There I am at Jack in the Box after class. It's some time after 10:00 pm. I'm eating my chicken sandwich minding my own business when three people come in to buy food. A woman, a man and a boy. The boy was probably about ten years old or so.
I was the only non-employee in the restaurant when they came in, so I could hear them as they ordered their food. The boy ordered a hamburger deluxe, a shake and a lemonade. The woman, whom I assume was his mother, told him he could have one drink or the other, but not both. He took the shake and a cup of water. The adults ordered their food as well.
A few minutes later when their food arrived, the man said, "Watch this." and walked away from the table. He went into the lavatory, and came back out moments later. At this point I see that he has the boy's, now empty, water cup. He proceeds to got to to the soda machine and serve a cup of lemonade. He then came back to the table, said "Here you go." and handed the cup to the boy.
There is the moral quandary. What is the correct response to this situation? Confront the man for theft? Tell the manager? Ignore the situation? Or something else entirely? What do you think? What what you have done, and why?
Thankfully I did not have to make a decision because the woman complained to the man, 'He can't have all that sugar. A shake and lemonade is too much!' The boy chimed in that he was fine with water. The man said he thought the boy/woman was just being cheap and he wanted to make the boy happy. He then apologized to the boy, dumped the lemonade in the lavatory and refilled the cup with water.
I finished my sandwich and started the drive home.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
25 Random Things About Me
[Facebook Rule]: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
(To do this, go to "notes" under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag your people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)[/Rules for Facebook]
1. I have never had a cavity, even though when I was younger I almost never brushed my teeth.
2. I have hand forged several daggers.
3. I love to read.
4. I don't usually do these sort of lists.
5. I've never smoked, done drugs, or been drunk.
6. I've taken over 40,000 pictures.
7. I've had a picture of mine used in an article.
8. When my family went on vacation in 2001, the public library's circulation went down noticeably.
9. I've been to almost half the states.
10. I've also been to sixteen countries.
11. I've built a house.
12. I am learning to play the Irish whistle.
13. I know around a half dozen programing languages.
14. I enjoy a good cup of tea.
15. I like trying new and strange foods.
16. I think of families of less than six people as small.
17. I think of houses larger than 600 square feet as large.
18. Bananas are my favorite fruit.
19. I am a voracious reader.
20. I eat home-made bread more often than bread from a store.
21. I've never shaved.
22. I'm currently reading "The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual."
23. I'm making hot dog buns for lunch.
24. I love pumpkin pie.
25. I am finished writing this list.
(To do this, go to "notes" under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag your people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)[/Rules for Facebook]
1. I have never had a cavity, even though when I was younger I almost never brushed my teeth.
2. I have hand forged several daggers.
3. I love to read.
4. I don't usually do these sort of lists.
5. I've never smoked, done drugs, or been drunk.
6. I've taken over 40,000 pictures.
7. I've had a picture of mine used in an article.
8. When my family went on vacation in 2001, the public library's circulation went down noticeably.
9. I've been to almost half the states.
10. I've also been to sixteen countries.
11. I've built a house.
12. I am learning to play the Irish whistle.
13. I know around a half dozen programing languages.
14. I enjoy a good cup of tea.
15. I like trying new and strange foods.
16. I think of families of less than six people as small.
17. I think of houses larger than 600 square feet as large.
18. Bananas are my favorite fruit.
19. I am a voracious reader.
20. I eat home-made bread more often than bread from a store.
21. I've never shaved.
22. I'm currently reading "The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual."
23. I'm making hot dog buns for lunch.
24. I love pumpkin pie.
25. I am finished writing this list.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Fire!
After returning from a two week vacation (see "San Fransisco") I have found few things that are equal in their relaxation value as a thousand acre fire threatening your home. Follow me as I guide you in a photo tour of my weekend. All these photos/videos were taken from my grandpa's porch. Only a hundred yards or so from my house.
Doing a little smoking.
Might as well enjoy the air show, right?
I love water, don't you?
A chopper on the way out.
Some folks missing a few marbles. (Click image for a more details.)
A wee bit close for comfort.
I'm not sure if this was comforting or terrifying. (Click to play.)
My brother took this one.
Yet another fly by. (Yippy!)
Later that night.
I took seval hundred more pictures, but these give you the idea.
Doing a little smoking.
Might as well enjoy the air show, right?
I love water, don't you?
A chopper on the way out.
Some folks missing a few marbles. (Click image for a more details.)
A wee bit close for comfort.
I'm not sure if this was comforting or terrifying. (Click to play.)
My brother took this one.
Yet another fly by. (Yippy!)
Later that night.
I took seval hundred more pictures, but these give you the idea.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Work Gift Exchange 2006
Ah, the holidays. The time of year when gift exchanges take place. We just finished one here at work.
Well, it was more of a booze exchange. Eighteen out of twenty-three gifts were some form of alcohol or another. Over 75%. That was a shocker.
At the last work related gift exchange I was at (last year with a different employer) the ratio was one out of six. Less than a 20% booze rate.
Included were such items as "Jack Danial's" whiskey, several vodkas, gin, a "World Beer Traveler", a few tequilas and a slew of champagnes. To give an incomplete list.
One sales rep gave the whole room a good laugh when he picked the "Jack Danial's" whiskey. When someone tried to steal it minutes later, the bottle had mysteriously vanished from the box, leaving only a few glasses. He appeared bemused when questioned. But did finally admit his fraud.
Another noteworthy fact was that of the non alcoholic items, zero were stolen. Whereas most of the booze was snatched not once, but maxed out and locked at two takings.
Well, it was more of a booze exchange. Eighteen out of twenty-three gifts were some form of alcohol or another. Over 75%. That was a shocker.
At the last work related gift exchange I was at (last year with a different employer) the ratio was one out of six. Less than a 20% booze rate.
Included were such items as "Jack Danial's" whiskey, several vodkas, gin, a "World Beer Traveler", a few tequilas and a slew of champagnes. To give an incomplete list.
One sales rep gave the whole room a good laugh when he picked the "Jack Danial's" whiskey. When someone tried to steal it minutes later, the bottle had mysteriously vanished from the box, leaving only a few glasses. He appeared bemused when questioned. But did finally admit his fraud.
Another noteworthy fact was that of the non alcoholic items, zero were stolen. Whereas most of the booze was snatched not once, but maxed out and locked at two takings.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
From Spreadsheets To France
I have discovered spreadsheets. Oh, I've known that they existed for a decade or more, but I never thought of actually utilizing them for anything. (You know, kind of like that spoon-gadgety-whats-it-thingy-ma-bober that's sitting in one of your kitchen drawers? The one you never use but keep around 'just in case.') That's have I've always viewed spreadsheets. But no more.
It's all Google's fault. If they hadn't have released "Google Docs & Spreadsheets", I could have remained blissfully ignorant of this fantastic tool for years to come. Thanks Google!
Years ago when I saw a movie ("Nerds" perhaps?) that said the the Killer App of the 1980's ("VisiCalc" came out in 1979 really) was the spreadsheet, I was bemused. 'Who cares about spreadsheets?' I thought.
Now I understand.
France to adopt the Penguin. That's right, The French Parliament is switching over to Linux on all it's computers, replacing "MS Windows."
I never thought I'd be saying this, but now there's two areas I wish the USA would emulate France. (The other being their massive use of nuclear power. I believe ~75-90% of the energy produce is nuclear.)
Go France!
It's all Google's fault. If they hadn't have released "Google Docs & Spreadsheets", I could have remained blissfully ignorant of this fantastic tool for years to come. Thanks Google!
Years ago when I saw a movie ("Nerds" perhaps?) that said the the Killer App of the 1980's ("VisiCalc" came out in 1979 really) was the spreadsheet, I was bemused. 'Who cares about spreadsheets?' I thought.
Now I understand.
Elevator News
France to adopt the Penguin. That's right, The French Parliament is switching over to Linux on all it's computers, replacing "MS Windows."
I never thought I'd be saying this, but now there's two areas I wish the USA would emulate France. (The other being their massive use of nuclear power. I believe ~75-90% of the energy produce is nuclear.)
Go France!
Friday, December 8, 2006
P. and E.'s Home Fellowship
Papa finished giving his life's story at P and E's* Home Fellowship last night.
Since this is the first time I've mentioned P and E's Home Fellowship, I might as well give you a few details about it.
Mr. and Mrs. P. share a house with Mr. and Mrs. E. (Along with Little E. and Baby E.) At some point, I will probably get around to asking if they mind their names being on a blog for the world to see. Until then you will have to be content with "P&E's Home Fellowship." Any way, we meet at their house at 19.00 hours every Thursday. They have a very 'hands on' sort of meeting, with everyone allowed and invited to participate. The group runs about seven to fifteen people. It begins with everyone getting a snack (vanilla bean cake last night) and a drink (tea, water, milk, etc.)
I have missed all of the meetings so far since they re-started up the meetings again this fall do to work. :-( I was actually at the last meeting (November 30th), at which my father gave the first half of of his life's story; up to the point of his marriage.
I'm sure a lot more has happened in the past 24 hours, but I'm buggered if I can remember it right now. I'll blame that on a lack of sleep.
*P and E: If I were going to tell you, I wouldn't have used their initials in the first place.
Since this is the first time I've mentioned P and E's Home Fellowship, I might as well give you a few details about it.
Mr. and Mrs. P. share a house with Mr. and Mrs. E. (Along with Little E. and Baby E.) At some point, I will probably get around to asking if they mind their names being on a blog for the world to see. Until then you will have to be content with "P&E's Home Fellowship." Any way, we meet at their house at 19.00 hours every Thursday. They have a very 'hands on' sort of meeting, with everyone allowed and invited to participate. The group runs about seven to fifteen people. It begins with everyone getting a snack (vanilla bean cake last night) and a drink (tea, water, milk, etc.)
I have missed all of the meetings so far since they re-started up the meetings again this fall do to work. :-( I was actually at the last meeting (November 30th), at which my father gave the first half of of his life's story; up to the point of his marriage.
I'm sure a lot more has happened in the past 24 hours, but I'm buggered if I can remember it right now. I'll blame that on a lack of sleep.
*P and E: If I were going to tell you, I wouldn't have used their initials in the first place.
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