I could not get to sleep,
I could not sleep, boo-hoo-hoo.
I could not get to sleep
so after night number two
I went to extremes
I dug out my old rocking chair
from storage in the extra room
I kinda keep old clothes there.
My quest for the elusive Grilled Stuft Nacho
It started with this commercial:
played ad nauseam. Until finally I noticed and thought, “Hmm, a stuffed nacho? That sounds kinda good. I think I want to try it.”
Only $1.29? I can afford to share the deliciousness.
Attempt number one. I pulled up to the drive thru window and ordered.
“I’m sorry,” came the reply, “we are all out of our ingredients to make this until tomorrow.” This occurred about 4:00pm.
Fine. I backed out. I really wanted a Stuft Nacho so I’d be back. And I didn’t want to suffer TBS (Taco Bell Syndrome) twice. Plus, I’m too smart to fall for the old bait and switch. I went to Taco Time instead and spent $15 for dinner.
Attempt number two happened two days later at five pm with the same results. Luckily, I was able to back out again. I spent another $15 at Wendy’s for dinner.
This quest for the $1.29 nacho was going to bankrupt me.
How does a place that makes tacos run out of ingredients during suppertime? The nachos are made of meat, cheese, and all the stuff that should be found in a place with the word taco in the title. How does a place like that run out of ingredients for its main industry?
I went to work lamenting my situation. A co-worker took pity on me and stopped at Taco Bell while she was at lunch at 11:00am. And? And? Success on attempt number three.
How was it? Very good. Tasty. I’d order another one but it’s really too much of a hassle. Besides that, I’m broke.
Do I recommend it? Sure. If you can get one.
One by One
Is it really that complicated?
Have you seen the Domino’s commercial demonstrating the travails of phone ordering?
Hmm. Is it really that complicated to order a pizza via phone? Are these the same people that have a hard time figuring out blankets?
I think so.
The last time I ordered a pizza online I paid extra. Being the fiscally retentive soul that I am, that turned me off from online ordering. So, I went back to using the old fashioned phone. Plus, using the phone is quicker unless I’m willing to download an app to my phone to make ordering quick and convenient. I’m not.
Then the commercials started.
Last month, I tried ordering a pizza and was told there would be an hour-and-a-half wait. Yuck. Disconnect.
I ordered a pizza today. The employee put me on hold first off. I waited. He got back on the phone and thanked me for waiting in a most insincere voice. I’m going to call this employee Rudy McRudster because he was not pleasant to speak to. Rudy took my order. I had a hard time hearing him. It all seemed… planned. As if Domino’s is purposely sabotaging the phone experience to force us to use their online service.
By the way, I ordered the best pizza ever invented. Thin crust, extra sauce, jalapenos and mushroom. Yummm.
To be fair, when all was said and done, er, eaten, I checked online. The price would have been similar to what I paid by ordering over the phone.
But is it really that complicated to use the phone? Are we really wanting an interaction-less society? I see us as heading toward becoming a totally socially inept society. The next thing you’re going to tell me is we won’t need servers worth $15 an hour working at fast food joints. It will all be automated.
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/07/17/robots-fast-food-jobs/
Oh.
The Place I Intend To Be
by Suzy Wordmuser: http://wordmusing.wordpress.com/
Chasing rainbows
such a pointless task
pretty as they are
there’s nothing to hold
just a fleeting moment
a desire for something
that never was
could never be
would not satisfy
my human mind
my body of flesh
I never run
to find the worthless
I pursue
with slow intent
those things
that have value
that make sense to me
and have become my world
My imaginings
are never empty
or fleeting
they are unbroken plans
a vision
made from years
of hard work
starting
from nothing
ending with
everything
That place I intend to reach
I surely will
brand of awesome
Take a Picture
I finally realize
that I can’t believe my eyes
when I’m looking in the mirror
the image ain’t always clearer.
ti
There are games being played on Facebook right now. Usually, they are played by the teenagers. The older crowd doesn’t want or no longer cares about the types of games being played. But teenagers, well, teens are usually still willing to let another person’s opinion control them. They are searching for self-esteem that they are looking for validation through another person’s outlook. The games? There are several but I’m referring to TI (truth is) and TBH (to be honest).
Lost Love
A stinkin’ odd question
The scene: junior high gym.
The crowd: a group of newly minted 7th graders sitting on the bleachers.
The time: first day of gym class in the big pond known as junior high.
The main actor: the gym teacher.
Gym teacher: (paraphrase) Listen, you aren’t in grade school anymore. You’re getting older. You have to start taking care of yourself. You have to shower after each gym class. (verbatim) Because the only one who can’t smell your body odor is…you.
