http://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/11/bag-of-randomness-61/ Because that's all I have to offer Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:28:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/11/bag-of-randomness-61/comment-page-1/#comment-120225 Chris Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:21:40 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/?p=18583#comment-120225 i feel the same way about dollar bills facing the same way. my parents owned a convenience store for years, and maybe it was ingrained into me to always "face" my money (turn it the same way). my friends even make fun of me for it. working at my parents store, i was ALSO taught that when hanging a customer back change, it's less awkward to give the change/coins back first, then the dollar bills on top, so the customer can close their fingers around the coins and grip them. and now every time a cashier gives me back my coins on top of the bills and they slide off onto the floor by my feet, i want to teach them how to be proper! i feel the same way about dollar bills facing the same way. my parents owned a convenience store for years, and maybe it was ingrained into me to always “face” my money (turn it the same way). my friends even make fun of me for it.
working at my parents store, i was ALSO taught that when hanging a customer back change, it’s less awkward to give the change/coins back first, then the dollar bills on top, so the customer can close their fingers around the coins and grip them. and now every time a cashier gives me back my coins on top of the bills and they slide off onto the floor by my feet, i want to teach them how to be proper!

]]> http://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/11/bag-of-randomness-61/comment-page-1/#comment-120213 dan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:44:19 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/?p=18583#comment-120213 1) Keith, thanks for the research on Mike Snyder. I recall that a few months ago he was ballyhooing a new diet that he was starting on and that he promised to update viewers with his progress. He must have given up right after that…doesn’t look like he’s lost any weight at all. Interesting about his wife; I don’t watch the newscast on a regular basis and so I don’t know if he’s ever brought up her brush with death. After she recovers, I’m sure NBC5 will do a multi-part series on her medical condition similar to what they did with Finfrock when he was suffering from allergies. 2) I’m REALLY getting tired of the Palin interviews. She’s obviously enjoyed being in the spotlight and it doesn’t look like she plans on leaving it any time soon. I think her best bet would be to go back and be a good governor, while brushing up geography and economics. In another twist, according to the news this evening, Stevens may not be re-elected to senator after all. 3) My dad grew up during the Great Depression and he was always organizing his bills in his wallet by denomination and same side forward. It may have had something to do with not wanting to lose any of his hard earned money by having a twenty mixed in with a bunch of ones when he was in a hurry purchasing something. 1) Keith, thanks for the research on Mike Snyder. I recall that a few months ago he was ballyhooing a new diet that he was starting on and that he promised to update viewers with his progress. He must have given up right after that…doesn’t look like he’s lost any weight at all. Interesting about his wife; I don’t watch the newscast on a regular basis and so I don’t know if he’s ever brought up her brush with death. After she recovers, I’m sure NBC5 will do a multi-part series on her medical condition similar to what they did with Finfrock when he was suffering from allergies.
2) I’m REALLY getting tired of the Palin interviews. She’s obviously enjoyed being in the spotlight and it doesn’t look like she plans on leaving it any time soon. I think her best bet would be to go back and be a good governor, while brushing up geography and economics. In another twist, according to the news this evening, Stevens may not be re-elected to senator after all.
3) My dad grew up during the Great Depression and he was always organizing his bills in his wallet by denomination and same side forward. It may have had something to do with not wanting to lose any of his hard earned money by having a twenty mixed in with a bunch of ones when he was in a hurry purchasing something.

]]> http://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/11/bag-of-randomness-61/comment-page-1/#comment-120187 Chris Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:26:42 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/?p=18583#comment-120187 Same way with my money, I waited tables for years in college and would do that and to this day I still have to have it all straight and folded nicely. Actually typing that made me realize what a weird habit/idiosyncrasy that it. Same way with my money, I waited tables for years in college and would do that and to this day I still have to have it all straight and folded nicely. Actually typing that made me realize what a weird habit/idiosyncrasy that it.

]]> http://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/11/bag-of-randomness-61/comment-page-1/#comment-120138 Kevin Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:11:06 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/?p=18583#comment-120138 When I worked in retail I was taught to always hand the change back facing the same way. We also counted down the registers and handed in our till bags the saem way. At least I did because I was friends with the girl who counted the money. I always noticed the younger employees just didn't care about facing money the same way. Slackers! When I worked in retail I was taught to always hand the change back facing the same way. We also counted down the registers and handed in our till bags the saem way. At least I did because I was friends with the girl who counted the money. I always noticed the younger employees just didn’t care about facing money the same way. Slackers!

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