Wasn't sure whether to put this in brain burps or in here, but considering I approached the customer several times about the issue, figured here was more fitting.
At the arena I work at, we have a special event every Friday/Saturday night where people can pay a set fee and play as many games as they can fit into 3 hours. Naturally we get people of all ages (and I do mean ALL ages, the oldest person we have ever had was a ninety-something year old war veteran that still holds the record for the highest accuracy by a casual player, with a VERY impressive 100% accuracy. I think he may have been a sniper. But I digress...)
I dislike laughing at a childs misfortune, but they were asking for trouble. Each time I saw the child heading into the arena, I saw they had their shoelaces untied, being the sensible person I am, first time I saw it, I gave them a gentle reminder. Second time, I gave them a firm verbal prodding. Third time I said if they did not tie up their shoelaces, they would not be allowed to go into the next game. Should have simply not let them in at that point, because Murphys law kicked in.
I had to do a quick patrol of the arena to make sure everyone was behaving; in the arena there is a very long ramp with a low-to-medium angle on it (ramp is about 20-25 foot long), sure enough, I saw little-miss-untied-shoelaces come running around the corner at the top of the ramps, step on her own shoelaces, trip up, fall over and proceed to do what has been dubbed the "superman slide", belly first, down the long ramp.
As tempted as I was to laugh, I managed to keep a straight face and said in a polite, but no-nonsense tone "Perhaps now you will listen to your elders. I asked you THREE times to tie your laces."
At the arena I work at, we have a special event every Friday/Saturday night where people can pay a set fee and play as many games as they can fit into 3 hours. Naturally we get people of all ages (and I do mean ALL ages, the oldest person we have ever had was a ninety-something year old war veteran that still holds the record for the highest accuracy by a casual player, with a VERY impressive 100% accuracy. I think he may have been a sniper. But I digress...)
I dislike laughing at a childs misfortune, but they were asking for trouble. Each time I saw the child heading into the arena, I saw they had their shoelaces untied, being the sensible person I am, first time I saw it, I gave them a gentle reminder. Second time, I gave them a firm verbal prodding. Third time I said if they did not tie up their shoelaces, they would not be allowed to go into the next game. Should have simply not let them in at that point, because Murphys law kicked in.
I had to do a quick patrol of the arena to make sure everyone was behaving; in the arena there is a very long ramp with a low-to-medium angle on it (ramp is about 20-25 foot long), sure enough, I saw little-miss-untied-shoelaces come running around the corner at the top of the ramps, step on her own shoelaces, trip up, fall over and proceed to do what has been dubbed the "superman slide", belly first, down the long ramp.
As tempted as I was to laugh, I managed to keep a straight face and said in a polite, but no-nonsense tone "Perhaps now you will listen to your elders. I asked you THREE times to tie your laces."
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