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Happy Australia Day Australia!!

We live in an awesome country; and the point of today is mostly to impress that point. Of course I don't mind the double pay that comes with this sorta occasion:D and people are so much funnier to observe that if i could pick my roster, the bulk of it would land on public holidays:)

Today's observations; my first customers were 3 men with kiddies and a handful of groceries. I actually asked "where are the mums?" To which they replied: "mums?!" I stumbled on: "well the men that usually pass through these checkouts are either forced to, backpackers, married or -" "-gay?" they finished off. That was NOT the word i had in mind. But it made me wonder whether this was the kinda perception that tagged most shops a guy-repellant. I always just thought they couldn't be bothered.

In good spirits, I stood there laughing to myself & wondering what I was missing at Olympic Stadium. The mood evaporated as soon as the store next door started blaring Ricky Martin>_> Wondering how best to ignore it, but given no time as the next customer came along, i was startled by her question -
"- um i was just wondering if there was anyone else that worked in the store??"
"Of course there is!"
"well where are they?"
"you mean noone is in the aisles??"
"you can set a canon off in there and noone would hear it!"
O_O

I always find myself in this kinda situation. It's quite funny when i look back on it but at the time, it's as if the answers are chasing the questions. It's -to put simply- nuts. Another useful thing i picked up was knowing how to spot smokers before they ask for a pack. It's useful coz i can strategise how best to break it to them, the legal implications of selling cigs underage :P Strategy is the key to avoiding eruptions. Looks like rain soon ``

posted by "/umin @ 12:20 PM