I am about to apply voltage to yet another build of mine in a minute or two. Sometimes reading just doesn't soak in.
A thief entered a house late one afternoon.
He tied up the woman and at knife point asked the man to hand over the jewelry and money.
The man started sobbing and said,
– You can take anything you want. But please untie the rope and free her!
Thief: –You must really love your wife!
Man: –Not particularly, but she will be coming home shortly!
He tied up the woman and at knife point asked the man to hand over the jewelry and money.
The man started sobbing and said,
– You can take anything you want. But please untie the rope and free her!
Thief: –You must really love your wife!
Man: –Not particularly, but she will be coming home shortly!
True story, just happened not 30 minutes ago, colour me confused.
I'm in line at the pharmacy, the stranger in front of me, pays with a $50.
The clerk says do you have 40 cents?
Man says no.
Thinking he might be short, I said I do and handed the clerk two quarters. He returns a dime to me.
Thank yous were exchanged and then this happened.
He gives the man $19 in change. A 10 and 5 dollar bill and a couple toonies ($2 coins)
I was stunned.
The clerk didn't didn't ask for $1.40 in change so he could return a $20, just 40 cents so he could round it up to the nearest dollar.
Wow, just wow. Everyone in Canada seems to have a few dollars in change as it's needed when you don't have the $1 and $2 bills.
The next thing I know the man turned around, said thanks again and then handed me one of the toonies he was just given in his change.
I couldn't help but laugh as I said thanks, thinking to myself, this is so effin' Canadian it makes me and probably a good part of the world laugh like hell. I'm not sure whether to be proud or embarrassed.
And... surprise, surprise, none of us said 'sorry eh'.
I'm in line at the pharmacy, the stranger in front of me, pays with a $50.
The clerk says do you have 40 cents?
Man says no.
Thinking he might be short, I said I do and handed the clerk two quarters. He returns a dime to me.
Thank yous were exchanged and then this happened.
He gives the man $19 in change. A 10 and 5 dollar bill and a couple toonies ($2 coins)
I was stunned.
The clerk didn't didn't ask for $1.40 in change so he could return a $20, just 40 cents so he could round it up to the nearest dollar.
Wow, just wow. Everyone in Canada seems to have a few dollars in change as it's needed when you don't have the $1 and $2 bills.
The next thing I know the man turned around, said thanks again and then handed me one of the toonies he was just given in his change.
I couldn't help but laugh as I said thanks, thinking to myself, this is so effin' Canadian it makes me and probably a good part of the world laugh like hell. I'm not sure whether to be proud or embarrassed.
And... surprise, surprise, none of us said 'sorry eh'.
One time I exited a room (think it might have been a shop or a pub, really can't remember) and reached behind myself to pull the door shut. Only there was a person between me and the door, so I unseeingly grabbed her breast. You can imagine how horribly embarrassed I was, expecting a slap, a curse or a threat of legal peril...only she said "sorry!"
I thought, that is probably the most British thing ever.
I thought, that is probably the most British thing ever.
My true story:
Several years ago, I was working 2nd shift. One evening I decided to go out to eat for my lunch break.
After I ate, the waittress brought my bill, which came to $11.50. I gave her a twenty and she returned with 3 ones, a ten, and some change.
I left the ones on the table and started walking out to my car when I realized that she gave me a ten instead of a five in the change.
She had disappeared back to the kitchen. I believe it was their closing time, and they were all trying to wrap things up so they could go home. After trying to get their attention for a couple of minutes, she finally came back out of the kitchen.
I held up the ten, and started explaining about her mistake. She grabbed the ten quickly, said thank you, and returned to the kitchen. Apparently, she thought it must have been more of a tip.
Kind of makes me want to go to Canada. 🤔
Several years ago, I was working 2nd shift. One evening I decided to go out to eat for my lunch break.
After I ate, the waittress brought my bill, which came to $11.50. I gave her a twenty and she returned with 3 ones, a ten, and some change.
I left the ones on the table and started walking out to my car when I realized that she gave me a ten instead of a five in the change.
She had disappeared back to the kitchen. I believe it was their closing time, and they were all trying to wrap things up so they could go home. After trying to get their attention for a couple of minutes, she finally came back out of the kitchen.
I held up the ten, and started explaining about her mistake. She grabbed the ten quickly, said thank you, and returned to the kitchen. Apparently, she thought it must have been more of a tip.
Kind of makes me want to go to Canada. 🤔
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I didn't imagine this was going to be difficult to understand. Perhaps I will reread, and then offer a more concise explanation. I am still dumbfounded by what happened.
Visiting a store with my wife, she was shopping for clothes (a Saks Fifth Avenue IIRC). There was a second floor to the shop, it was a spiral staircase going up. Rising on the right, a left hand CCW turn with long runs, standard rise. On the left coming down, very small runs with same rise, so very very steep.
As I was dutifully following my wife up the stairs, an older woman was coming down the steep side. She lost her balance, and tipped forward, careening down just about to face plant on the marble. Luckily, I was in the way.
It happened so fast, that all I could do was raise my arms to try and stop her fall in some way. Both hands, planted quite firmly on both breasts. I stopped her fall, she was ok.
First (and probably last) time a strange woman thanked me for grabbing her breasts in public.
Sigh, the good old days..
John
As I was dutifully following my wife up the stairs, an older woman was coming down the steep side. She lost her balance, and tipped forward, careening down just about to face plant on the marble. Luckily, I was in the way.
It happened so fast, that all I could do was raise my arms to try and stop her fall in some way. Both hands, planted quite firmly on both breasts. I stopped her fall, she was ok.
First (and probably last) time a strange woman thanked me for grabbing her breasts in public.
Sigh, the good old days..
John
We like to use 70 year old carbon comp resistors because they like to sing with us when we play, When you have an amp full of them it is just a lovely micrpophonic choir.
Add in a few wax caps so you also get a lf blumpty blump too.
The Saks Fifth Avenue store in Stanford, Calif had a spiral staircase exactly as you describe. Years ago when Saks folded, the building was reconfigured and it's now home to Crate And Barrel.
We have a QR code system here, the merchant has a display as per app, several companies are involved, all have codes.
The supermarkets have a system, where the card swipe machine can display the code.
All you need to to do is take a picture of the code in the smartphone app, and enter the amount (not needed at machine), and accept it, the money is transferred from bank or electronic wallet.
No cards or cash is involved. The service has no charge for the most part...
Even fruit and vegetable carts have such a facility.
One more functional use of the smart phone is added now.
My friends from North America say it is hard to believe, they are not having much of this there.
Africa is also make big strides in this, and yes sometimes fraud is encountered.
The supermarkets have a system, where the card swipe machine can display the code.
All you need to to do is take a picture of the code in the smartphone app, and enter the amount (not needed at machine), and accept it, the money is transferred from bank or electronic wallet.
No cards or cash is involved. The service has no charge for the most part...
Even fruit and vegetable carts have such a facility.
One more functional use of the smart phone is added now.
My friends from North America say it is hard to believe, they are not having much of this there.
Africa is also make big strides in this, and yes sometimes fraud is encountered.