SG's are everywhere.....

[Canuikstan]

So Gruvgrl and I (along with Kidlet 1 and Kidlet 2) went to the local Amusement park to day (as practice for the upcoming trip.. long lines ups, crowds and of course, SG's everywhere)

1) A family at the water park, who's clothing was filthy.. not dirty, but grass, dirt, food stains all over their swimming gear.. at 11;00 am... (shudder).. they went into the pools with that ... i hope the chlorine was extra strong today..

2) On a Mountain train ride, with an elevated loading platform (about 30 feet up) a child who looked to be about 6 years old, was on the other side of a safety rail, climbing on the fake mountain... while parents stood around and laughed.. (and oddly enough, no cast members around).. Now this ride goes through the loading platform 2 times.. (once at load and then it "thunders past' the waiting guests for a second run... If it had startled the child, she could have had a LONG HARD FALL, and then of course parents wouldn't be laughing...

3)Not at the park, but afterward, we were at a local Big Box store, that rhymes with BALL-WART, and as it is a Sunday Evening, it was rather empty of customers. As I am walking down a really wide long aisle, a child about 10-12 years smacks into me as he WHIZZES down the aisle on a scooter. I gave him a dirty look, looked around..and saw no parents.. as I am looking around.. WHAM the shopping cart i am pushing slams into me knocking the wind out of me, and actually REALLY HURTING A LOT..

And there is the same kid.. sees this time, instead of smacking me, he decided to bowl me over..

Now i am not a big man by any means.. and i am generally cool to some innocent fun, but this just enraged me.

The kid tossed the scooter a clothing rack and just stared at me with his mouth open...until I grabbed a staff member and demanded something be done.. and this just made it worse.. the staff member who was no less then 10 feet away, from me when i got knocked over, asked what was up, and when i pointed the kid out to him, he actually denied seeing him... "Which kid? Where?" Until he realized i want going to walk away.. and then all he got was a safety manager to move the scooter back to the toy section. By this time the kids parents had showed up and while they didn't say anything, not even a sorry, i could tell by the look in the fathers eyes that he was soon to have one less child to feed..

grrr... hopefully i can get it all out before we leave!!! sorry just venting...

[Big Wallaby]

sorry just venting...

I fail to see any reason for you to be sorry. Now, fix that remark. Venting is good for you.

[DisneyMom]

you know, that incident at Wally World should be on videotape....
Tell the manager you want to sit down and review it with him or her so you can show them what happened....
I know they won't show it to you, but maybe it will get the manager to review it and get their employees more proactive on the brats running around:mad:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Yes they are!

Yesterday, DW and I were on the patio, planking some salmon. While waiting we were talking and she told me this story;

She was telling me that she was at Michael's getting some supplies, and the lady in front of her was arguing with the clerk. They lady had the WRONG discount cupon, and that one she did have ONLY expired four days ago!!

The clerk was trying to be helpful, but kept telling the lady that she couldnt use the cupon because the code wouldn't work in the register. (I assume that have it entered when you scan it, and it takes whatever deduction the cupon is good for)

When DW finally got checked out, the lady was two registers down arguing with the manager!

I guess SG's can't read expiration dates!

[Syndrome]

I guess SG's can't read expiration dates!
To be fair to the SG (not that they deserve fairness), some stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond and some big grocery chains accept expired coupons. I don't think I've used a current coupon for BB&B in years because I just grab one of the oldies stuffed in my coupon drawer. Still, if they ever changed their policy I wouldn't argue about it because technically the coupon is indeed expired and they are under no obligation to honor it.

[Kwahati]

To be fair to the SG (not that they deserve fairness), some stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond and some big grocery chains accept expired coupons. I don't think I've used a current coupon for BB&B in years because I just grab one of the oldies stuffed in my coupon drawer. Still, if they ever changed their policy I wouldn't argue about it because technically the coupon is indeed expired and they are under no obligation to honor it.

Hmm...our bed bath and beyond doesn't accept expired ones. Not a huge problem though, we just sort through the stack every so often to see which ones are still good. If you keep the stack in order, you only need to throw away the top few every couple of months! :p: (BB&B sends out a lot of coupons...not that I'm complaining. I like 20% off as much as the next guy.):D:

[Syndrome]

Bummer for you! Here in Central FL, BB&B is very liberal. Not only will they accept expired coupons but they will also let you use multiple of the $10 off or whatever it is for one item. I've offered to split the order between hubby and I to use two, and they just ring 'em up together and let us use both.

[Sarah Magdalene]

BBB is great with their coupons here in Orlando. Not only did I get a 50% off a marked down bedding set on clearance price, I got 20% off that as well!

21 bucks for an originally $119 comforter set ... pretty cool eh?

[Captain C]

Nice to see they're not just saving this crap for Disney...

[Cheshire Figment]

I remember one time going into a grocery store during October or November and wanted to use a coupon that had a September 31 expiration date. I told them that according to the calendar September 31 had not yet arrived this year.

I was very polite about it; the manager agreed with me and allowed me to use the coupon.

[hobie16]

I remember one time going into a grocery store during October or November and wanted to use a coupon that had a September 31 expiration date. I told them that according to the calendar September 31 had not yet arrived this year.

I was very polite about it; the manager agreed with me and allowed me to use the coupon.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :eek:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I remember one time going into a grocery store during October or November and wanted to use a coupon that had a September 31 expiration date. I told them that according to the calendar September 31 had not yet arrived this year.

I was very polite about it; the manager agreed with me and allowed me to use the coupon.

hMMMM

31 Days Hath September, April, June, and November.....

Something dosn't seem right....

Hmmmm...need more RUM!!!!

[christina54]

i can agree, i am a cashier at wallyworld. unfortunately when there are those unruly people (and there are A LOT), nothing seems to get done, so don't waste your time. unless you can get a security person involved right away, it's pointless.
i can go on and on about the unlimited supply of stupid people who check out on my line. and as for the wonderful parks in florida, i know that the idiots who are SG also are many of the same idiots who shop where i work.
BTW, thank you to all the employees at all the florida parks for making my families experience there memorable.

[Teddykeiko86]

SG's at the airport!
Oh my god, if you need to do a thesis on SG's, the airport is one place to find them.

1. Security. We all know the 3-1-1 rule by now. Most of us do any ways. We knowthere are execptions, and if we believe we fall under the exceptions, we should double check the TSA website. Right? Wrong.
SG #1. is getting $20 in sealed and unsealed babyfood confinscated at the check point. Worse, she already pre mix formula with bottled water. Stupid move. Since she had about 40 oz of milk mixed, that got tossed and she was left with 3. She had no dry powder left, since she used it all.
I know it sucks for her, but wouldn't you check these things to take percautions. Especially with a baby.
Oh, she was also livid she had to remove the baby's jacket and snow boots. It was like 40 outside.

2. Preboarding
Not everyone needs assistance with preboarding!!!!!
Why would you want to sit in your seat for 30mins as people squeeze by you, knock you in the head with their oversized crap, and you have to look at asses and crotches for half and hour.
Now preoard has been changed to parents with children 2 and under and people who need extra time to board.
Still many parents with 15 and 17 year olds still preboard. What the fuck.

[ktulu]

2. Preboarding
Not everyone needs assistance with preboarding!!!!!
Why would you want to sit in your seat for 30mins as people squeeze by you, knock you in the head with their oversized crap, and you have to look at asses and crotches for half and hour.
Now preoard has been changed to parents with children 2 and under and people who need extra time to board.
Still many parents with 15 and 17 year olds still preboard. What the fuck.

Fly American, they don't give a crap if you have kids and need to preboard. They are completely fine with you holding up the line while you strap down your car seat. Yep, pre-boarding for people who need assistance, which means wheel chairs.

I made AA Gold, so I can board with group 1 so it's not a big deal when we fly, plus our bags have a place in the overhead bins! I also tend to take the window so no one is hitting me. I also usually pull out my ipod and get it ready for the flight or if traveling with my girls I entertain them.

[mechurchlady]

2. Preboarding
Not everyone needs assistance with preboarding!!!!!
Why would you want to sit in your seat for 30mins as people squeeze by you, knock you in the head with their oversized crap, and you have to look at asses and crotches for half and hour.
Now preoard has been changed to parents with children 2 and under and people who need extra time to board.
Still many parents with 15 and 17 year olds still preboard. What the f:oops:.
No need to cuss like that over people using guest rights offered by the airlines. :spank:

Being first on board means you get to put your luggage in the bin first. I have seen them people coming onboard last and playing musical bin trying to find a bin to fit their stuff and I mean even the tiny stuff not them hulking suitcases. I board first because I am disabled and need help sometimes with putting stuff up and getting to my seat. I have never minded watching people go by and never checked out the farts or anatomy of anyone passing except for that cute guy or that lady with that weird hairdo.

15 and 17 year old are minors and I can see why the airline would want to make sure the kids are onboard first. Also do you know if them teens are not aspies? Maybe the parents are boarding first because the kids have hidden disabilities like cancer and heart disease. Early boarding is for one person in the group so the rest can be healthy and preboard. Maybe them teens were with their disabled mom who had to preboard.

Best SG trick was the lady who took her 3 year old on the plane and let it kick and wiggle and poke and scream the whole trip.:twisted::morons:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Fly American, they don't give a crap if you have kids and need to preboard. They are completely fine with you holding up the line while you strap down your car seat. Yep, pre-boarding for people who need assistance, which means wheel chairs.

I made AA Gold, so I can board with group 1 so it's not a big deal when we fly, plus our bags have a place in the overhead bins! I also tend to take the window so no one is hitting me. I also usually pull out my ipod and get it ready for the flight or if traveling with my girls I entertain them.

For other reasons, I have mostly flown on American Airlines since 9/11.

Never had any problems!

[hobie16]

Best SG trick was the lady who took her 3 year old on the plane and let it kick and wiggle and poke and scream the whole trip.
Back in the day I liked the airline that seated babies in the smoking section. Less oxygen meant less screaming.

[Mayonnaise]

When I went to Disney in December, I flew Delta. on my fights they were only pre-boarding those needing assistance, and had to explain to several families that they were not pre-boarding families with kids anymore... just the disabled. dunno if it was just those flights or the whole airline.

8^S

[Ms. Matterhorn]

On my flight to TN over New Year's, I noticed that boarding is much slower now that AA is charging $15 to check the first bag. Everybody wants to use the overhead bins now for heavy stuff, and that really holds up the line.

[turkeyham]

Right now at Anaheim Convention center we have NAMM, after they leave we get the Avon stupid want to be's. Oops, I ment Nationals. The parks and surrounding areas will be filled with Cheer leaders. Leave them at the convention center.

Shorty82, tell Big Wallaby Moe and I need Hanna to confort us during the month and a half with these bad mouth tooth picks!

:D: