To That One Guest - II

[StargazerOmega]

TTOG: Sometimes I have to wonder why some people (You) become parents. Your kid (Maybe about 4) peed themselves and as I was coming back from my last 15, I heard you scolding him.

"Next time you pee your pants I'm going to beat you're ass and embarrass you in front of everybody."

All right, I get that it's frustrating and embarrassing for you, but that's not how you talk to a kid. Accidents happen, don't threaten your kid over it.

 

[BoxCutter]

TTOG: Sometimes I have to wonder why some people (You) become parents. Your kid (Maybe about 4) peed themselves and as I was coming back from my last 15, I heard you scolding him.

"Next time you pee your pants I'm going to beat you're ass and embarrass you in front of everybody."

All right, I get that it's frustrating and embarrassing for you, but that's not how you talk to a kid. Accidents happen, don't threaten your kid over it.

There are also the parents who ignore their child's multiple requests to go to the lavatory or the visual cues like the child holding their crotch and bouncing up and down. Then when the kid wets themselves, the parent goes ballistic on the kid when it is really the parent's fault.

 

[Captain Orca]

Trash. They will never learn. Hopefully the child will get proper guidance in school, grow up and move on. Accidents happen, no way around it.

 

[Captain Orca]

"call for TL or ETL to spill station in dry grocery please" get the supplies, clean up after junior, thank the Target employee for their understanding, dry off junior, give them encouragement and a hug, buy your mustard and relish and continue your day. Captain Dad.

 

[Captain Orca]

Another topic. We were in a neighboring Target this afternoon for a few things. The store was shopped hard, lots of open shelf space. It wasn't very crowded. Everyone except a Karen and her two Karens-in-Training had masks. Kids were around 8-10 yrs old, Karen (very peppy, tanned, in good shape) was in her mid 30s. The medical bullshit wouldn't have flown. No need to argue this point. It was pure defiance. I very politely asked the front end GSTL or ETL if they enforced the policy. She was nervous answering me. I was calm, polite and intended to not do anything. I just wanted to know. She danced around the question, I backed off and we left. People have attacked, shot at, roughed up for asking. You never know what she was carrying in her Gucci bag.

 

[Yetive]

There are also the parents who ignore their child's multiple requests to go to the lavatory or the visual cues like the child holding their crotch and bouncing up and down. Then when the kid wets themselves, the parent goes ballistic on the kid when it is really the parent's fault.

Called "The Peepee Dance" in my family.

 

[RealFuckingName]

I'm spraying stuff with rubbing alcohol.

You have rubbing alcohol?? Haven't seen that in FOREVER!

 

[redeye58]

Called "The Peepee Dance" in my family.

Called it "the Rain Dance" in mine.

 

[RealFuckingName]

TTOG,
I know you are elderly and using a Target electric scooter, but when you Google a product and "Target" pops up with a map, it's an ad to come to our store. It doesn't mean we have it in stock. Or even carry it.

 

[happygoth]

TTOG,
I know you are elderly and using a Target electric scooter, but when you Google a product and "Target" pops up with a map, it's an ad to come to our store. It doesn't mean we have it in stock. Or even carry it.

So many people still don't understand how the interwebs work 🤪

 

[Tessa120]

Oh my fucking god, that was always a pain in the ass. And not just the elderly.

I personally put little blame on the person. The ads are very misleading. I've seen them pop up when I've been searching for products I know Target doesn't have, and they look exactly the same as the ads directing people to the places that actually have the item.

 

[happygoth]

That's why I always back out and go directly to the website.

 

[Times Up]

You have rubbing alcohol?? Haven't seen that in FOREVER!

Walgreens has it quite often and I've seen it at the grocery store too. If I see it, I get one. With a contact time of 30 seconds vs 4 minutes for wipes, it's my disinfectant of choice.

Man, did I ever think I'd have a disinfectant of choice??? Hell no!

 

[Tessa120]

I worry about all the diabetic people not having adequate rubbing alcohol because other people are wanting a disinfectant. 🙁 Lots of things disinfect a lot of things, but most you don't want to rub on your skin prior to sticking a needle all the way into the fat layer. Diabetics are limited on what they can use.

 

[seasonaldude]

My store has a shitload of rubbing alcohol. Doesn't sell. Glass cleaner sells better. Seriously, we can't keep Windex in stock.

 

[Captain Orca]

Rubbing alcohol is an ethanol derivative. Windex contains methanol. Methanol in large concentration will damage the optic nerve. If dummies use it as a disinfectant they're fools. Maybe they just like to clean windows? The average American is very strange.

 

[Captain Orca]

What's the next hoard item for the fall?

 

[Marvin Martian]

Haven't seen any kind of hand soap in my store for a while

 

[Captain Orca]

Hand soap: some water, a little dawn or generic equivalent, a little isopropyl alcohol = hand soap. T Paper will disappear again. Paper towels are scarce now in our local dogs.

 

[Captain Orca]

Some of the less cerebral folks around here claim masks are as useless as a milk bucket under a bull. Say STURGIS.

 

[Tessa120]

I just tried to buy printer ink. That's a nightmare right now. I'm sure that once fall hits and the kiddies are back in school and needing to print stuff it'll be even worse.

 

[IWishIKnew]

Rubbing alcohol is an ethanol derivative. Windex contains methanol. Methanol in large concentration will damage the optic nerve. If dummies use it as a disinfectant they're fools. Maybe they just like to clean windows? The average American is very strange.

<pedantIc former chemistry major>
Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) is an alcohol, as are methanol and ethanol, but is not a derivative of ethanol. It has one more ethyl group than ethanol, and, if anything is more easily converted from (and to) acetone.

Windex does not contain methanol. It does contain ammonia and some other things you don't want to ingest, but if you're drinking Windex, you are probably already at least somewhat brain damaged already.

</pedantic former chemistry major>

 

[IWishIKnew]

Hand soap: some water, a little dawn or generic equivalent, a little isopropyl alcohol = hand soap. T Paper will disappear again. Paper towels are scarce now in our local dogs.

What is up with the paper towel shortage? My store has been empty all week.

 

[Captain Orca]

Generic house brands of Windex contain ethanol. A little added to diet ginger ale won't hurt you.

 

[StyleMaven1]

TTOG: No ma'am, the child size mannequin next to the adult male mannequin in the family matching moment is NOT an attempt to normalize pedophilia. Keep your crazy on the inside and move on out of my building please!