I was sent this, and...
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Richard MacCutchan wrote:
I don't think it will be long before a wholegeneration will not be able to do anything for themselves in terms of using their brains.
Try to pay cash and get the correct change at a drive-through fast-food place. Last time my dad and I went (2 weeks ago) we both watched the cashier try to count the coins and I swear it took 3 people before they came back to us - and they still got the amount wrong. And I find this sort of thing is happening more and more frequently.
Reminds me of a time at a restaurant, my bill was $31.50 or the like, I gave the person $51.50. They typed something in wrong on the register, "I said, don't worry just give a $20 and I'll be on my way..." but NNnnoooo! 15 minutes later somebody found a calculator, apparently they didn't trust the one on their phone or mine, they couldn't do the math on a piece of paper, nor did they believe my explanation of how to give change. The look of surprise when they determined I was correct was priceless :elephant: them. The "money" person at an establishment can't count change that's terrible.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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What about a former classmate as your new doctor?
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto
That would be difficult... I am engineer not medic ;) But yeah... I know what you mean :~:~ X|
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Reminds me of a time at a restaurant, my bill was $31.50 or the like, I gave the person $51.50. They typed something in wrong on the register, "I said, don't worry just give a $20 and I'll be on my way..." but NNnnoooo! 15 minutes later somebody found a calculator, apparently they didn't trust the one on their phone or mine, they couldn't do the math on a piece of paper, nor did they believe my explanation of how to give change. The look of surprise when they determined I was correct was priceless :elephant: them. The "money" person at an establishment can't count change that's terrible.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
This one stuck with me. A long time ago I used to work near a shopping mall, and often went for lunch at the food court with coworkers. There was a cashier who recognized us from many previous visits. Whatever I ordered one day came down to $6.66 (just to give you an idea of how long ago that was...) I had $7, but I always try to minimize the number of coins I have carry, so I gave her $7.16 (that was before Canada get rid of the penny). As I handed that to her, she looked at me with this exasperated look on her face, let out a sigh, and said, "why do you always have to make it complicated for me?"... I told her, "I *do* try to make it simple for you." There was this long pause. She punched the transaction into her cash register, and I swear she looked like she had just witnessed some magic trick when she finally realized she only had to give me 2 quarters in change. I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
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On the other hand, my children are more, much more brilliant in math than me... Or, possibly, I am very very dumb. :-D
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto
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This one stuck with me. A long time ago I used to work near a shopping mall, and often went for lunch at the food court with coworkers. There was a cashier who recognized us from many previous visits. Whatever I ordered one day came down to $6.66 (just to give you an idea of how long ago that was...) I had $7, but I always try to minimize the number of coins I have carry, so I gave her $7.16 (that was before Canada get rid of the penny). As I handed that to her, she looked at me with this exasperated look on her face, let out a sigh, and said, "why do you always have to make it complicated for me?"... I told her, "I *do* try to make it simple for you." There was this long pause. She punched the transaction into her cash register, and I swear she looked like she had just witnessed some magic trick when she finally realized she only had to give me 2 quarters in change. I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
dandy72 wrote:
I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
:thumbsup: In the hopes of sooner or later it sinks in. One would think the 'money' person at said business should be the most skilled at the money (the purpose of the business to begin with). More than once I've been given too much change back, I've told the person this and had to darn near argue with the person before they realized their mistake. Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Well, "giving change" is just additions and subtractions. Not particularly difficult math.
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My rate of failure is impressive, even on simple operations. :-D
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto
I had once an error in high school... 1x1 = 2 And the best was that in the revision, when I asked where I had the error the teacher went over my calculations twice without noticing it. She had to do it herself on paper, and when she arrived at the point, we both did a :doh: :doh: :doh: at the same time. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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dandy72 wrote:
I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
:thumbsup: In the hopes of sooner or later it sinks in. One would think the 'money' person at said business should be the most skilled at the money (the purpose of the business to begin with). More than once I've been given too much change back, I've told the person this and had to darn near argue with the person before they realized their mistake. Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
I always tell it once, depending on the reaction of the person, I tell it a second time or not. I know people doesn't like to be told about errors, but there are reactions that cross the line :doh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I had once an error in high school... 1x1 = 2 And the best was that in the revision, when I asked where I had the error the teacher went over my calculations twice without noticing it. She had to do it herself on paper, and when she arrived at the point, we both did a :doh: :doh: :doh: at the same time. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Now, I cannot believe an engineer could do that. Being a physicist, of course I can. :-D
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto
CPallini wrote:
Now, I cannot believe an engineer could do that.
I was 16 back then, not engineer yet
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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dandy72 wrote:
I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
:thumbsup: In the hopes of sooner or later it sinks in. One would think the 'money' person at said business should be the most skilled at the money (the purpose of the business to begin with). More than once I've been given too much change back, I've told the person this and had to darn near argue with the person before they realized their mistake. Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
jeron1 wrote:
Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
That's when I'd say "if you ever open a bank, I want to be your first customer." Of course that's only if they can only make mistakes in your favor. Otherwise I'd want nothing to do with that bank. OTOH, I know someone who worked as a cashier in a tiny local store. One day they had a sale. Customer bought two items, one at 30% off, the other at 40% off. Cashier totaled the two items, then applied a 70% discount...
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jeron1 wrote:
Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
That's when I'd say "if you ever open a bank, I want to be your first customer." Of course that's only if they can only make mistakes in your favor. Otherwise I'd want nothing to do with that bank. OTOH, I know someone who worked as a cashier in a tiny local store. One day they had a sale. Customer bought two items, one at 30% off, the other at 40% off. Cashier totaled the two items, then applied a 70% discount...
dandy72 wrote:
applied a 70% discount..
:laugh: Is that store still in business?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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dandy72 wrote:
applied a 70% discount..
:laugh: Is that store still in business?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle