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Title is what my mom said when she drove by and saw this.
This is what I walked up to on Sunday, around 4.
A water main had burst around 11AM; no damage inside the store (save for a soaked entry carpet; the water was gushing through the parking lot and came up to the doors), but they decided to close anyway as it was somehow affecting refrigeration and a few other systems. Also when the water was on it was coming from/flooding into every crack and hole it could find, so there were valid concerns about the stability of the asphalt on that side of the lot. I was told that the fire department could not shut the water off until they heard from the electric provider.
The only reason I was able to even go onto the property is that I had my uniform on and one of the water guys recognized me. ASM2 and SM were there; ASM2 said that if I wanted the hours I could stand in the driveway with another girl and tell people we were closed. Sure, weather's nice and we basically got paid for sitting/standing around and playing games.
Most people understood when I explained why we were closed, but there were a few whackaloons.
--Guy who insisted on being let in to buy smokes. "If you're closed why are the lights on?" Because we don't control the lights. The store is CLOSED. Do you see anyone inside? No? See the yellow tape? Good. Go away.
--"Can I return my Redbox discs?" I can't let you on the property, but I can take the discs and return them for you. That's the only way they are getting returned at this location.
--so many "But it's an emergency!" So is this. Will you pay my upkeep after I get suspended/fired for letting you into a CLOSED store? Didn't think so. The drugstore down the street has most of what you can't live without until tomorrow.
A couple oldsters somehow came from the back of the lot. There's a car wash there, and probably a cut-through to some of the houses on that side street.
I would finish explaining to one person who asked, during which time a few others came within earshot and I know they could hear what I was saying. The second one person walked away: "Are you open?"
I was half expecting the local news to show up and want to know how many people thought the store was still open.
It wasn't a bad shift; free food and ASM2 brought us both inside once it got dark. Apparently I was the only afternoon-shift person who was NOT notified this had happened; yes I live less than a block away, but I wasn't home in the morning.
This is what I walked up to on Sunday, around 4.
A water main had burst around 11AM; no damage inside the store (save for a soaked entry carpet; the water was gushing through the parking lot and came up to the doors), but they decided to close anyway as it was somehow affecting refrigeration and a few other systems. Also when the water was on it was coming from/flooding into every crack and hole it could find, so there were valid concerns about the stability of the asphalt on that side of the lot. I was told that the fire department could not shut the water off until they heard from the electric provider.
The only reason I was able to even go onto the property is that I had my uniform on and one of the water guys recognized me. ASM2 and SM were there; ASM2 said that if I wanted the hours I could stand in the driveway with another girl and tell people we were closed. Sure, weather's nice and we basically got paid for sitting/standing around and playing games.
Most people understood when I explained why we were closed, but there were a few whackaloons.
--Guy who insisted on being let in to buy smokes. "If you're closed why are the lights on?" Because we don't control the lights. The store is CLOSED. Do you see anyone inside? No? See the yellow tape? Good. Go away.
--"Can I return my Redbox discs?" I can't let you on the property, but I can take the discs and return them for you. That's the only way they are getting returned at this location.
--so many "But it's an emergency!" So is this. Will you pay my upkeep after I get suspended/fired for letting you into a CLOSED store? Didn't think so. The drugstore down the street has most of what you can't live without until tomorrow.
A couple oldsters somehow came from the back of the lot. There's a car wash there, and probably a cut-through to some of the houses on that side street.
I would finish explaining to one person who asked, during which time a few others came within earshot and I know they could hear what I was saying. The second one person walked away: "Are you open?"
I was half expecting the local news to show up and want to know how many people thought the store was still open.It wasn't a bad shift; free food and ASM2 brought us both inside once it got dark. Apparently I was the only afternoon-shift person who was NOT notified this had happened; yes I live less than a block away, but I wasn't home in the morning.
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