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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Lord Undies on May 15, 2008, 05:24:31 PM
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:06 PM
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I was checking out at Lowes today with cash and the cashier got teary eyed
As I handed her the 40 bucks in legal tender she said me and my husband need to start doing that. She went on that the credit cards were killing her. She said something about 12 grand on one and I said damn thats a lot. She looked down and said that was just the one as if there were others. She said she thought they (her and her husband) were going to need to take a loan out on their house to pay off the cards. Ouch! I didn't know what to say. I said I was sorry and good luck and picked up my stuff and left.
Don
boobooday (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:08 PM
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1. You must have a kind face
Poor thing!
She probably bought something stupid and selfish, like food or medicine, with her plastic.
glowing (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:08 PM
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2. Should have told her.. stop paying them.. take all your present money
out of the banks.. and cash all future work checks.. more people need to walk away from the c.c. and move the present banking system out of America faster.
seabeyond (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:10 PM
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4. it is stealing. n/t
DrDan (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:16 PM
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5. and let those that pay their bills pick up the her debt?
Is that ok with you? The banks will just make up the loss from those that pay their bills.
Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:09 PM
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3. I wonder what her interest rates were like.
A cashier who cries at the sight of cash. Wow. That's like a doctor who cries at the sight of blood.
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Bush did it!
Funny how irresponsible brainwashed DUmmys can blame all of their failures on Bush.
I hope she is crushed underneath the weight of her own stupidity.
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You know, this don primitive, this NNNOHLI DUmmie, is sort of a sour-puss, or as the hippies used to say decades ago, "uptight."
It's nice to see the don primitive's added fiber to his diet, writing a warmly humorous story like that.
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You know, this don primitive, this NNNOHLI DUmmie, is sort of a sour-puss, or as the hippies used to say decades ago, "uptight."
It's nice to see the don primitive's added fiber to his diet, writing a warmly humorous story like that.
Well you know, the old hippies used to say "Never Trust Anyone Over Thirty".
I guess it has really bit them on the ass.
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:lmao: rrriiiigggghhhhhhttttttttttttt............t. 'Cause, it ain't like they see cash by blue-collar construction workers EVERY HOUR of EVERY DAY they're open.
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
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two points:
1: How can any one have $40 cash in this terrible * economy.
2: Why didn't the compassionate DUmpmonkey offer to give the poor checkout girl the change from the purchase? Sounds to me that the underpaid checkout girl has been exploited by the evil Lowes corporation not to mention the credit card companies.
Come on DUmmies.... You can do better than this!
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A cashier who cries at the sight of cash. Wow. That's like a doctor who cries at the sight of blood.
I actually had one of those. He didn't really cry. He just ran to the other side of the room and refused to get near the blood.
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"I see balls. Lots of balls" - franksolich
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
With all due respect, not every cashier at LOWES is a struggling single mother. I worked there just for some extra part time money and there were a few others like me who had spouses who brought home the primary income for the family. We also had generous limits on cards based initially on my credit history and my husband's income. This kind of stereotyping though is why a lot of retail workers get treated like ignorant pieces of sh*t. Some folks do stick to retail just for a little extra cash and because the hours are flexible.
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
With all due respect, not every cashier at LOWES is a struggling single mother. I worked there just for some extra part time money and there were a few others like me who had spouses who brought home the primary income for the family. We also had generous limits on cards based initially on my credit history and my husband's income. This kind of stereotyping though is why a lot of retail workers get treated like ignorant pieces of sh*t. Some folks do stick to retail just for a little extra cash and because the hours are flexible.
Very true Jetty....
I have had retail jobs myself.
As for the DU tale........ (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/tazbisson/smileys/smileys-11.gif)
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Actually, at one point, there was at least one millionaire working at every Home Depot in the country. Usually the older guys and gals who had been there from the start and were stock-full of stock options. Not like the job is hard or anything.
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
With all due respect, not every cashier at LOWES is a struggling single mother. I worked there just for some extra part time money and there were a few others like me who had spouses who brought home the primary income for the family. We also had generous limits on cards based initially on my credit history and my husband's income. This kind of stereotyping though is why a lot of retail workers get treated like ignorant pieces of sh*t. Some folks do stick to retail just for a little extra cash and because the hours are flexible.
Very true Jetty....
I have had retail jobs myself.
As for the DU tale........ (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/tazbisson/smileys/smileys-11.gif)
I forgot to mention college students and teenagers too. I knew very few people I'd qualify as 'losers'. Most either made retail a living by moving up in the ranks or were just in transitional employment while they went to school, raised children, looked for better paying work, etc.
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I agree again jty...
Been there done that....have worked retail in the winters when I could not get a pay check selling cars...
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Fwiw I could almost buy a house with the available credit I have on cards in my name.
Would live there about a month and then be thrown out for not being able to pay the finance charge.
Credit extended on cards has little bearing with the amount that one earns so it is up to the individual to manage them responsibly.
There is that word again...responsible...something that no DUmmy posseses and for the most part the very word is like a cross to a vampire to them.
As for the story itself it is all nonsense,have worked in retail businesses (automotive and agricultural parts sales) for 20 years and you don`t even think about something like that unless you are a snivelling pity me sort.
Every store is different as is the business of any moment but usually a cashier is either looking to get you checked out so they can continue the conversation they were having with another cashier or they are simply on autopilot keeping the checkout line moving.
If this lady is giving her woe is me life story to every customer that comes through she won`t be employed there for very long which no doubt will be the cause of another stupid life is unfair thread.
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Balls, Lots and lots of balls.
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If this lady is giving her woe is me life story to every customer that comes through she won`t be employed there for very long which no doubt will be the cause of another stupid life is unfair thread.
My first reaction was that the DUmmy just made up the whole story to get a point across.
But if there is such a person working at a Lowe's, it occurs to me that financial disaster via maxing out the credit cards is only one of her problems. Don't even need one finger of one hand to count the times I ever told a stranger the most private details of my life in a work setting!
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If this lady is giving her woe is me life story to every customer that comes through she won`t be employed there for very long which no doubt will be the cause of another stupid life is unfair thread.
My first reaction was that the DUmmy just made up the whole story to get a point across.
But if there is such a person working at a Lowe's, it occurs to me that financial disaster via maxing out the credit cards is only one of her problems. Don't even need one finger of one hand to count the times I ever told a stranger the most private details of my life in a work setting!
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Don't worry, I doubt this tearful yet loquacious cashier even exists outside the DUmmy's fevered imagination.
One bong, since she didn't even blame Boooosh for her predicament.
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
With all due respect, not every cashier at LOWES is a struggling single mother. I worked there just for some extra part time money and there were a few others like me who had spouses who brought home the primary income for the family. We also had generous limits on cards based initially on my credit history and my husband's income. This kind of stereotyping though is why a lot of retail workers get treated like ignorant pieces of sh*t. Some folks do stick to retail just for a little extra cash and because the hours are flexible.
OK my bad, sorry. I will move to the next part of my argument, how do you spend 12,000 dollars without thinking that is going to bite you? Is there any self-restraint left or should those of us that plan and sacrifice to buy things pay for the **** up of these people too? Choices USED to mean consequences.
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Let's see if I have this right. Some cashier tells a stranger how much debt she has. :not:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/tucker13/special/37840bouncyblondegirlnk9.gif)
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How in the hell does a cashier at Walmart get a 12K limit?
I see balls, lots of balls and they are doing what balls do when dropped, dropped from very high.
With all due respect, not every cashier at LOWES is a struggling single mother. I worked there just for some extra part time money and there were a few others like me who had spouses who brought home the primary income for the family. We also had generous limits on cards based initially on my credit history and my husband's income. This kind of stereotyping though is why a lot of retail workers get treated like ignorant pieces of sh*t. Some folks do stick to retail just for a little extra cash and because the hours are flexible.
Hi-Five.
not for the comments, but for the boobie avatar.
:naughty:
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So, the cashier is so poor and downtrodden that she may have to take out a second mortgage on the house she owns? Oh the ****ing horror.
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Lowes now does credit checks on potential employees....or so I've been told. Their reasoning is that folks with extreme debt have shown to be more likely to steal from the company...again, so I've been told.
If the above is true, the DUmmie is lying. :thatsright: nevermind.
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Balls, Lots and lots of balls.
Why do I find this somewhat...........................disturbing. :-)
The DUmmies are really getting lazy, they don't even try anymore.
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The cashier didn't have tears because of the cash...the tears were because the DUmmie smelled so bad because he/she/it hadn't showered in the past year.
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I went to the little store/gas station up on the highway today. There was a new clerk, a woman I had not seen before. I gave her a twenty and she burst into tears.
I tried to comfort her by remembering what the DUmmie said about the Lowe's clerk. I told the woman it would be alright. She has a job now. * can't hurt her anymore.
The woman, through her sobs, told me I didn't understand. She said the picture on the bill reminded her of her recently deceased mother-in-law. It seems the old bat was loaded but didn't leave the woman and her husband anything in her will.
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Thu May-15-08 06:08 PM
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1. You must have a kind face
Poor thing!
She probably bought something stupid and selfish, like food or medicine, with her plastic.
12000.00 in food? go on a ****ing diet.
12000.00 in medical? get on disability.
bounce bounce bounce bitch
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I went to the little store/gas station up on the highway today. There was a new clerk, a woman I had not seen before. I gave her a twenty and she burst into tears.
I tried to comfort her by remembering what the DUmmie said about the Lowe's clerk. I told the woman it would be alright. She has a job now. * can't hurt her anymore.
The woman, through her sobs, told me I didn't understand. She said the picture on the bill reminded her of her recently deceased mother-in-law. It seems the old bat was loaded but didn't leave the woman and her husband anything in her will.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breath* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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I went to the little store/gas station up on the highway today. There was a new clerk, a woman I had not seen before. I gave her a twenty and she burst into tears.
I tried to comfort her by remembering what the DUmmie said about the Lowe's clerk. I told the woman it would be alright. She has a job now. * can't hurt her anymore.
The woman, through her sobs, told me I didn't understand. She said the picture on the bill reminded her of her recently deceased mother-in-law. It seems the old bat was loaded but didn't leave the woman and her husband anything in her will.
H5s to you and Taxman for the "stories." :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf:
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Lowes now does credit checks on potential employees....or so I've been told. Their reasoning is that folks with extreme debt have shown to be more likely to steal from the company...again, so I've been told.
If the above is true, the DUmmie is lying. :thatsright: nevermind.
It's true. They've checked for years.
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Lowes now does credit checks on potential employees....or so I've been told. Their reasoning is that folks with extreme debt have shown to be more likely to steal from the company...again, so I've been told.
If the above is true, the DUmmie is lying. :thatsright: nevermind.
It's true. They've checked for years.
A lot of companies do credit checks now.
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Lowes now does credit checks on potential employees....or so I've been told. Their reasoning is that folks with extreme debt have shown to be more likely to steal from the company...again, so I've been told.
If the above is true, the DUmmie is lying. :thatsright: nevermind.
Another exception, and I've seen it in the securities' industry, is that poor credit really depends on the cause of that situation as to whether or not they will turn someone away. Generally, people can still get in if they submit some sort of explanation later detailing the cause of things like bankruptcy. Now, I don't know about current unpaid debt, that may be a quite a bit different, but mars on the history that have been resolved in one manner or other can still be acceptable.
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If this story is true, which I highly doubt, this woman CAN get herself out of debt if she really wants to. It's called sacrifice and budgeting. Novel concepts, I know, but it does work.
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If this story is true, which I highly doubt, this woman CAN get herself out of debt if she really wants to. It's called sacrifice and budgeting. Novel concepts, I know, but it does work.
And he fails to acknowledge that that may be the very reason she is working is to help pay that off and IF it is true, perhaps she just had a bad day where something came up or everything felt a bit overwhelming or maybe she was even having a moment of regret. All my suppositions are warranted given the original poster at DU made an awful lot of assumptions based on a crying cashier with a boatload of debt when he really knows nothing about this lady to understand why she is where she is, what she is doing about it, and the real reason she was crying. For the love of Pete, she could have has PMS and been overemotional about things she normally wouldn't have been.
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
Not only do they do background checks on the person joining the military, their family is also required to go through a background check. When our sons joined, we had to give them names, SSNs, and other info like that before they could get security clearance.
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When I reclassed to signal, I had to obtain a TS-SCI/SSBI. They talked to my parents, friends, teachers, hell, anyone that dropped a name, they talked to that person. They had information on me that I couldn't even recall. They checked my credit, arrest record, MVR, and everything else. It's called national security......but then again, the DUmmies aren't concerned with national security, are they?
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BTW, I'm DAMN glad I was able to get a TS. All the military guys on the board will tell you, if you don't get the necessary credentials for a job you're classifying as, what do they do? Reclass you per the needs of the Army. I knew guys who had arrest records that were reclassed to fuel specialists, I.e., you drive a f'n fuel truck, and cooks.
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Actually, at one point, there was at least one millionaire working at every Home Depot in the country. Usually the older guys and gals who had been there from the start and were stock-full of stock options. Not like the job is hard or anything.
i dont know about Lowe's.. but Home Depot used to employ a lot of contractors and people who know about tools and such - cause why not employ a retired guy, than some kid who knows nothing?
seems like a no brainer to me.. retired people often have a lot of money. that's why they can afford to work part time, and for a little over minimum wage/
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Actually, at one point, there was at least one millionaire working at every Home Depot in the country. Usually the older guys and gals who had been there from the start and were stock-full of stock options. Not like the job is hard or anything.
i dont know about Lowe's.. but Home Depot used to employ a lot of contractors and people who know about tools and such - cause why not employ a retired guy, than some kid who knows nothing?
seems like a no brainer to me.. retired people often have a lot of money. that's why they can afford to work part time, and for a little over minimum wage/
I once met a woman (I don't know her) who started working at Waffle House when she dropped out of high school in the late 1960's. She was sixteen.
The woman retired in the early 1990's worth over two million dollars. She was never more than a shift waitress.
She was about 43 when she retired.
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
That's right. Of course most DUmmies can't make it past the intial screening process for those jobs. I've been interviewed extensively for my own job and for my husband's. I've had numerous neighbors who are going through the process and I've talked to the investigators doing their background checks. I've noticed that no DUmmie has ever posted about "men in suits with badges asking about my neighbor who applied for a govt job". Hmm...
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
That's right. Of course most DUmmies can't make it past the intial screening process for those jobs. I've been interviewed extensively for my own job and for my husband's. I've had numerous neighbors who are going through the process and I've talked to the investigators doing their background checks. I've noticed that no DUmmie has ever posted about "men in suits with badges asking about my neighbor who applied for a govt job". Hmm...
well, to work for the govt, you should just be able to say any old thing.
but when adopting a cat or a dog, that requires a full background check.
my daughter adopted a full grown cat almost a year ago - they are STILL calling to check on this cat and where he lives, if he is doing ok. :whatever:
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well, to work for the govt, you should just be able to say any old thing.
but when adopting a cat or a dog, that requires a full background check.
my daughter adopted a full grown cat almost a year ago - they are STILL calling to check on this cat and where he lives, if he is doing ok. :whatever:
Just tell her to tell'em the cat was delicious.
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well, to work for the govt, you should just be able to say any old thing.
but when adopting a cat or a dog, that requires a full background check.
my daughter adopted a full grown cat almost a year ago - they are STILL calling to check on this cat and where he lives, if he is doing ok. :whatever:
Just tell her to tell'em the cat was delicious.
i should do that! but they will probably send the police over to confiscate the cat.. who actually lives with her boyfriend in eastern washington, not seattle.
it is their cat together.
their first "baby" ... my grandkitty :-)
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
That's right. Of course most DUmmies can't make it past the intial screening process for those jobs. I've been interviewed extensively for my own job and for my husband's. I've had numerous neighbors who are going through the process and I've talked to the investigators doing their background checks. I've noticed that no DUmmie has ever posted about "men in suits with badges asking about my neighbor who applied for a govt job". Hmm...
well, to work for the govt, you should just be able to say any old thing.
but when adopting a cat or a dog, that requires a full background check.
my daughter adopted a full grown cat almost a year ago - they are STILL calling to check on this cat and where he lives, if he is doing ok. :whatever:
That's one of the reasons that I adopt at the local animal shelter and not one of those "fancy" places. Pick it out, pay and leave, they never bother you again.
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When I reclassed to signal, I had to obtain a TS-SCI/SSBI. They talked to my parents, friends, teachers, hell, anyone that dropped a name, they talked to that person. They had information on me that I couldn't even recall. They checked my credit, arrest record, MVR, and everything else. It's called national security......but then again, the DUmmies aren't concerned with national security, are they?
I never asked who or what the WOs who had my file asked. I figured that it was "need to know," and I didn't. But, it took them half the normal time to do my SBI, as there wasn't a whole lot to look at . . .
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I was checking out at Lowes on Saturday.
Handed the guy two $100 bills and fifty.
He didn't blink an eye.
Well they do have more then one cashier.
:lmao:
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I wonder how this primitive would react to the fact that the Armed Forces not only do credit checks (of a sort) but background checks which would have them screaming about invasion of privacy from the rooftops.
And let's not even get into what some people in civilian jobs have to go through--background checks, drug testing, financial checks, psychological screenings, etc., etc., etc...
That's right. Of course most DUmmies can't make it past the intial screening process for those jobs. I've been interviewed extensively for my own job and for my husband's. I've had numerous neighbors who are going through the process and I've talked to the investigators doing their background checks. I've noticed that no DUmmie has ever posted about "men in suits with badges asking about my neighbor who applied for a govt job". Hmm...
well, to work for the govt, you should just be able to say any old thing.
but when adopting a cat or a dog, that requires a full background check.
my daughter adopted a full grown cat almost a year ago - they are STILL calling to check on this cat and where he lives, if he is doing ok. :whatever:
That's one of the reasons that I adopt at the local animal shelter and not one of those "fancy" places. Pick it out, pay and leave, they never bother you again.
well, it wasnt a fancy place... just the spca in Redmond.
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I never asked who or what the WOs who had my file asked. I figured that it was "need to know," and I didn't. But, it took them half the normal time to do my SBI, as there wasn't a whole lot to look at . . .
No one called you and told you they were asked a bunch of weird questions?
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I never asked who or what the WOs who had my file asked. I figured that it was "need to know," and I didn't. But, it took them half the normal time to do my SBI, as there wasn't a whole lot to look at . . .
No one called you and told you they were asked a bunch of weird questions?
I really don't remember that. What I do recall was this--one of my references was asked for the names of four people who knew me, and the WOs went to them, too. Another one of my references was the former #2 guy in the New York State Police, many, many moons ago.