Random Things on Your Mind (Part 5)

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Wayne's-World said:
I can understand not accepting $5 worth of 5c pieces ......but 50c pieces ? ......where was the commonsense, and frankly I doubt the cashier had any idea of the 1965 Law .....was just being an arse



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A PR disaster for OTR, caused purely by the social media response. While, yes, technically, the cashier had the right to refuse payment, had ‘Maddie’s’ response been along the lines of, ‘sorry about your experience, we’ll investigate and pass your feedback on’, or, ‘sorry this happened, if you’d like to message us your contact details we can call you to discuss further’ or something along those lines, then no one would’ve known about the incident and it wouldn’t have got the media attention.
 
brucetiki said:
A PR disaster for OTR, caused purely by the social media response. While, yes, technically, the cashier had the right to refuse payment, had ‘Maddie’s’ response been along the lines of, ‘sorry about your experience, we’ll investigate and pass your feedback on’, or, ‘sorry this happened, if you’d like to message us your contact details we can call you to discuss further’ or something along those lines, then no one would’ve known about the incident and it wouldn’t have got the media attention.
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I don't know of anyone in retail that would be aware of that 1965 Law ....normally it's just Management's Rights to refuse coins (even though it's nort printed anywhere)
 
Wayne's-World said:
I don't know of anyone in retail that would be aware of that 1965 Law ....normally it's just Management's Rights to refuse coins (even though it's nort printed anywhere)
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Same here. In fact, I generally find that retail workers would happily take loose change so they have enough change to get through their shift without asking for more change. My sister worked retail for a few years, and would often proactively ask customers to pay her with loose change.
 

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brucetiki said:
Same here. In fact, I generally find that retail workers would happily take loose change so they have enough change to get through their shift without asking for more change. My sister worked retail for a few years, and would often proactively ask customers to pay her with loose change.
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That's my experience as well, although no-one wants $5 worth of 5c pieces .....that currency is outdated now and next to useless

Maybe the 20 x 50c coins didn't fit into an already crowded cashiers tray .....causing angst over the work required to store the coins elswhere

No accept coins = no extra work from cashier
 
GreyCrow said:
I'd challenge that on the basis its the only legal tender I have

They either accept it or I dont pay. I have offered payment, they have refused. I get my goods for free
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Is there a Law that covers that though? ......what about places that won't accept Credit Cards / Eftpos & only Cash .....can't see you getting away with that
 
Wayne's-World said:
Is there a Law that covers that though? ......what about places that won't accept Credit Cards / Eftpos & only Cash .....can't see you getting away with that
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Those places state that in line of eyesight. Is the 1965 Currency Law in plain view?

The other issue for petrol stations is the user utilises the service BEFORE the transaction takes place
 
GreyCrow said:
Those places state that in line of eyesight. Is the 1965 Currency Law in plain view?

The other issue for petrol stations is the user utilises the service BEFORE the transaction takes place
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Yes it is in euesight .....down the corridor, 2nd door on the left, behind the stack of "Newspapers" from the 1960's

On the 2nd subject, I hate filling up using a common Petrol Card, then finding out I went to the one station out of 100 that applies a 4% surcharge .....it's not the amount that pisses me off, it's the lack of transparency ....and as you say, I've already got the Petrol in my tank
 
WaynesWorld19 said:
I can understand not accepting $5 worth of 5c pieces ......but 50c pieces ? ......where was the commonsense, and frankly I doubt the cashier had any idea of the 1965 Law .....was just being an arse



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I was always under the impression that you could use a maximum of 100 coins.
 
GreyCrow said:
Those places state that in line of eyesight. Is the 1965 Currency Law in plain view?

The other issue for petrol stations is the user utilises the service BEFORE the transaction takes place
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Are the road laws in plain sight? The signs are meaningless without the law that sets out what action they require you to take. There’s no wriggle room, under that law $5 in 50c pieces is not legal tender, ignorance of that law doesn’t result in it not applying to you. Unless there’s a separate clause requiring the law be displayed, then it’s your responsibility to know what is and isn’t legal tender.
 

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"More skilled migrants would call South Australia home, tailored visa programs would focus on regional areas and international students would receive special incentives, under a plan Premier Steven Marshall will send to Prime Minister Scott Morrison....."

I've got an idea Marshall how about you help young South Australians first. The lack of investment in this state, and especially by the state govt, in traineeships etc for SA kids is appalling.
 
Mike Smyth said:
"More skilled migrants would call South Australia home, tailored visa programs would focus on regional areas and international students would receive special incentives, under a plan Premier Steven Marshall will send to Prime Minister Scott Morrison....."

I've got an idea Marshall how about you help young South Australians first. The lack of investment in this state, and especially by the state govt, in traineeships etc for SA kids is appalling.
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What doesn't the State do for young people here?
 
Saw this this morning. Thought it’s worth sharing....

Everyone Around You is Grieving. Go Easy.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019 / JOHN PAVLOVITZ
The day my father died, I was at the grocery store buying bananas.
I remember thinking to myself, “This is insane. Your dad just died. Why the hell are you buying bananas?”
But we needed bananas. We’d be waking up for breakfast tomorrow morning, and there wouldn’t be any bananas—so there I was.
And lots of other stuff still needed doing too, so over the coming days I would navigate parking lots, wait in restaurant lines, and sit on park benches; pushing back tears, fighting to stay upright, and in general always being seconds from a total, blubbering, room-clearing freak out.
I wanted to wear a sign that said: I JUST LOST MY DAD. PLEASE GO EASY.
Unless anyone passing by looked deeply into my bloodshot eyes or noticed the occasional break in my voice and thought enough to ask, it’s not like they’d have known what’s happening inside me or around me. They wouldn’t have had any idea of the gaping sinkhole that had just opened up and swallowed the normal life of the guy next to them in the produce section.
And while I didn’t want to physically wear my actual circumstances on my chest, it probably would have caused people around me to give me space or speak softer or move more carefully,—and it might have made the impossible, almost bearable.
Everyone around you; the people you share the grocery store line with, pass in traffic, sit next to at work, encounter on social media, and see across the kitchen table—are all experiencing the collateral damage of living. They are all grieving someone, missing someone, worried about someone. Their marriages are crumbling or their mortgage payment is late or they’re waiting on their child’s test results, or they’re getting bananas five years after a death and still pushing back tears because the loss feels as real as it did that first day.
Every single human being you pass by today is fighting to find peace and to push back fear; to get through their daily tasks without breaking down in front of the bananas or in the carpool line or at the post office.
Maybe they aren’t mourning the sudden, tragic passing of a parent, but wounded, exhausted, pain-ravaged people are everywhere, everyday stumbling all around us—and yet most of the time we’re fairly oblivious to them:
Parents whose children are terminally ill.
Couples in the middle of divorce.
People grieving loss of loved ones and relationships.
Kids being bullied at school.
Teenagers who want to end their lives.
People marking the anniversary of a death.
Parents worried about their depressed teenager.
Spouses whose partners are deployed in combat.
Families with no idea how to keep the lights on.
Single parents with little help and little sleep.
Everyone is grieving and worried and fearful, and yet none of them wear the signs, none of them have labels, and none of them come with written warnings reading, I’M STRUGGLING. GO EASY.
And since they don’t, it’s up to you and me to look more closely and more deeply at everyone around us: at work or at the gas station or in the produce section, and to never assume they aren’t all just hanging by a thread. Because most people are hanging by a thread—and our simple kindness can be that thread.
We need to remind ourselves just how hard the hidden stories around us might be, and to approach each person as a delicate, breakable, invaluable treasure—and to handle them with care.
As you make your way through the world today, people won’t be wearing signs to announce their mourning or to alert you to the attrition or to broadcast how terrified they are—but if you look with the right eyes, you’ll see the signs.
There are grieving people all around you.
Go easy.
 
You don’t have to be pissed to crash a scooter

“Idiot” will do it all day every day
!
Take his Licence for driving it inside !!!!
Feenix et al
Prescribed vehicle ????


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