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Quote from: Dexter Morgan on April 05, 2008, 09:11:28 PM
Wow!!! I never knew Taco Bell existed in the 70's. Man, I learn something new everyday.  :yes:
I like them now but back then you could get a beef burrito and it had more beef than beans and lettuce and it had diced onion too.  It really irritates me now that you have to get extra beef and still don't get as much as they used to have as they came.  The Mexi melt is the only thing that hasn't changed much.  They also changed their recipe about sometime in the early 90's and it isn't near as good as it used to be.
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Quote from: me on April 05, 2008, 09:25:06 PM
I like them now but back then you could get a beef burrito and it had more beef than beans and lettuce and it had diced onion too.  It really irritates me now that you have to get extra beef and still don't get as much as they used to have as they came.  The Mexi melt is the only thing that hasn't changed much.  They also changed their recipe about sometime in the early 90's and it isn't near as good as it used to be.
I always thought it sucked, that fast food places are so stingy with condiments, and such. At KFC, my boss doesn't like it when I assemble stuff, because I don't go skimpy LOL!!! I think of it like this.... if I buy something, I don't want minuscule amounts of stuff, so why cheat others out of it. You pay good money, and it should be a satisfactory product. Before everything I do in life, I think to myself how I would want things done for me, and I do that for others.  :yes:
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Quote from: Dexter Morgan on April 05, 2008, 09:49:57 PM
I always thought it sucked, that fast food places are so stingy with condiments, and such. At KFC, my boss doesn't like it when I assemble stuff, because I don't go skimpy LOL!!! I think of it like this.... if I buy something, I don't want minuscule amounts of stuff, so why cheat others out of it. You pay good money, and it should be a satisfactory product. Before everything I do in life, I think to myself how I would want things done for me, and I do that for others.  :yes:
Thats a good way to be and I know the customers appreciate you for it.   :smile:
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Quote from: me on April 05, 2008, 11:54:37 PM
Thats a good way to be and I know the customers appreciate you for it.   :smile:
I have some customers that wont let anybody but me wait on them. I also have a few that want me to make their plate for them,or make their sandwiches for them. I treat my customers like they're made of gold. I snag customers away from our other KFC in town all the time. They may have a problem they had, with the service they get at the other store. So, I apologize profusely for the other store,and 9 times out of 10 ,they tell me their coming to our store from now on LOL!! I shouldn't brag on myself, but I'm proud of my accomplishments, even though it is a menial job. Today KFC... tomorrow the woooooorld !!!!  :super:
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Quote from: Dexter Morgan on April 06, 2008, 12:39:48 AM
I have some customers that wont let anybody but me wait on them. I also have a few that want me to make their plate for them,or make their sandwiches for them. I treat my customers like they're made of gold. I snag customers away from our other KFC in town all the time. They may have a problem they had, with the service they get at the other store. So, I apologize profusely for the other store,and 9 times out of 10 ,they tell me their coming to our store from now on LOL!! I shouldn't brag on myself, but I'm proud of my accomplishments, even though it is a menial job. Today KFC... tomorrow the woooooorld !!!!  :super:
It may be a menial job but I would much rather work in fast food than in an office any day and I've done both.  I will have to admit I do get tired of working with people from time to time but for the most part I enjoy it. 
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Quote from: me on April 06, 2008, 12:48:39 AM
It may be a menial job but I would much rather work in fast food than in an office any day and I've done both.  I will have to admit I do get tired of working with people from time to time but for the most part I enjoy it. 
I get a lot of enjoyment out of pleasing my customers. It makes me feel good. I have a lot of regulars that come in 2 to 3 times a week. I can ring them up without them saying what they want. The love it that I remember their order LOL!!! I don't think I could ever do a sit down job.I just don't think I could sit still all day. I'm in fast forward mode all the time. Just call me Full Throttle Dexter LOL!!!  :bliss:
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Dexter Morgan

Man, what a bummer of a day.  :no:  There is sooo much turmoil at work, that the past 2 days, I have come home totally depressed.  :'( Everything is in an uproar over Travis' situation. He's the manager with the marital problems. I've been training his replacement on salads this week. Brad (the stabber) is his best friend,and much to my surprise, is also his replacement.

Travis' life has spiraled out of control to the point of insanity. He has repeatedly tried to kill himself, and has been inflicting injuries on himself. A couple of nights ago he walked out in front of a train, and was going to let it hit him. I guess he was standing there, and the engineire was blowing the whistle, and just as it got super close, he saw his children's faces,and jumped out of the way.  :'( Right now, he is sitting in jail. He called KFC today, and told them he is in jail, but we don't know what for. I thought seriously about going down, and bailing him out. But he might be safer there. I guess last night he kept calling his wife, and threatening her from work. Last night at work he kept holding a nickel over a lighter,and getting it hot, and burning himself with it. OMG!!!! He is soooooo out of control.  :spooked: God damn my boss for telling him!!!!  :mad: I guess some of my coworkers were trying to get him to seek help, and he tore in to everybody there. He told everybody to STFU ,and mind their own business, that there was no reason for everybody to be talking about his life etc,etc,etc. If my boss would have kept her fat friggin mouth shut, it wouldn't have gotten to this point!!!  :mad: I knew that was why he was quiting. He's embarrassed that everybody knows his personal problems. He's suppose to work tomorrow, but I don't know if he'll make it or not. I don't know if anybody bailed him out or not. I try not to get involved in stuff like this, infact I'm kind of a closed off person, and I don't get super close with coworkers. I'm not close with Travis, but he's a good guy, and a hard worker, and he has been soooooo wronged by my boss, it really bothers me. I don't suffer from depression much, but this situation as bummed me out big time.  :'( It's hard to work where there is always drama. My boss lives for drama, and she loves to create drama. I learned today that everybody there HATES her. Not one person there today had a good thing to say about her.  :icon_twisted:   Something else that bugs the hell outta me is that he might try to hurt or kill somebody, or his kids. Keep in mind he has the kids in his custody, his wife did not want them. So, that's a whole other set of worries there. I just don't know what is gonna happen.  :no:  I try to reach out and help people. When I see him, I'm going to tell him to quit hurting himself, and learn to love himself. That's all I can think to tell him.
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Hopefully something or someone will get through to him that his kids need him and he needs to get it together for them. 
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Quote from: me on April 08, 2008, 09:40:52 PM
Hopefully something or someone will get through to him that his kids need him and he needs to get it together for them. 
One of the guys asked him if he still cares for his children, and it really set him off. He loves his children, he's just not well right now. He isn't thinking clearly. :no: This is just not the normal Travis. I can't get over the drastic change in him. Him and his wife have been together for 8 years. She has always wanted to be married. He married her a few months ago. He thought that would solve all of their problems. Not a good move on his part.  :no: I don't know his wife, but from what I've heard, and what he has said, she must be a real doozy.  :yes:
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I wish that guy would get some help, but in all honesty, he doesn't seem blameless. He seems like a bit of a drama queen himself. I know he's upset and he's not right, but some of the things you say he's doing seems to be a "look at me" cry for attention. I tend to have little patience w/that. That's why we need sweet and professional people like Sunny :biggrin:

My thoughts are....he's an adult....the temper tantrums and crazy behavior aren't going to get him anywhere...sure he got a raw deal in life and I agree that your boss should have minded her own business...but that doesn't make a life for him or his children. He has to do what he has to do and right now he's not doing himself any favors.

Just my two cents. :smile:
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Dexter Morgan

Well, there will be no more Travis drama. He was arrested night before last for battery against his wife. He wouldn't let anybody bond him out of jail. As I understand it 10, or 15 people went to the jail to get him out. That tells a little bit about how he is viewed by others. He's a good guy, and if I was him, I probably would have beat her to death. She's lucky he didn't do just that. I'm sure she richly deserved it. He called work today, and said he pled guilty, and he is in for 90 days. The guys at work said, if he doesn't kill himself, he will probably only do around 45 days. IMO, the bitch isn't worth it. If I ever ,ever, hear my boss start to meddle in anybody else's business again, I'm gonna deck her.  :mad:
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Quote from: Dexter Morgan on April 09, 2008, 04:25:15 PM
Well, there will be no more Travis drama. He was arrested night before last for battery against his wife. He wouldn't let anybody bond him out of jail. As I understand it 10, or 15 people went to the jail to get him out. That tells a little bit about how he is viewed by others. He's a good guy, and if I was him, I probably would have beat her to death. She's lucky he didn't do just that. I'm sure she richly deserved it. He called work today, and said he pled guilty, and he is in for 90 days. The guys at work said, if he doesn't kill himself, he will probably only do around 45 days. IMO, the bitch isn't worth it. If I ever ,ever, hear my boss start to meddle in anybody else's business again, I'm gonna deck her.  :mad:
Maybe he'll have time to think things through and pull himself together in there.  Lets hope this will be a  turning point for the good.
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Quote from: me on April 09, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Maybe he'll have time to think things through and pull himself together in there.  Lets hope this will be a  turning point for the good.
I figure he'll probably end up killing himself in there. I had a cousin that got busted for dealing dope, and he hung himself in jail, after about 3 days of being there. He was only looking at 10 years max. Here's the kicker..... he never called anybody for bail,and nobody knew he was there. My uncle got a call from the county jail, they said.... your son hung himself here at the jail,and we need you to come, and collect his personal belongings.  :spooked: They had absolutely NO idea he was even in jail. :no: So, I could see that happening with Travis, after he realizes that now he is stuck there,and there is no getting out until his time is served.  :yes:
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Wonder if it would do any good to alert them about his mental condition so they could keep a closer eye on him.
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Quote from: me on April 09, 2008, 06:25:42 PM
Wonder if it would do any good to alert them about his mental condition so they could keep a closer eye on him.
That's what I was wondering too. Tommorrow, I'm going to ask our assistant manager about that. Maybe she can call the jail and tell them. I think that would be a real good idea, if it's not too late.  :no:
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