Originally Posted by tore

Unless I get angry, I'm not a very confrontational person and I care so little about "company gum" that people stealing it didn't really fire me up. I think it just made me feel stressed and slightly depressed. Of course I'd try and get the stuff back and then sometimes they'd take off. My boss wanted me to run after them. I didn't argue with him, but I secretly thought to myself "and possibly get in a fight over gum?" No way, Josè.

So yeah, I ran after them a few times, but my vigilance was pretty half-assed.

Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

what country was this in? i ask cause iirc you live in norway... i wasn't aware that they had 7-11's there.

edit - also, i'm surprised the manager told you to pursue them. most corporations tell their employees the opposite cause people are liable to get ****ed up scuffling with some thief and they'd rather take the minor loss in merchandise and avoid any sort of lawsuit.

it's funny cause one grocery store i worked at in florida... they drilled it into us that you never pursue a thief.. you alert a manager and then they basically confront the person and if they run away they call the cops. but this one time there was this guy who tried running out with a beer and a sub sandwich... and it was the managers who chased him down. he almost got away but he got stuck at the door cause he tried to run out the entrance and it only opens for people on the outside coming in

anyway the managers tackled him and subdued him and called the cops... and when the cops came they said he had some sort of felony warrant out for his arrest... i think it was murder but i'm not sure, something pretty serious anyhow... and he got busted over a ****in heineken and a sub sandwich.

Originally Posted by fiddler

Okay let me ask y'all something, or rather describe a situation to you, and see what y'all what have done - and yes, I'm still pissed over it. So just before lunch I get a call from my kid's vice principal, he needs me to come to the school. Wouldn't tell me what was wrong over the phone. So I get there, and apparently another boy on my kid's soccer team (it's through the school) backed him into a corner, and was harassing him. Apparently my kid takes a swing, breaks the other kid's nose. Okay my kid gets sent home for the rest of the day (school is over next week) but suspended from sports for TWO WEEKS until June 2nd. MEANWHILE the other boy is sent back to class free & clear. I realize the two have had issues in the past (resulting in a black eye to MY kid) and from hearing what happened, it was clear to me that it was anything but a "friendly" chat, like the VP would have me to believe. He told me that because my kid swung first, that he was at fault and that they have a "zero tolerance policy" on violence in school, and that he had no choice. I told him that was a load of horse s*** and he knew it. Long story short after a p*** fight back and forth I told him that he and his policy could kiss my white a$$ (no action taken to the other boy). So yeah, I'm ticked. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I just want to say your tits are lovely.

Originally Posted by grindy

Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

Right so, I get that you want the other kid punished as well as your child and fair is fair blah blah blah, however, life isn't fair and 9 times outta ten in that same situation outside the school yard, someone gets arrested and someone goes to the hospital. And I don't care what anyone says in the case of fights it takes two to tango so unless both people are hauled off to jail you have this school yard situation replicated over and over in big people life. You're a cop, explain it in those terms. Somebody always pays for what goes down. Better your kid learn it now when an suspension means literally nothing, vs having a record that needs to ex-sponged or sealed. I get that your mad, but it's not that serious. Be happy your son isn't a pussy and don't take no **** off of others, that's a great personality trait. Just teach him to hone it and control his anger.

Originally Posted by fiddler

No, I don't give a **** about the other kid getting punished. I'm more pissy that my kid is missing out on soccer for two weeks over literally nothing. And yes, I am happy that my kid stuck up for himself - I would have done the exact same thing. He gets his temper from me, which we obviously need to work on.

And I was also pissy over the fact they wouldn't tell me ANYTHING over the phone. I mean, here I am thinking okay what's going on is my kid okay is he in the hospital what. And it's a stupid half-assed attempt at a fight.

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I just want to say your tits are lovely.

Originally Posted by grindy

Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

Oh see break yer **** down so I can get the meat and potatoes from jump. See I totally tuned out with all the parental details. One would think you were pissed the other kid didn't get in trouble. Meh, what are you gonna do? Schools.

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I just want to say your tits are lovely.

Originally Posted by grindy

Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

So why are you bitching again?

Thats what I woud have done.Except Id bought johnny an ice cream .

So he doesn't play soccer oh well,lesson learned standing up for your self can cost you.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Poor Batty's puns get ignored by tore, who takes the high ground....

Originally Posted by fiddler

Okay let me ask y'all something, or rather describe a situation to you, and see what y'all what have done - and yes, I'm still pissed over it. So just before lunch I get a call from my kid's vice principal, he needs me to come to the school. Wouldn't tell me what was wrong over the phone. So I get there, and apparently another boy on my kid's soccer team (it's through the school) backed him into a corner, and was harassing him. Apparently my kid takes a swing, breaks the other kid's nose. Okay my kid gets sent home for the rest of the day (school is over next week) but suspended from sports for TWO WEEKS until June 2nd. MEANWHILE the other boy is sent back to class free & clear. I realize the two have had issues in the past (resulting in a black eye to MY kid) and from hearing what happened, it was clear to me that it was anything but a "friendly" chat, like the VP would have me to believe. He told me that because my kid swung first, that he was at fault and that they have a "zero tolerance policy" on violence in school, and that he had no choice. I told him that was a load of horse s*** and he knew it. Long story short after a p*** fight back and forth I told him that he and his policy could kiss my white a$$ (no action taken to the other boy). So yeah, I'm ticked. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I just want to say your tits are lovely.

Originally Posted by grindy

Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.