Please educate your children
Over the years I’ve come to terms with the fact that the Texas education system pretty much sucks. I’m sure other states have this problem as well, but it seems like while many are trying to correct the problem, Texas continues to pile more and more bullshit into the curriculum which leaves less time for the fundamentals.
I met a young elementary school teacher that happened to her course curriculum binder in her car. After looking through it I realized that about a third of what she was teaching actually belonged in the classroom, the rest belonged in the home. Things such as racial tolerance, family values, self-esteem, and on and on.
Because of all this, I end up bumping into people like Tom. One of my favorite things to do after playing golf or hitting balls on the range is to cool off with a slushie, icee or some other frozen concoction. This weekend I found myself at the corner store for this treat. It had been especially hot and I was very thirsty. Instead of using one of the smaller slushie cups I grabbed one of the 64oz. drink cups and filled it with my frozen treat. This is where things went stupid.
I walked up to Tom and things went something like this.
Me: That’s a slush not a soda. (I say this because soda is cheaper and I didn’t want to rip anyone off.)
Tom: I’m sorry, we don’t sell 64oz. slushes.
Me: I know there are no 64oz. slushie cups but can’t you just charge me double the prize of a 32oz. slushie.
Tom: I don’t know how to do that sir. There’s no item on my register for a 64oz. slush.
Me: Can’t you just double the price of the 32oz slush and put it under fountain drinks?
Tom: Let’s see. Hmm. $1.39 times two would be about $3.00 plus tax.
Me: (light bulb) Hey, you have a button to ring up a 32oz. slush right?
Tom: Yep, but that’s not a…. (I cut him off)
Me: Let’s pretend I bought two 32oz slushes. Can you ring up two 32oz slushes?
Tom: I sure can. Are you sure you want to pay for two? That comes out to more than 64oz.
Me: Call me weird but I’ll pay for the two slushes.
Tom: Must be nice to have money to burn, they don’t pay us hardly nothing here.
Me: Thanks Tom. Oh are you going to be here tomorrow night? No? Thanks, I’ll be back.
Posted by deadscot on 28 Jul, 2008 at 20:19Submit comment:
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