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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 4:56 am
What an ass, tell him "yes and none of it is for him".
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 12:45 pm
I don't know if it is the holiday's or what, but lately I have been getting sooo much attitude from other posters. Snippy and short remarks. If I have done or posted something that in someway remotely has offended anyone, please accept my deepest apologies. My posts are not intended to hurt or anger, they are just my humble opinions or observations.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 1:32 pm
You know Escapee......I am offended by your remarks.  My gripe right now is Christmas music. I work in a restaurant, and lately have been doing lots of doubles. The satellite Holiday music station is KILLING ME. I hear 8 versions of 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' and 'Jingle Bell Rock' throughout the course of the day and night. Not to mention being there so long that I near the SAME version a few times as well. What annoys me the most, is the song 'My Favourite Things' from The Sound of Music. WHY IS THAT A CHRISTMAS SONG!!! I'm sorry, but there is no Christmas in the movie, but somehow we've made this association between the song and the holiday. Grrrr!! And this holiday music station has three different versions of the song (none of which are Julie Andrews). And ONE of the versions is SUPER-SLOW. It sounds suicidal. I don't get it. The tempo of the song doesn't match the words. I am going to FREAK OUT if I have to listen to the crappy Xmas music much longer.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 2:08 pm
Don't feel that way Escapee, it happens to us all at times but usually someone is just trying to lighten the mood or make it short cause they agree with what someone else said and just have a little to add. It is so hard to interpret the written word here. It is not like a book, it doesn't say things like "she said with a smile", he "winked and grinned" you know what I mean. You don't get the tone of voice either and that makes so much difference. I have felt like that more than once and I usually find that in real life I am just a bit more touchy about things and so I will read more into it. There is a pretty good bunch of people here and I find if I ask if someone meant something in a bad way they will almost always say something like, "oh no, I am sorry you took it that way." Anyway I have read a lot of your posts and I have yet to find you offensive. Just chill hon, it's that darn Christmas stress I bet.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 5:46 pm
I am a hopeless postaholic....is there a twelve step program?
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 6:03 pm
Step 1: Call internet service provider and ask to be disconnected. Step 2: Unplug modem cord from computer. Step 3: Unplug computer from wall. Step 4: Throw said computer out window. Step 5: Close and lock door to (old) computer room. Step 6: Duct tape hands to coffee table in living room to prevent you from trying to salvage your computer and type new post. So, it's half of a twelve step program. LOL. I"m not trying to be snarky, Escapee, even if it sounds like it. Trying to add some humour to your day for ya. I haven't seen anything offensive in your posts, and I still like to hear from you. I'm sure I'm not alone.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 1:13 pm
Ok, but I use it at work. Constant connection, link is right there..........
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 8:03 am
I am very upset right now and it affected my sleep last night...so bear with me while I post this to help get it out of my system. Hubby and I own our own business (actually he does...I just help). I have never liked the guy he hired to help him. I don't trust him. We have a two week pay period that ends on Friday...and then we pay him the following Monday. He is very clever about asking to be paid on Friday right away. I don't like to do this because it is too easy to make mistakes when you are rushed and hubby usually isn't there to verify his hours. Sometimes, if hubby happens to be in the office on Friday he will give in and pay the guy on the spot as a favor. (Hubby is a pushover). Yesterday, I got a call at home from this guy at 4:15 asking if hubby was home. (He is NEVER home this early). He proceeds to tell me that hubby promised him that hubby would meet him at the office to pay him that day. Then he proceeds to tell me that the reason he wants to be paid right then is that he has a problem with his bank that resulted because when he went to put gas in our service van...they wouldn't accept the credit card and he had to pay it out of his own pocket. (Hmmmmmm.....). He tells me that his bank closes at 5:00 so I need to come right away. Okay...if that was the case, then I would come in and pay him. (First I tried reaching hubby on the cell phone ...but no luck.) So I dropped what I was doing, hopped in the truck, and drove into town to take care of this matter. As I walked into the office, hubby calls asking if I was trying to reach him. I explained the situation to hubby. First of all, hubby says, he didn't promise to meet him at the office to pay him. It was never discussed. Secondly, yes there was a problem with the credit card, but it was taken care of the next day and he paid the guy right away. Then hubby asks me what jacket the guy is wearing. I tell him a blue mechanics one. Apparently hubby had told him that morning that the jacket was inappropriate to wear out on calls as it had two large dirty spots and smelled of gasoline. The employeesaid that he had his good jacket in his truck and would change jackets. (Apparently that didn't happen). Then hubby asked me how long the guy had taken for lunch that day. I told him the time card said 30 minutes. He told me that the employee had some personal business to take care of that morning and instead of logging out and in ...he would just write off an hour for lunch. He hadn't. When he overheard hubby and I talking about it...he all of sudden had total recall...grabbed the time card from hand...and changed the time. I then told hubby that there was a reason that we paid on the following Monday and one of the reasons was to verify the time card. I couldn't verify the time card so I didn't feel comfortable writing the check. Hubby who wasn't too pleased with all the lies thus far...(1. The promise to meet him in the office 2. The credit card problem that had already been resolved 3. The jacket 4. The lunch hour ) Agreed that we shouldn't write the check. I felt bad as the guy obviously needs the money...but, we have a business to run and dont' like being taken advantage of when we have bent over backwards to help this guy out. I shouldmention that the credit card incident was a result of helping him out. The credit card has his name on it because it is used for gas for the service vehicle. Because it has his name on it, we have a very low amount. Hubby had been allowing him to drive the vehicle back and forth from home to work and being that this was the end of the billing cycle and he had used more gas than usual because of the back and forth trips (he lives about 30 minutes away from the office)...he exceeded the limit that we had set. Instead of calling hubby and having hubby approve putting the gas on his service van account...the guy took it upon himself to use his personal credit card. Now how this caused problems with his bank...I don't know. But hubby reimbursed him the very next morning. So I told the guy that the time card would have to be verified against his service records on Monday and that he would have to wait until then to be paid. Needless to say...he wasn't happy with me. Later he called hubby and told him that he didn't mean for it to sound the way I said. When hubby got home, he checked the service van for the guys service records...and discovered that there was hardly anything written down for the entire week! So who knows what's up. I should also add that we start the day at 8:30 and he had two days where he claimed to start at 7:00 and 7:30! Without anyone's approval! So this added unapproved hours to his time card as well. My gut feeling is that this guy really needs the money and is ripping us off! Thanks...I really needed to get that all out. It looks like I will be adding babysitting duties since the guy can't be trusted. He is going to have to call into me after each and every service call now. And so as not to be a total downer...the good news is that I got a call from the insurance company...and the check is on the way for daughter's robbery to the tune of $5,800.00 after the $500.00 deductible. So that helps to heal her wounds somewhat.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 9:06 am
Mary, been there, did that, got the T-shirt, fire him asap. He's preying on your husband's goodwill. It will only get worse, not better. And he's a total fool to think you and your husband would not have conferred over his little program for yesterday. In a small business, you can't afford to surround yourself with people you can't trust. Hopefully you can start looking for someone you can.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 10:29 am
Hey, y'all...I usually don't come to the gripe thread because in general, I don't gripe about much. But this happened to me the other day and here is the email I sent to their HQ. I haven't heard any response back...and I probably won't. -------------------------------------------- To Whom it may Concern, Hi...I have a little story to tell you and I do hope that you will read this. I actually want somebody in Charge to read it, but whomever reads this I hope you get it to the right people. My co-worker and I were working in the One Union Plaza building on 124 West Captiol, in Little Rock today. For lunch my co-worker decided he would grab something to eat at Sufficient Grounds. I, having brought my lunch with me, thought that was an OK idea and that I would grab my lunch bag and meet him in there to eat. When I walked inside the Restaurant, I grabbed a table, sat down and began to eat the lunch that I had brought from my home. My co-worker was ordering his meal and had a seat at the table with me. One of your waitresses came over to take my order and my co-worker said, "He brought his own.". The waitress then proceeded to tell me that I shouldn't do that. I asked her why? She then told me because, "This is a restaruant and it's uncool." Oh, now is it!?!?! I told her that I was working in the building and I just wanted to somewhere to eat my lunch. She then proceeded to tell me, "Well next time you shouldn't do that." So...let me break this down. It is uncool for me to eat my lunch, which I brought from home, in your restaurant? What I think is uncool is the fact that she called me out in front of other customers and what does it matter if I want to eat my lunch, which I brought from home? I just wanted to have a seat and eat lunch with my co-worker. We won't even go into how she was rude to him. Telling him that, "Next time, you just need to have a seat." All because he was trying to order his meal at the counter. Now, is it possible that you people are so uptight that only certain people can eat in your establishment? I think she really needs to reconsider what she says to people that come into you restaurant. Because here is what I am going to do...Everybody I know will be told not to visit Sufficient Grounds. All my co-workers, my family, my friends and anybody that I hear mention that they want to try your place because they have never been there. I really wanted to talk to her manager, but I was so pissed that I grabbed my stuff and left, "Your Fine Classy Eating Coffee Establishment." I see how you treat people that come in. Oh, and by the way, how did she know that I wasn't going to order something? I will never spend another dollar at Sufficient Grounds, and I will try my best to make sure nobody else does either. Michael ***** A coulda been happy with Sufficient Grounds until this happened Customer ----------------------------- just the fact that she treated me like some second class citizen really got under my skin! And btw, Sufficient Grounds is a little Coffee Cafe, deli place that thinks they are up and coming around these parts. Not if I have anything to do with it.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 11:48 am
I don't uncool is the right word, but I know that bringing in outside food can result in all sorts of health violations for the restaraunt if an inspector were to show up.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 11:53 am
You gotta be kidding me....I have taken my lunch into various restaurants to eat my lunch with my co-workers and nobody said a damn thing. I forget, we poor people aren't allowed to associate with people that can actually buy our lunch...please forgive me.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 11:58 am
but the point is...not that I brought my lunch in...the point is that she could have been more tactful...but I guess since I was the one who was embarrassed by it...it doesn't matter.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:03 pm
Really? I did it one time and was told it was a health violation. You are absolutely correct, her choice of words were awful. Would you have been less embarrassed if she had told you it was a health violation?
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:03 pm
Had she come to me and cordially told me the "what for" I would have gladly left without any thoughts....the point is that she made it a point to call me out in front of all the other customers. .
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:05 pm
Yes, she definitely handled it poorly.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:10 pm
I'm still griping, though. And, I still will not put any business their way. You had to been there...it was embarrassing and I surely could have filed a public humiliation suit...but because I thought she didn't know any better...I thought it better not to embarrass her...which is more thought than she gave me.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:23 pm
I wanna gripe about my ridiculous attempts to decorate our home. I thought it was a pretty snappy idea to get an antique wooden wine rack to put on the back of the toilet to hold rolled up hand towels. Well, I guess I waited too long to insert the rolled up hand towels. My fabulous groom has turned it into a hyper-fancified toilet paper holder. There are now four rolls of white toilet paper perched merrily all over the wine rack to greet our guests. I'm now trying to figure out what message this will send to them, and what my response should be if they retreat from the bathroom asking "so what are you saying to me?".
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:26 pm
....and Nick, you were the bigger person for handling this embarrassing situation in this manner. I am so sorry to hear that you went through this type of scenario Nick. If she had approached you quietly and informed you of rules and regulations, then she would have given you a chance to leave in a manner that would have been satisfactory to you and to her and the establishment. For your sake Nick, just let it go. Apparently you made an honest mistake with this establishment and unfortunately it was handled poorly which resulted in the heaviness in your heart....so all you can do is to let it go and move forward from here. You're a good man Nick.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:26 pm
If the waitress had a problem with you eating...she should of directed the problem directly to her boss/manager to look after it. I don't blame you for not wanting to give them any more of your business. I wouldn't either
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:27 pm
Well,it was handled very poorly. It is a health violation to bring in food from outside the restaurant. I worked in the restaurant business for years,and we weren't even allowed to bring our lunches from home. You should have spoken to the manager. The waitress is not in charge,and you should have let the manager know that she embarrassed you. The manager is always the one to talk to in cases like this.
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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:35 pm
{{{Nick}}} It never ceases to amaze me how many people "put their mouth in gear before engaging their brain". She definitely falls into this category.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:42 pm
Oh,and I wanted to add,if you do not hear anything back from them,you are right. They don't deserve your business.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:51 pm
Thats why I informed them via Email...they must put this right or else...heheheh...Believe me...I understand all arguments against what I did...and I have noticed that nobody has said the watress was in the right...listen, as Egbok said, and I personnally don't know Egbok outside of TVCH, she said it right...had she given me some thought...I would not be typing this stuff...had she had some couthe...I would not be typing this...you all had to just see her face...this chick, it was like it offended her for me to be in the very establishment...I try my best and I make mistakes...but please don't humiliate me in front of everybody....that is all I ask. Sufficient Grounds I dispise, because of one waitress and I do know that there will be many people that visit because I hate them....its the american way.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 3:07 pm
AAGGGHHHHH!!! I loathe Christmas shopping on Saturdays in malls!!!!!!! Thank goodness most items can be ordered online -- after today, I refuse to set foot near a mall for at least 6 months!
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