Interesting/Weird Stories in the News

bmwracer wrote:What's wrong with this picture?

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Only in America, folks.

:hehe: :hehe:

This is news? :hehe:

Heck, I'll be hitting the 24-Hour after work tonight.



No pain no gain, :banghead:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:This is news? :hehe:

News of the weird.

One picture is worth a thousand words.

Heck, I'll be hitting the 24-Hour after work tonight.

Dn't take the escalator. :hehe: :hehe:

lol I used to work at Best Buy, they suck!

SubaruWRX wrote:lol I used to work at Best Buy, they suck!

Whoa. How long have you worked there?

Just about a year... I say about 8 1/1 months..

I left because I got fed up with the new manger..

Something happened, and he told me to go home and don't return for a week.. I said Fine, so when the week was over I came back, and I have everyone asking where the heck i was, and they were ready to write me up, So next day that was it.


I've been out of work for like 6 months now, which really sucks big time.

SubaruWRX wrote:Just about a year... I say about 8 1/1 months..

I left because I got fed up with the new manger..

Something happened, and he told me to go home and don't return for a week.. I said Fine, so when the week was over I came back, and I have everyone asking where the heck i was, and they were ready to write me up, So next day that was it.

Oh man. Working for a company like that sucks. :usuck:
At least I hope you learned that documentation is essential at work. If the manager tells you something, documentation of what he said to you can serve as somewhat a "protection".
At work, whenever I have serious conversations/meetings with people, especially managers, I ALWAYS document the event and what was said. Served me well. :mrgreen:
It won't always work, however it can help you in many ways. Especially at times to prove your "innocence".

yeah, well right now I need to find some work, at least for a year or two.

SubaruWRX wrote:yeah, well right now I need to find some work, at least for a year or two.

Good luck in your searches. You're still young so finding a PT job shouldn't be too hard.
I don't mean to sound like a broken record, however, don't forget to document your stuff, okay? I know it sounds like a bother, but when needed, it serves as a great tool to help defend yourself.
I only repeat this because at two of the previous jobs I had, documentation really helped to clear my name from some dumb asshole managers who used their power to cover up their own mis-doings by deflecting the blame towards an employee. --Happens (almost) everywhere.

yeah I understand, I have other issues that I wont get into but I hope I finnish it up in order to do what I want to do, and heck I could go to Japan any time I want. :)

ahochaude wrote:At least I hope you learned that documentation is essential at work. If the manager tells you something, documentation of what he said to you can serve as somewhat a "protection".
At work, whenever I have serious conversations/meetings with people, especially managers, I ALWAYS document the event and what was said. Served me well. :mrgreen:
It won't always work, however it can help you in many ways. Especially at times to prove your "innocence".

THAT IS SOOOO TRUE ... i also realized it over time when I was working. document everything .. especially conversations in terms of emails. in fact now I directly ask the person to please send me an email concerning the "whatever" .. and well u can say that it is easier to organize stuff.

but in trouble times when people suddenly turn they backs ... it was the email archives which were a life saver !! :beaten:

Yes. Documentation will save your career life at times even when you least expect it. It is a hassle to do, and most of the time you won't even need it, but it's always better to be safe and have a backup.

This reminds of the guy who robbed a store in a huge chicken costume.

Huh?

Sorry, I don't get it. :sweat:

Not too long ago (maybe a year or so) some guy in the States robbed a restaurant (I think) dressed as a huge chicken. I think they arrested him within 15 minutes or so.

Toranaga wrote:Not too long ago (maybe a year or so) some guy in the States robbed a restaurant (I think) dressed as a huge chicken. I think they arrested him within 15 minutes or so.

LEMME guess, he was stealing EGGS at the restaurant right .... :hehe: :hehe:

This just in from Charlotte:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/05/24/national/a132612D45.DTL

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Woman, 86, Jailed for Calling 911 20 Times

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

(05-24) 13:26 PDT Charlotte, N.C. (AP) --

An 86-year-old woman has been sent to jail after police said she called 911 dispatchers 20 times in a little more than a half-hour to complain about a pizza parlor. Dorothy Densmore remained in jail Tuesday charged with misusing the 911 system, a jail spokeswoman said.

She told dispatchers Sunday that a local pizza shop refused to deliver a pie to her south Charlotte apartment, said Officer Mandy Giannini, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokeswoman. She also complained that someone at the shop called her a "crazy old coot," Giannini said.

Densmore wanted them arrested. Instead, police came to arrest her, and she resisted, Giannini said.

It's unusual for someone to face charges for nonemergency calls, Giannini said. But on Sunday, Densmore kept calling 911, even after she was told to stop, Giannini said.

When an officer arrived at her apartment, the 5-foot-tall, 98-pound woman attacked him, Giannini said. Densmore scratched him, kicked and bit his hand, she said.

Densmore is also charged with resisting a public officer and two counts of misusing the 911 system, jail records show.

It was the second time she'd been charged with misusing the emergency system, court records show.

In March 2004, police said she called 911 about 10 times after she was asked to stop, a police report says. She then threatened to hit the officer with a chair when he came to arrest her, the report states.

pcmodem wrote:"crazy old coot,"

Sounds right to me !

Time to send her to a care home.

pcmodem wrote:Woman, 86, Jailed for Calling 911 20 Times

deserves no less. can you imagine if someone was in a real emergency and was trying to get through? :shakehead:

Seriously. I would have been pissed if I was in an accident and couldn't get through.

I know it's OT, but hey, welcome back jholic.