Yesterday at Work.

**Plastic Flute** · 05-29-2009, 01:36 PM

Yesterday at work, A guy buying deck cleaner, hiked up his pants leg to show me where a huge chunk of cancer was removed from his leg shin and covered with scar tissue. How this tied into anything is beyond me. I thought he was weird. He had an accent .

So I asked him where he was from.

He said Al Habama.
(Me thinking this was a Jewish place or somewhere in India or Abrabic. )
he looked at me weird and kinda funny and said its in the South than he left.

Thats when I realized he said Alabama.

**Camino** · 05-29-2009, 02:01 PM

If you work for the GP long enough, you will see & hear, so many unbelievable things!
Not only, are you suppose to do your job, but your also suppose to be a psychiatrist!
Sounds like, maybe he was lonely & needed someone sympathy?

**Plastic Flute** · 05-29-2009, 03:13 PM

You are RIGHT!!!!! . I must have that aura about me that Im a soft place to fall on lol. I dont think he was lonely just scared. I cant blame most middle aged men these days for that feeling. Its scary now.

**Jocasta** · 05-29-2009, 03:50 PM

That is pretty funny though.
They obviously sense a good soul.

**MSFixR** · 05-29-2009, 04:43 PM

They talk funny pretty much everywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line (sorry Op).

**Plastic Flute** · 05-29-2009, 05:45 PM

He didnt have a southern accent.

**MSFixR** · 05-29-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Plastic Flute

He didnt have a southern accent.

Then he wasn't from Alabama.

**MissyO** · 06-01-2009, 12:24 AM

HAHAHA! How in the hell do you retail people do it? I'd jump across the table and explain to him that I'd cut a chunk out of the other leg for wasting my time.

I'm just not a people person.

**Bill5461** · 06-01-2009, 11:17 AM

So, is showing off your cancer a good way to meet chicks?

Dark Dude · 06-06-2009, 06:59 AM

Indeed, Ive worked retail for 4 years and when someone shares a story or something like that with you, it means that they feel comfortable with you and possibly trust you, or maybe looking for sympathy, I dunno. I always enjoy the crazy stories customers tell me. my co workers are even more interesting...someone should start a thread about that.

**MSFixR** · 06-06-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Dude

I always enjoy the crazy stories customers tell me. my co workers are even more interesting...someone should start a thread about that.

I've got the perfect title for the thread: "Rantings of the Marginally Sane".

**Camino** · 06-06-2009, 12:33 PM

^Perfect!

**Plastic Flute** · 06-06-2009, 01:06 PM

Thats a horrinble name for the thread Fix. How about ...Yesterday at work

**MSFixR** · 06-06-2009, 02:35 PM

Yes, but "Yesterday at Work" could include mundane things like "I got a paper cut while collating the Fudbuster report." or "Helga, the steno, got caught polishing the custodian's knob again."

**Plastic Flute** · 06-06-2009, 02:47 PM

Your are right Fixey.

Helga? Are you posting Swedish bikini babe pics again? and having unpure thoughts ?

**Camino** · 06-06-2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks guys, I needed a good laugh!

Ophelia · 06-13-2009, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissyO

HAHAHA! How in the hell do you retail people do it? I'd jump across the table and explain to him that I'd cut a chunk out of the other leg for wasting my time.

I'm just not a people person.

HAHA! NICE Missy!

FixR! I do not have a Southern accent...if anything I just have a bit of cajun come out in certain words when I am tired or tipsy..

I have been to Hal Abama, they do talk real funny there.

Cat · 06-27-2009, 05:07 PM

Haha...Al Habama.

Working retail (or with people in general) really makes you lose your faith in humanity.

Today a guy came into the store I work at and bought a bunch of sandwiches and stuff. He went out and put it on a table outside and came back in to get his coffee. After he had taken the coffee out he comes back all pissy saying a bird had sat on his sandwich while he went inside for the coffee, so he wanted a new one. Cause what birds do is our fault, naturally.

**Val** · 06-28-2009, 12:52 AM

Cat... I miss you!

FireBird · 06-28-2009, 08:41 PM

Die, Val.

05-29-2009, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	Yesterday at Work. Yesterday at work, A guy buying deck cleaner, hiked up his pants leg to show me where a huge chunk of cancer was removed from his leg shin and covered with scar tissue. How this tied into anything is beyond me. I thought he was weird. He had an accent . So I asked him where he was from. He said Al Habama. (Me thinking this was a Jewish place or somewhere in India or Abrabic. ) he looked at me weird and kinda funny and said its in the South than he left. Thats when I realized he said Alabama.

06-01-2009, 12:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,397 My Profile	HAHAHA! How in the hell do you retail people do it? I'd jump across the table and explain to him that I'd cut a chunk out of the other leg for wasting my time. I'm just not a people person. Last edited by MissyO; 06-01-2009 at 12:24 AM..

05-29-2009, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Camino Triple the Pleasure!... Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,844 My Profile	If you work for the GP long enough, you will see & hear, so many unbelievable things! Not only, are you suppose to do your job, but your also suppose to be a psychiatrist! Sounds like, maybe he was lonely & needed someone sympathy?

05-29-2009, 03:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	You are RIGHT!!!!! . I must have that aura about me that Im a soft place to fall on lol. I dont think he was lonely just scared. I cant blame most middle aged men these days for that feeling. Its scary now.

05-29-2009, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jocasta Josh&Hart&Nett. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21,213 My Profile	That is pretty funny though. They obviously sense a good soul.

05-29-2009, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,281 My Profile	They talk funny pretty much everywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line (sorry Op).

05-29-2009, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	He didnt have a southern accent.

06-01-2009, 11:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 16,356 My Profile	So, is showing off your cancer a good way to meet chicks?

06-06-2009, 06:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dark Dude sla-pus a bit-chus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Antonio Posts: 940 My Profile	Indeed, Ive worked retail for 4 years and when someone shares a story or something like that with you, it means that they feel comfortable with you and possibly trust you, or maybe looking for sympathy, I dunno. I always enjoy the crazy stories customers tell me. my co workers are even more interesting...someone should start a thread about that.

06-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Camino Triple the Pleasure!... Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,844 My Profile	^Perfect!

06-06-2009, 01:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	Thats a horrinble name for the thread Fix. How about ...Yesterday at work

06-06-2009, 02:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,281 My Profile	Yes, but "Yesterday at Work" could include mundane things like "I got a paper cut while collating the Fudbuster report." or "Helga, the steno, got caught polishing the custodian's knob again."

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Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 9,535 My Profile	Cat... I miss you!

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FireBird Get some! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 454 My Profile	Die, Val.

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06-06-2009, 02:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	Your are right Fixey. Helga? Are you posting Swedish bikini babe pics again? and having unpure thoughts ?

06-06-2009, 02:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Camino Triple the Pleasure!... Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,844 My Profile	Thanks guys, I needed a good laugh!

06-27-2009, 05:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
Cat Bloomin' crazy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 2,007 My Profile	Haha...Al Habama. Working retail (or with people in general) really makes you lose your faith in humanity. Today a guy came into the store I work at and bought a bunch of sandwiches and stuff. He went out and put it on a table outside and came back in to get his coffee. After he had taken the coffee out he comes back all pissy saying a bird had sat on his sandwich while he went inside for the coffee, so he wanted a new one. Cause what birds do is our fault, naturally.