Old Enough To Remember?
- Thread starter Shuey
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We didn't have GPS...
Dad stubbornly refused to ask for directions
Mom purposely always held the map upside down
and while both kept arguing, we somehow still made it there...
Dad stubbornly refused to ask for directions
Mom purposely always held the map upside down
and while both kept arguing, we somehow still made it there...
You can always tell when a customer has worked a customer-facing job before…
They’re patient, polite, and quick to thank you because they know firsthand how far a little courtesy can get them...
They’re patient, polite, and quick to thank you because they know firsthand how far a little courtesy can get them...
I have never worked in a job like that but my mom was a waitress in a popular cafe in our small town for a few decades. She taught us to always be patient and kind to anyone in those kinds of jobs. My wife and I have drummed it into our kids heads too.
Spent my apprenticeship in repairing 'white goods' (washers, fridges, freezers) and worked on residential a/c till present day, so always installations and service calls at the client's place, and over the decades you meet a wide variety of people and characters...
Fact is, those who are in a trade themself are still the most 'cooperative'... those with 'a degree' who never held a tool in their entire lifetime, not so much...
Same when it comes to car and bike workshops (or annual tech inspections): the minimum in courtesy is to show up with a washed vehicle, respect your mech and that...
... dang, I knew it...
Sounds more like Boomer to me, lol..........
Days remembered when pronouns and antecedents were in agreement.
Remember these in grade school.
