Banks who needs banks that's what convenience stores are for.

Here is a little fairy tale all boys and girls getting ready to go off to college should hear. It's all about the land of never going back. Never heard of it, well I bet your parents have because they are the rulers of that land. It's the magical land where laundry is done for you change is provided at your request, and a balanced nutritious meal is waiting for you at supper time. Now take a minute and look back fondly at those days you took for granted in that magical land. Ah memories, now I would like to call your attention to your current surroundings. Welcome to personal responsibility land. This is the land the rulers of never going back land should have been preparing you for, however it seems many of the people who come here from that land missed a couple of memos so please allow me to fill you in on what you have missed. Contrary to popular belief most people don't care about you. They have no stake in your success or failure so tread cautiously when meeting new people. You should also give up the myth that cars or buses will not hit you, because they will. If ever you find yourself in the crosswalk and the light has changed hurry because some folks , let's just say you should hurry. You should also be aware that buying you dinner in a convenience store, no matter how convenient is not wise nor will it help you get anything else that you really need. Take for instance laundry, before it magically appeared clean in the dresser, now it is piling up in a corner getting stronger by the day so pretty soon you are hoping it will walk itself down to the laundry and use the few coins you have left in your lucky jeans, you know the pair with that you first got that new sweetheart to notice you in, to start up a load so you have something clean to wear to class in the morning. However this will probably never happen, we hope not, maybe that is what starts the zombie apocalypse ...any-who you find yourself in this store searching for sustenance and change. Though it's not just a dollar or two you need you're talking five or better. Now here is the tricky part you remember earlier when I mentioned that most people don't care about you and your needs. This is one of those times. Most of the clerks in those types of stores have either been where you are or just flat out don't give a damn cause they are too busy thinking about their own laundry monster. Let's not even mention that providing change is just not our job. We do dispense change from a purchased item but to just plop out change all willy nilly because you have to do laundry and you complex doesn't have a change machine just reeks of a personal problem, and in the land of personal responsibility it is you ax to grind. Now some of you might say what's the big deal it's just some change? For those people I'd say f off you have no clue as to the extra work it creates. However in an effort to teach you something let's look at a scenario. Let's just say it starts with us doing your banking for you and ends with you being expelled for buying essays on the net. Long story short make your own change it teaches you something even I you don't believe it it does. It's the little things that help shape us, hey you should just get use to it because in case you forgot there is no going back to the old land and all you have left is personal responsibility land which can be fun if you stop making excuses.

Riding the Lie

So they are at it again. Usually I am pretty understanding in the fake id department. I give everyone a chance to leave with their dignity and their fake. However this last week I had someone try me extra hard. Two guys undoubtedly freshmen cam in and stood by the beer they took an unusual amount of time deciding which 24 case they wanted. Which was fine with me as I was not particularly concerned with which beer they chose. The problem didn’t start till the guys came to the counter. There were two issues. They wanted to cash some lottery ticket, which surprisingly I was fine with at this time because usually I hate cashing tickets, it’s a time thing the process is just dumb, anyway I cashed out the tickets and asked for their id’s. Here is where it started to get interesting. One guy didn’t’ have his Id this was problem number one. South Carolina law says I got to see them both. The second guy hands me his and of course it from another state, cool though not a problem normally. However this particular Id is a fake, stamped with secure and authentic all over it. So now Houston we have a major problem. I can’t sell you alcohol I told them, why not one of the guys said, so I explained the reasons. So then the other guy asked for the money from the tickets, ok cool as soon as someone shows me a real id I will gladly cash them out for you. Needless to say the guys were just content to stick to the lie, so I offered to call the cops let them verify it and then we could proceed. Immediately one of the guys responded with just let him keep the 30 dollars. Panic ensued then outrage, I am still calm, but my line is now starting to grow. Finally I was said, “look! Show me a real id and it’s all good”. The point of all of this is simply this sometimes its necessary to ride a lie into the ground, but if someone gives you a chance to keep your dignity and money by telling the truth, take it. FYI I didn’t keep their money, I gave it to some needy customers.