Holy Cow!

[PepperElf]

But I need it NAO.

that happened to me once but it wasn't as horrible as the SC you mentioned.

I was getting a haircut in walmart and the hairdresser had to stop to attend to a customer who wanted to buy some stuff and couldn't fit her motorized cart thingy into the salon. and it only took a couple of minutes, so yeah not too bad

[XCashier]

My mom started going grey at 16, as did the rest of my mom's side of the family.

I escaped that. WOOO!

Lucky! My dad, brother and me all started going grey in our teen years. I don't know how much silver I have as I keep dyeing it, but my brother is totally silver.

Hubby, meanwhile, is 45 and only now starting to get a grey hair here and there, the lucky dog. I hope our son takes after him!

Apparently, this chick's MO is to waltz in, ask for something simple (eyebrows, arms, etc), act like she's in a HUGE hurry, and usually the customer presently being helped will say, "Oh, it's just a quick thing. Go take care of her. I'll wait."

And then "just a wax" will turn into "Oh, and could you just trim my hair for me?" And, "Oh, and a shampoo". She is the moose who got the muffin.

She has NEVER made an appointment.

Okay, that is just wrong. Someone is kind enough to offer you an inch, you don't demand a mile! She should be ashamed of herself.

I'm glad you didn't let her butt in like the other customers do. Maybe if enough people catch on to her little game and refuse to play it, she'll get the message and start making appointments. And maybe...

[dalesys]

My BIL in Arco, ID gained color when he went grey. (he was a white blond)

I'm up to 3-5% white hairs in the mop on top. No balding, though. Not bad for 57

[protege]

I turn 33 in June...and I've started going grey

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I turn 33 in June...and I've started going grey

I'm only 28 and my wife swears she's spotted a few greys on me, I stand by my defense that those hairs are just "bleached"

[mariamousie1]

That first woman is totally rude- she really needs to learn a thing or two about the world. But just out of curiosity- the moose who got the muffin? I have never heard that before. Is that a fable that I never heard? What does it mean?

[AccountingDrone]

I should probably elaborate. My husband and I are civilians, but because we're OCONUS, we can use the base facilities as if we were military. So can NATO employees.

That's why I don't understand why non-US citizens who are employees can't use the facilities.

(I much prefer the NEX/PX/BX/Commissary to any other store, myself.)

Thank Mr Aru (and you!) for your service (and your patience, because being a military spouse is rough).

Most welcome, we are both from 'traditional military' families - been here since well before the revolution, and every generation has done military service [some just a hitch, some full career] mine is army, mrAru's navy.

Well, they have to have rules, and I believe that not allowing non-US citizens to buy may date back to controlling black market issues as a wacky example, in the exchange unit in Sasebo Japan, meat is sold at american prices so the huge roast that we pay $9.59 for in the grocery stores out in town it is running something like $25 to $30. You could make serious money buying on base and reselling to friends ... and rice in the exchange is at US pricing, and rice in Japan is actually fairly expensive compared to the US.

[AriRashkae]

That first woman is totally rude- she really needs to learn a thing or two about the world. But just out of curiosity- the moose who got the muffin? I have never heard that before. Is that a fable that I never heard? What does it mean?

Books. If You Give a Moose a Muffin and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie are the 2 that come to mind.

Give the moose a muffin, and he'll want jam with it. Then you'll need to go to the store for more muffin mix. But it's cold, so he wants a sweater. Completely hysterical, one thing leads to the next, little kids' series.