BOB went to Target one day. The total came to $9.87. I did some quick math in my head and figured I would get 13 cents change from a ten-dollar bill. I don't like pennies - and I don't like dimes even more - so I gave the clerk a ten-dollar bill - and - twelve cents.
She looked at me - she looked at the money I had given her - she looked at the register - she looked back at me - she looked at the money I had given her - she looked at the register - about three times.
I could see that the ten-dollar bill didn't bother her - she had expected that.
It was the twelve cents that she didn't understand.
She started to give it back to me.
BOB told her to "Just key it in." - so she did.
When it popped up 25 cents - she gasped and said "How did you do that?"
Before BOB could decide whether to explain the arithmetic -
or to say -
that while she (the clerk) had probably slept though math class - I had actually paid attention -
my husband said, "Magic!"
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I think this story is sad. Some people just don't know simple arithmetic or how to make change anymore - and I think that's sad. If it doesn't show up on the register - they can't figure it out.
I think that's a real shame. Now if I only knew what to do about it.
Maybe if they taught math in school???
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But then again - it's probably just me.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Meet BOB
Dear Reader - Let me introduce you to BOB.
Reader - Meet BOB.
BOB - Meet Reader.
BOB is my alter ego - Bitchy Old Broad.
BOB has had many adventures - some funny - some silly - some stupid - some sad - depending on your point of view. The adventures are all true and have actually happened to me or to someone close to me. One of my favorites is Bob went to Target - so I'll post that one first.
When I started this blog - and before I made it a blog for Left-Handed Quilters - I intended to include an occasional rant from time to time. It's my version of "I See DUMB People!" - because sometimes something just rubs me the wrong way - and I have to tell somebody - this blog is my somebody.
I will try, of course, to remember to change the names to protect the guilty. And I will try not to be mean or nasty - but I make no promises. You can never tell what will happen to BOB next.
Now I know that some of you don't want/like to read rants - and that's OK - don't read them - I don't mind at all. And just to make it easier for you to identify BOB's adventures - I will always include BOB in the title so you can tell at a glance and easily skip the post if that's what you want to do. It's entirely up to you. You never know, though - you may have had a similar experience - or you may even agree with me.
But then again - it's probably just me.
EDITED - 5/5/11 -
This post originally appeared on my other blog - A Left-Handed Quilter.
As of today - all of BOB's adventures will appear on this blog.
Reader - Meet BOB.
BOB - Meet Reader.
BOB is my alter ego - Bitchy Old Broad.
BOB has had many adventures - some funny - some silly - some stupid - some sad - depending on your point of view. The adventures are all true and have actually happened to me or to someone close to me. One of my favorites is Bob went to Target - so I'll post that one first.
When I started this blog - and before I made it a blog for Left-Handed Quilters - I intended to include an occasional rant from time to time. It's my version of "I See DUMB People!" - because sometimes something just rubs me the wrong way - and I have to tell somebody - this blog is my somebody.
I will try, of course, to remember to change the names to protect the guilty. And I will try not to be mean or nasty - but I make no promises. You can never tell what will happen to BOB next.
Now I know that some of you don't want/like to read rants - and that's OK - don't read them - I don't mind at all. And just to make it easier for you to identify BOB's adventures - I will always include BOB in the title so you can tell at a glance and easily skip the post if that's what you want to do. It's entirely up to you. You never know, though - you may have had a similar experience - or you may even agree with me.
But then again - it's probably just me.
EDITED - 5/5/11 -
This post originally appeared on my other blog - A Left-Handed Quilter.
As of today - all of BOB's adventures will appear on this blog.
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