Ranty McRant-Rant

[edible_hat]

SC filled up wtih LPG, came in, threw the money on the counter, then:

SC: "How come the price of gas goes up?"
Me: "I don't know..." (about to say it's part of the mystery that is economics)
SC: "YES YOU DO! You're profiteering! It's not connected to petrol in any way!"
co-worker: "Well the trucks that bring it to us run on diesel..."
SC: "That only accounts for a little bit of it! The real reason is you and the government think you can take whatever you want!" (stomps off)

co-worker: "Why ask a question if you're not going to listen to the answer?"
me: "I just wish Auslan swear words weren't so graphic."

[Apathy]

"Yes, it's my fault. The guy at the register. I decide the prices. Idiot."

They just have to yell at somebody when they're mad. Next time I'm mad, I'm going to go to their place of business and give them an earful for no reason.

[edible_hat]

"Yes, it's my fault. The guy at the register. I decide the prices. Idiot."

In league with the government, of course. When people whinge about the current government raising taxes, I remind them that the current tax regieme was put in by the previous government. That generally shuts them up pretty quickly (because they support the previous government, currently in opposition).

[marasbaras]

SC: How come the price of gas goes up?
Me: Because we hate you.

[Becks]

Q: How come the price of gas goes up?

A: We're trying to eventually lower prices by making gas so expensive now that people with Hummers and other useless (for their lifestyle) SUVs will buy more fuel efficient cars.

[chinashirtgirl]

I Göteborg they're trying to get everyone to take the bus. With the high price of gas it's a good idea, plus there are really good transit systems here.

[IHateStupidCustomers]

Might be tad but I'm about to become the proud owner of a SCOOTER!

Might be little dorky and slow, but I like the 90 miles to the gallon part!

[Peppergirl]

Just tell them what I told one of my particularly high-maintenance customers who ranted and raved at me years ago about why a particular airline kept raising their fares out of Cincinnati (a major hub for this airline):

"Doug, if I knew the answer to that, I'd be sitting in a corner office at (airline), not sitting here listening to you bitch and moan about something I have NO control over!"

First reaction: Silence

Second reaction: Hearty laughter

He ended up being my best customer ever. I scored lots of free booze/flowers/meals for putting up up with his crap.

Granted, this won't work with an SC 99.9 percent of the time, but it sure felt great and he ended up being a model customer after that.

[Boochan]

SC filled up wtih LPG, came in, threw the money on the counter, then:

SC: "How come the price of gas goes up?"

I'm surprised you didn't get the standard rant that I hear from people (not that I even work at a servo, just conversation with customers), that we "Ship it off to china for 2c/L, so why should we pay 70c/L for it? Just imagine what will happen when the government starts phasing in excise on LPG..

[chainedbarista]

SC: "YES YOU DO! You're profiteering! It's not connected to petrol in any way!"

you got me, chief; i'm actually pocketing each and every last cent from the latest price raise.

in two months, i will retire to jamaica and be drinking rum runners on the beach, while thinking about idiots like you and laughing my ass off.

[jerkface11]

Did he look like this guy?

[Kogo Shuko]

Did he look like this guy?

Priceless!! I had a few guys like that come through Timmies. ^_^

[digilight]

SC: Whys the gas so expensive.

Answer: Because its a complicated mixture of babies, puppie dogs, and crushed up fairies (the tinkerbell type)

Yeah, I couldn't survive in the general public to long.

[Andara Bledin]

Answer: Because its a complicated mixture of babies, puppie dogs, and crushed up fairies (the tinkerbell type)

Hey, does that mean you get better mileage if you clap?

^-.-^

[Pagan]

Hey, does that mean you get better mileage if you clap?

^-.-^

Only if you really, really believe!