Opalin's 'magic' power, WTF parenting and other randomosity(long)

[EricKei]

(Lewis, if any one isn't familiar, was very Christian,

That, and a (Baptist?) preacher who, at least in theory, wrote the stories for either his kids or his nieces/nephews, I don't recall which. I just like 'em as stories, anyway, and I think that's exactly *why* they're so good. They work as both allegory and as "just plain ol' good reads" ^_^

He was also one of the Inklings, alongside a number of other writers, including some guy called Jimmy Tolkien or something like that

[redleg]

what installation is this that has a game store?
and why am i not stationed there? (no i do not have any tattoo's to show off)

[MoonCat]

"They're having fun"??? It's not a playground, lady! Wow, talk about moron.

And stripping soldiers....I'm so damn jealous....

[Opalin]

Yes, I've always liked the Dawn Treader, was my fav out of the lot

It was on a recovery and deployment base in TX. You have over 1 thousand under 30 soldiers on the base at any given time in the barracks, each for about six months at a time. They aren't permitted off the base for the first month or so, so we got to see a LOT of them.

[FiddleFaddle]

Suddenly..I have.. the urge.. to strip...-grabs edge of shirt-

[Ellf]

Well... that's certainly a unique superpower. However, being male, I'd probably not appreciate it as much as you do.

Also... Witchcraft in pokemon? Err? I mean, there's beating up little kids and killing PETA in the latest one, but witchcraft?

Also... who the heck would think CS Lewis is evil?

[SuperRTL]

I can honestly say, I would really, really enjoy having stripping soldiers in my store. The cowboys that come in during the rodeo aren't a bad lot, but, well, uniforms

[Food Lady]

Yeah, what is it about uniforms? Well, for me it's scrubs. Love a man in scrubs.

[Opalin]

gah! not on the interwebs! they watch you. *shifty gaze* but yes, there are more stories to come, those two were not the end of the madness.

[SilverOrb]

I must admit to having a bit of a thing for a man in uniform... But I suppose there is certainly such as thing as appropriate partially naked awesomeness. Hard for Silver to maintain decorum while drooling at work.

[PepperElf]

what installation is this that has a game store?
and why am i not stationed there? (no i do not have any tattoo's to show off)

The army base here has one in the PX mall too.

[d962831]

wow, just wow. GREAT parenting.

I'd probably have tried tricking the mother, ask her if she was going to take responsibility for her kids. She seems like the type who thinks she's a wonderful parent, so of course she would, duh. Then I'd say, "Alright, this way." Lead her to the counter grab the manager bring him out and say, "This woman would like to take responsibility for all the game cases her children have damaged."

I imagine such an encounter would get a deer-in-the-headlights response.

I know the situation is unlikely, but I can dream, can't I?

[Project_Mars]

Look at Houndour and Houndoom for examples of how people can believe pokemon is witchcraft.

[Opalin]

Well... that's certainly a unique superpower. However, being male, I'd probably not appreciate it as much as you do.

Also... Witchcraft in pokemon? Err? I mean, there's beating up little kids and killing PETA in the latest one, but witchcraft?

Also... who the heck would think CS Lewis is evil?

I know two people who thought it was evil, because apparently representing Jesus as anything besides 'human' is wrong.
Also, as will later come out, the stripping thing was not limited to male soldiers, though I truly wish it was.

I'm wondering if the management has any type of limits, specifically with warnings. You already warned the mother once yet she didn't stop her child.

My initial response would have been to do what you would have done. on the other hand, you've already given her one warning and she ignored it. So...

What's to stop you from secretly trying to get the manager AND calling security (if you're in a mall of some sort) on the woman. By not warning her and the kids again, you're keeping them there, which is easier for security to spot when they come to escort her out. Would management approve of something like that? If the customer doesn't obey the first warning, what's to think that they will obey the second warning? They're adults, even though they're acting like kids.

The trick is to just keep them there so you not only have your manager watching but security catching them in the act. I predict the outcome that you won't have to worry about overstepping your boundaries with management, the manager may not have a spine and have you wait until the kids are done and just make you clean up after them, and that security will be there to enforce that the customer pay for the damages they caused or face a possible suit. Thoughts on this?

Sadly, the ceiling ninjas (our security force hung out 1 story above everybody and appeared out of nowhere, probably a good thing for the most part, though occasional creepy) answered to nobody but themselves, and after this one incident, my manager refused to let them back into the store. She had a very short patience when people started to break things without making any attempt at fixing it.

[42_42_42]

That, and a (Baptist?) preacher who, at least in theory, wrote the stories for either his kids or his nieces/nephews, I don't recall which. I just like 'em as stories, anyway, and I think that's exactly *why* they're so good. They work as both allegory and as "just plain ol' good reads" ^_^

He was also one of the Inklings, alongside a number of other writers, including some guy called Jimmy Tolkien or something like that

Actually, C S Lewis was Anglican (Church of England) and he wasn't a member of the clergy, although he *did* write a LOT of theology books. His profession (other than author) was English Professor at Oxford. He had no children of his own. The books were actually inspired by a random picture he saw of a faun when he was a teenager.