gtemple1 Loc: E. Olympia, WA

My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.

We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...

I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEAR CROSSING sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many dears are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.

My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'

The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....

When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

And they vote.............

gtemple1 Loc: E. Olympia, WA

That's the scary part!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico

Here are a couple of similar situations that I ran into. I was at a fast food establishment that didn't give free refills on sodas. I went to buy another one and the clerk who waited on me was a high school student wearing a T-shirt baring the school mascot. I was told that the cost would be $1.97. I gave him $2.00. He then turned around and asked his boss, "How much change do I give? It was a $1.97 and he gave me $2.00."

And that kid was in high school!

Another time I was in public library doing some simple arithmetic. A middle school aged kid peeked over my shoulder and asked me what I was doing. I told him, "Long division. Didn't they teach you that in grade school? I learned that in the fourth grade!"

This tells me that public education is a waste of tax payer's money.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

In some jobs it is the result of the great employment climate now. More jobs than people on unemployment.
The problem is those with any skills etc are going into jobs that they weren't good enough before leaving the lower end and beginning jobs for "first time workers" like kids or those that couldn't qualify or hold on to a job when there were more workers looking than jobs available. You had higher or even over qualified people in many jobs.
Now the low pay or low end jobs are filled in large part by barely or unqualified people - let us hope they learn and improve quickly. A few places the quality of the place and the service is going down as a result.

My local Walmart now has trouble keeping some things stocked - the workers I have seen doing that work often would not have lasted a week in the supermarket where I worked during college and weekends/summers when I started teaching in the 70's. Our night stock crew was mostly college students with a few high school kids. Very over qualified, our manager got us all qualified for just about every job in the store. Need a sub - he had them in our night crew. Like a team with a great second string bench - the bench could and a few times did take over and the customers didn't see anything change. That store was part of a several hundred store chain but was consistently in the top five for sales weekly and in service surveys from customers.

gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

Oh my! .....and I go to MacDonalds.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Yes, two days ago I picked up a Deluxe Breakfast - noticed new people, had trouble getting my order understood, then got a large OJ I didn't order - our son drank it and the two pieces of bacon were two part strips about 2" long.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Amazing.

jayluber Loc: Phoenix, AZ

I go to El Pollo Loco and order 3 piece chicken - dark meat. Usually they tell me they have breast and wing or leg or thigh - no dark meat.
Then I ask them about the legs: are they the front or hind legs? Usual response is "don't know". Wouldn't you like to know I ask. No is usually the response.
Some other responses were:
we only get half chicken that is flat - legs don't matter.
they come with the thigh.

One time the gal at the register turned and asked her supervisor and she didn't know so she then asked the manager. Manager turned to me and shook her head and told me in very basic language that chickens only have 2 legs - like I was the idiot. Well, sometimes I am.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

You go for the food. Do you believe that???

billb800si

The problem is; not only do they vote they replicate!!!!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Leo_B Loc: Houston suburb

democrat

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

Most trump supporters seem to fit the above descriptions.