Re: Why act like this?
[Re: Mr PotatoHead]
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03/28/20 11:58 PM
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The nearest wally world is 106 miles away, no thanks doc.
But I do have a $100 wally gift card here from Christmas. That will GET CHA almost 36 pies ! But they are in SEVERE DEMAND now ..especially rising crust ! Or ...I’ll buy that card !
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: Jjs72D]
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03/29/20 06:08 AM
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As I am walking back to my car, an elderly man walks up.
Why wouldn't you just order online Elderly, online? My parents are in their 80s. Mom is competent but Dad doesn't even have an email account. Which is why the very next thing I wrote was "or if that's not an option, order by phone."
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: resqguy]
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03/29/20 06:10 AM
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You didn't say how old the man was but maybe he was from a country or remembered a time when an overreach of authoritarian government was unacceptable under any circumstances. In our area the government still "allows" people to order inside but they just can't dine in. Maybe the old geyser had that expectation.
Someone with a deep understanding of history might find themselves isolated or scared when confronted by an unimaginable situation like that. When people are scared they don't always act in a civil way. He was definitely in his 70s, at least. And he freaked out when the kid asked him for the name on his order, which was before he was told that no one was allowed in the store.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: not_a_charger]
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03/29/20 06:50 AM
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Picking up pizza for my daughter. Store is locked, and they are meeting customers at the door with their order. As I am walking back to my car, an elderly man walks up. Nice kid working at the pizza place asks him "What is the name on your order, sir?" Old man goes nuts..."I'm here to place my order right now," barking at this poor kid. Kid tells him they can't let anyone in the store, old man yells, "What, my GD money is no good here," and it deteriorates from there. Yelling, cursing, basically throwing the old man version of a toddler's temper tantrum, especially when the kid told him, "I'll get you something to write down your order. That really set the guy off.
Why wouldn't you just order online, or if that's not an option, order by phone? Why leave your house looking for a fight? Why expend the energy it took to act like a raging a-hole? These people who feel the need to assert dominance over service workers, especially during a time like this, are pure trash. Not trying to be cute but I think you answered your own question, as in "raging a-hole". I'd bet regardless of the situation, this person is just that, an a-hole. From what you described, an option for the kid would have been to get the owner/manager involved and they should have defused the situation. I own a service type business and when there's an issue with a client, I deal with it politely. Over the course of 22 years, I've had to fire a few clients. Mike.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: moparmike1]
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03/29/20 06:56 AM
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There were only 2 people working in the shop...taking orders, making pizzas, and giving out the orders to customers. Everyone else was out doing deliveries. I only know this because when the kid came to the door, I saw just the two of them and said, "Wow, only 2 people on a Saturday? That's rough," and he told me that delivery volume is so high that they have to have as many cars on the road as possible.
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Re: Why act like this?
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03/29/20 08:30 AM
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All these replies yet no one has said it: The guy is a grumpy old F!#@!!!. Plain and simple. Hes doesn't do online anything and thats fine. He could call but he chose to be that grumpy ole man yelling at the low wage employee. Elderly folks can turn thrifty, demanding, unreasonable and confrontational. Kinda like a super hero abilities only they have A hole abilities.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: moparmarks]
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03/29/20 09:40 AM
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I'd bet regardless of the situation, this person is just that, an a-hole. Ditto
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: gtx6970]
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03/29/20 10:56 AM
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A co-woker of mine was in the line at a supermarket picking up some supplies. the guy in front of him turned around and saw he worked at the airport , he then went bonkers saying to my guy was inconsiderate of others going out in public simply because he was wearing a shirt from the airport.
we work outside the terminal btw,
Some of the people out there are batchit nuts regardless of age I would have asked him , "Why in the hell are you here then" Then would have told him , by the way , i just had my hands inside the Its business as usual at the Airports honestly , just very slowwwwwwww
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Re: Why act like this?
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03/29/20 11:57 AM
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As mentioned, probably has no idea how to order online, and sounds like it's possible dementia may be at work. This is a symptom, and I'm not making excuses for this behavior, but some people with dementia or Alzheimers will react in this way.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/29/20 12:07 PM
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Sorry Mike I was a little hungry and tired ..
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/29/20 01:19 PM
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As mentioned, probably has no idea how to order online, and sounds like it's possible dementia may be at work. This is a symptom, and I'm not making excuses for this behavior, but some people with dementia or Alzheimers will react in this way. Order by phone? I mean, guy was older, but not pre-Alexander Graham Bell old.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: 2boltmain]
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03/29/20 02:20 PM
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All these replies yet no one has said it: The guy is a grumpy old F!#@!!!. Plain and simple. Hes doesn't do online anything and thats fine. He could call but he chose to be that grumpy ole man yelling at the low wage employee. Elderly folks can turn thrifty, demanding, unreasonable and confrontational. Kinda like a super hero abilities only they have A hole abilities. This makes sense too.
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/29/20 02:33 PM
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As mentioned, probably has no idea how to order online, and sounds like it's possible dementia may be at work. This is a symptom, and I'm not making excuses for this behavior, but some people with dementia or Alzheimers will react in this way. Wonder if he challenged the kid to a pushup contest... seems to be a go too move for some senile old dudes. Picking up pizza for my daughter. Store is locked, and they are meeting customers at the door with their order. While you were watching the show... did you happen to notice if the kid folding the boxes was wearing gloves? Cardboard is one of the surfaces listed where they say the virus can live for quite some time. (Assuming it's one of the pizza shops with a big section of glass windows that view right into the shop)
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Re: Why act like this?
[Re: Runner2go]
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03/29/20 03:10 PM
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Yes. The guy making pizzas/putting them in boxes was wearing gloves, and the guy folding boxes/bringing orders to the door was wearing gloves. These guys were hustling, too. Can of Lysol/container of sanitizing wipes on a table just inside the door, too. I assume for wiping down the inside of the door. He also pressed the door open with his shoulder, never touched it with his hands when I saw him.
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