My first customer of the day was complaining because the pumps cut off at a $100, it's a credit card thing. Anyhow I let him leave his card and finish filling up, but he couldn't get the pump on. I tried to tell him to hang it up and let the screen clear out but he wouldn't shut up and walked out the door, he figured it out. He finished and came in but then he tried to walk out without scanning his card, then ran the magnetic strip instead of using the chip (hello, 21st Century here) and then tried to walk out without signing. That's the kind of guy who will end up driving into the back of a school bus.
Mrs. Late Guy told me the Doofus had come in first thing in the morning to buy cigarettes. He asked her how it's going and she replied "You know, work work work", and then realized he had been out of work for three weeks and can't seem to get a job. I started laughing, I know it's horrible but the look on her face when she was telling me what happened was hilarious.
There is a horrible story that goes here, towards the first of the day, but I moved it to the bottom so people can skip it. Trust me, you may want to skip it.
A truck driver came in with a fleet card but it kept getting rejected. I was about to suggest he get a money code from the company but he had walked out, I saw him going across the street but we're the only place in the area that takes his card. He eventually came back with a money code and I got that all taken care of. He then told me how much he hates about the company and how his costs have gone up but not his profits. He was planning on working his way back home, calling the company and telling them to come pick up the truck. This is going to be happening a lot this year so get ready for a supply chain disaster. So much winning.
A woman came in and wanted to know if we had roses. Seriously, plan for Mother's Day well in advance.
I was going to run out and check the trashes but someone pulled on to the lot so I went back in the building. They parked way out on the edge by the sign but I knew, they were waiting, so I waited. Sure enough they eventually pulled around to the pump, then came in to use the restroom, then wandered around comparison shopping, then left. And they were followed by a swarm. You all plan this, don't you? btw, I did get the trash done.
The Storyteller came in and mentioned his transmission. He asked "did I tell you about that?" and I told him no and once again heard the story about how he was on the highway when it went out and it was now parked at his brother's house in Colorado, and was going to cost thousands to fix. It makes him happy to tell stories and if I'm not busy I'm glad to listen.
Skippy has been coming by this week. He wanders around, he has nothing to complain about and so he just leaves. I like that, he was such a pain when I was the manager across the street.
Stinky came in early and I was happy because I don't mind leaving early. Except he bought his cigarettes, wandered around and the after about 10 minutes counted in the drawer. Why show up at work early at all? In the end I went home at my regular time. I'm also concerned, what will happen to Stinky if the Doofus dies. That guy only shows up at work because the Doofus bring him. Yeah, he's one missed paycheck away from being homeless.
The following story is very gross. I highly advice skipping it. You've been warned.
A guy came in and went to the restroom. I could hear him and dreaded what he was doing in there. He came out and told me he had been sick. He offered to clean it up but I knew he wasn't, I told him I'd take care of it. I got some gloves and when to check. OMG!!!!!! He puked everywhere, Everywhere. It was all over the toilet, he didn't even put the seat up, it was on the walls and was all over the floor. I don't think he even bothered to try to aim. And of course a swarm of people showed up and I knew they were going to try to run into the restroom so I quickly grabbed the wet floor signs and blocked off the mens room. They all had to use the ladies room. When they left I pulled the tourist brochure over and blocked the hall to the restrooms and told all the rest of the swarm that they were closed. I'm pretty sure most of them weren't customers but just came to pee. Eventually the place cleared out so I took the mop and ran it over everything, yes including the toilet. I got up the bulk of it, then I cleaned the toilet itself. Then I swept up the chunky bits. Then I rinsed the mop out in the sink and cleaned the broom. Then after a while when everything dried up I went and redid the whole thing. That was one of the worst restroom experiences I've had, but not the worst.
Gross story over
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