On 16/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I gave the clerk a ten dollar bill for an $8.59 purchase. She placed >3.50 change in my hand. I said, sorry, too much change, and tried to >hand it all back to her, but she figured feverishly for a couple of >minutes and proudly added another dollar to the pile in my hand. > >I was a little embarrassed for her, but still feeling honest I said >sorry too much change I think it should be a buck forty-one total and >again tried to hand her the money back. The clerk went back to >figuring with furrowed brow, hearing the crowd in line start a >murderous murmur, and after much figuring and the people in line about >to kill me she added *another* dollar to the growing pile in my hand. > >Hearing the train wreck of killer customers about to happen I smiled, >closed my hand and put the six bucks or so in my pocket, said >"Perfect, thanks" and left the building. > >Ethics question: if I had tried one more time to get the right change, >would it have been suicidal, considering the angry mob in line behind >me?
She might have just handed you the cash register. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
