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A thread I was reading reminded me of this and it amazed me that some kids know better than their parents. Some stories of mine.
Mid-July, 2005. Location: College Venue
I was standing around directing traffic, a man and his kid pull up. The kid looks to be 10-11. The dad asks me if he still has to pay if he needs to run out for something that his son needed (Can't remember what it was), I tell him to talk to the supervisor and to explain his situation.
Later on, the same car comes back and the man asks if he can go through the (Now closed aisle). "Nope." I say. "You will have to go through this aisle but you can still get in on time and make a quick exit." The man insists and I repeat until the child speaks up and says "Dad, he knows what to do. Don't worry." The dad just sighs and drives on.
This one I posted before but I'm too lazy to retype it and I went back and decided to put it in the quote box.
It scares me at times that kids happen to know better than their parents. Anyone else?
Mid-July, 2005. Location: College Venue
I was standing around directing traffic, a man and his kid pull up. The kid looks to be 10-11. The dad asks me if he still has to pay if he needs to run out for something that his son needed (Can't remember what it was), I tell him to talk to the supervisor and to explain his situation.
Later on, the same car comes back and the man asks if he can go through the (Now closed aisle). "Nope." I say. "You will have to go through this aisle but you can still get in on time and make a quick exit." The man insists and I repeat until the child speaks up and says "Dad, he knows what to do. Don't worry." The dad just sighs and drives on.
This one I posted before but I'm too lazy to retype it and I went back and decided to put it in the quote box.
This happened in mid-August and at the college venue again. I caught a guy parking in a spot that was blocking an entrance for emergency vehicles. The argument follows below.
Me
RC: Rude customer
RCW: Rude customer's wife
K: Randon kid
Me: Excuse me sir, I'm sorry but you cannot park here.
RC: Why?
Me: Well, we have a set way of doing things and it screws up our system when you park here because others will want to park here and it causes a whole mess of problems.
RCW: Well our kids have driver's ed tommorrow and we want a quick way out.
Me: You will still have a quick way out, even if you park out there and you'll be closer to the venue.
RC: Well, we want to park here and we're not going all the way to Timbuktu just to meet your standards.
Me: Sir, it's not that far and you still have a quick exit.
RC: If I can't park here why are these cars parked here then?
Me: (I am slowly losing my patience at this point, this guy is not giving up.) We parked those here a few minutes ago and we only park them up to here so emergency vehicles have a means of entering in case something happens out here.
RC: SO?
Me: at this statement, (I wanted to rip him a new one.)
Sir, if something happens and they cannot get in, it would look bad for us.
At this point, the wife cuts in with the most ridiculous rant I may have ever heard.
RCW: YOU'RE JUST PUNISHING US BECAUSE WE'RE HERE A LITTLE LATER THAN THESE PEOPLE THAT PARKED HERE!!!!! WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! YOU PROBABLY LET YOUR FRIENDS PARK HERE BUT IF IT'S A COMPLETE STRANGER YOU JUST DON'T CARE!!!!!!
Me: Ma'am, I have already said that you will still have quick exit, there is no need to worry. We have a very serious system set here and we get done with the exits in 30-40 minutes.
RC: Look, I'll wait here and you can come and tell me when the next row starts.
Me: I can't do that sir, I have to make sure people are following our system properly.
RC: I don't have to follow your rules, I paid to come here, I can do whatever.
K: Dad, just follow their instructions.
Me: Sir, you are a guest at this venue and as guests, there are certain rules that you are expected to follow and if you continue this I will call security and have them escort you out of the lot.
RCW: Fine then, we're going home then. Thanks for ruining my kids' great time.
Me: All right then.
They didn't leave they drove off in the direction I wanted them to go in.
I felt my intelligence drop quite a bit arguing with them. Doesn't care about the emergency vehicles, he'd complain if it involved him or his family and the entrances for the emergency vehicles were blocked.
Me
RC: Rude customer
RCW: Rude customer's wife
K: Randon kid
Me: Excuse me sir, I'm sorry but you cannot park here.
RC: Why?
Me: Well, we have a set way of doing things and it screws up our system when you park here because others will want to park here and it causes a whole mess of problems.
RCW: Well our kids have driver's ed tommorrow and we want a quick way out.
Me: You will still have a quick way out, even if you park out there and you'll be closer to the venue.
RC: Well, we want to park here and we're not going all the way to Timbuktu just to meet your standards.
Me: Sir, it's not that far and you still have a quick exit.
RC: If I can't park here why are these cars parked here then?
Me: (I am slowly losing my patience at this point, this guy is not giving up.) We parked those here a few minutes ago and we only park them up to here so emergency vehicles have a means of entering in case something happens out here.
RC: SO?
Me: at this statement, (I wanted to rip him a new one.)
Sir, if something happens and they cannot get in, it would look bad for us.
At this point, the wife cuts in with the most ridiculous rant I may have ever heard.
RCW: YOU'RE JUST PUNISHING US BECAUSE WE'RE HERE A LITTLE LATER THAN THESE PEOPLE THAT PARKED HERE!!!!! WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! YOU PROBABLY LET YOUR FRIENDS PARK HERE BUT IF IT'S A COMPLETE STRANGER YOU JUST DON'T CARE!!!!!!
Me: Ma'am, I have already said that you will still have quick exit, there is no need to worry. We have a very serious system set here and we get done with the exits in 30-40 minutes.
RC: Look, I'll wait here and you can come and tell me when the next row starts.
Me: I can't do that sir, I have to make sure people are following our system properly.
RC: I don't have to follow your rules, I paid to come here, I can do whatever.
K: Dad, just follow their instructions.
Me: Sir, you are a guest at this venue and as guests, there are certain rules that you are expected to follow and if you continue this I will call security and have them escort you out of the lot.
RCW: Fine then, we're going home then. Thanks for ruining my kids' great time.
Me: All right then.
They didn't leave they drove off in the direction I wanted them to go in.
I felt my intelligence drop quite a bit arguing with them. Doesn't care about the emergency vehicles, he'd complain if it involved him or his family and the entrances for the emergency vehicles were blocked.
I'm a former Newmarket girl and who went to kindergarten in Newfields.
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