250.00.

She was honest enough to return the painting to him. Betcha he never made that mistake again and always is clear on the true cost.

[cocker_luva]

i lost almost all faith in humanity afew years back...

i was workin at the front desk at a dog grooming salon. we had about 20+ dogs professionally cleaned and cut; and owners bringing in their dogs to wash them theirselves.

a man came in to pick up his dog that got a bath and a haircut. he said, and i quote, "Wow, it smells like wet dog in here."

he was completely serious and i just mentally shook my head.

[Cataholic]

I must confess, I am SO not good with math. Of course, I can quickly calculate my fee on a contingency case, BUT, struggle with the very simple math. Always have. Used to be I was ashamed of it. Now, I laugh at myself (usually after the person I am dealing with starts to laugh). Oh well.