MINDLESS ROBOTS

12/28/05 | swampsniper

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

If the register does not add it up, figure the tax, and make the change they can't do it.

I paid once and gave the cashier extra ones to get a bigger bill back as change and she was trying to give them back. I said just punch in the numbers and you'll understand.

[mtbopfuyn]

Taco Bell Headquarters - 17901 Von Karman Ave, Irvine, 92614 - (949) 863-4500

[kentj]

I hate to say this pal but you probably got a spit taco for riding the evil scooter thru the dirve up. In the immortal words of an old drinking buddy of mine - "RALPH, now I feel better".

[mtbopfuyn]

That's California.

[YouPosting2Me]

"Taco Hell"

[Deguello]

"and you'll understand.

Tell them it's magic and watch their eyes light up when a few low value coins turn into two quarters or a couple of ones into a five or ten.

[My2Cents]

Speaking of which, every time we order something from the Taco Bell in our town, they get the order wrong. I think it would be helpful if they hired people who actually speak English.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Exactly!! The girl at the register was amazed. If they don't have a computer or calculator, they can't do it.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

you're ultimate problem, you realize, is you ride a scooter....

[Hegewisch Dupa]

also, "your"

[YouPosting2Me]

"Run for the Border..." (they are)

[RabidBartender]

How did you carry your food and drink while driving the scooter?

[Cagey]

That scooter won't set off the signal,

[loreldan]

I worked in various restaurants through college and high school - including managing some. I avoid eating out whenever possible (luckily my wife and I are good cooks). But when I do eat out here are my rules.
1. Avoid ticking off the person handling your food at all costs. There's many things that go on behind the counter.
2. If for some reason rule # 1 is broken don't eat - leave.

My fist job when I was 15 was at a fast-food restaurant. I'll never forget it. I can honestly say that every single person that ticked off that manager had something happen to their food.

[swmobuffalo]

"If the register does not add it up, figure the tax, and make the change they can't do it."

Tax charts are a thing of the past, I can only think of one place I've seen one in the last 5 years and that's at the mom and pop hardware store. I handle money and I have to admit it does take me a few seconds to figure things out if I ring in the sale wrong. Computers have made us lazy.

[atomicpossum]

All I can figure is that their system is so automated that there is no room left for human brains.

Their system is so automated because they don't HIRE human brains. They're looking for hands, not brains.

[Rokke]

"How did you carry your food and drink while driving the scooter?"

That was my question too. How do you eat a taco and drive a scooter. I have a hard enough time doing it in a car. One bite and most of the taco ends up in my lap.

[peacebaby]

Hope you ate your taco with lots of Taco Bell sauce. That stuff will clean the tarnish off a copper penny. It probably took care of whatever yuck was in the taco.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"How did you carry your food and drink while driving the scooter"?

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Got an insulated 12 pak cooler that hangs from the speedo, but a 12 pak will fit on the floor between my feet. Room under the seat, and a little trunk on the back. I once hauled a 24' triple wall chimney for a wood stove {8X 3' sections] home, strapped to a Honda CB400F! I gave a lift from Miami to St. Augustine, years ago, to a friend and his bass fiddle, on a Yamaha 305. Damned fiddle resonated with the vibes from the tailpipe, I've never heard anything to equal it again. I wonder what a grand piano would sound like, strapped to a 2 stroke bike at 11,000 RPM?
Bungee cords and duct tape make the world go around.