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Now, I cannot believe an engineer could do that.
Being a physicist, of course I can. 
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CPallini wrote: Now, I cannot believe an engineer could do that.
I was 16 back then, not engineer yet
M.D.V. 
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Reminds me of a time at a restaurant, my bill was $31.50 or the like, I gave the person $51.50. They typed something in wrong on the register, "I said, don't worry just give a $20 and I'll be on my way..." but NNnnoooo! 15 minutes later somebody found a calculator, apparently they didn't trust the one on their phone or mine, they couldn't do the math on a piece of paper, nor did they believe my explanation of how to give change. The look of surprise when they determined I was correct was priceless ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) them. The "money" person at an establishment can't count change that's terrible.
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This one stuck with me.
A long time ago I used to work near a shopping mall, and often went for lunch at the food court with coworkers.
There was a cashier who recognized us from many previous visits. Whatever I ordered one day came down to $6.66 (just to give you an idea of how long ago that was...) I had $7, but I always try to minimize the number of coins I have carry, so I gave her $7.16 (that was before Canada get rid of the penny). As I handed that to her, she looked at me with this exasperated look on her face, let out a sigh, and said, "why do you always have to make it complicated for me?"...
I told her, "I do try to make it simple for you." There was this long pause. She punched the transaction into her cash register, and I swear she looked like she had just witnessed some magic trick when she finally realized she only had to give me 2 quarters in change.
I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
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dandy72 wrote: I never stopped "making it complicated" for her.
In the hopes of sooner or later it sinks in. One would think the 'money' person at said business should be the most skilled at the money (the purpose of the business to begin with). More than once I've been given too much change back, I've told the person this and had to darn near argue with the person before they realized their mistake. Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
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I always tell it once, depending on the reaction of the person, I tell it a second time or not.
I know people doesn't like to be told about errors, but there are reactions that cross the line 
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jeron1 wrote: Only once did they utterly refuse to believe me, at which point I kept the extra cash and walked out.
That's when I'd say "if you ever open a bank, I want to be your first customer."
Of course that's only if they can only make mistakes in your favor. Otherwise I'd want nothing to do with that bank.
OTOH, I know someone who worked as a cashier in a tiny local store. One day they had a sale. Customer bought two items, one at 30% off, the other at 40% off.
Cashier totaled the two items, then applied a 70% discount...
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dandy72 wrote: applied a 70% discount..
 Is that store still in business?
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I don't believe so.
But that cashier had been fired long before that.
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I'm making some Elderflower cordial (I like to drink it chilled with Tonic water) and the next stage is to add 1KG of granulated sugar and the citric acid.
Go, get a bowl, put it on my scales and pour in the best guess for 1KG.
Exactly 1000g. Never had that before, always 10, 15, 50 grams over or under. Spot on? Never.
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I ended up level 50 before leaving the tutorial.
By the time I was done with Skyrim I was level 250, could level at will, and didn't even have to fight.
I had an immortal follower with a bow that could kill anything in one hit. Dragons just fell from the sky wherever i walked.
I would just walk through dungeons. Everything died. I could carry as much as I wanted. I had as much gold as I wanted. Nothing could kill me. I could do dragon shouts with no cooldown (the one that knocks crowds over is a lot of fun when you can spam it)
The game is ridiculously smurfable.
These days I stick to the fallout franchise.
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It's my favourite game, but I find those dragons and the main quest where you have to go to the monastery and learn shouts a bit annoying, so I skipped that part and enjoy the side quests mostly 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Exactly 1000g.
In countries that use the metric system, that's pretty easy. 
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Push your luck.
Go buy a lottery ticket.π
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The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at Maths.
-- Anonymous
Speaking for myself, I've never won anything more than the cost of the ticket in any lottery. 
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Unless they know how to play the odds. There is even a nice little film about this starring Bryan Cranston id est "Jerry & Marge Go Large".
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You made me longing to my grandmother - she used to cook up elderflower with sugar and lemon juice to a syrup we used to drink with sparkling water...
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Ingredients:
20 Freshly Picked Elderflower Heads
Or
25g Dried Elderflowers
1kg Granulated Sugar
30g Citric Acid (this not only adds a fruity flavour but also works as a preservative so your cordial will last longer)
3 Unwaxed lemons
1 Orange
Equipment:
Saucepan
Large bowl or 5 litre bucket
Straining bag or muslin cloth
Funnel
Jug
Bottles
Method:
Day One
If available, pick around 20 medium sized fresh elderflower heads - You should pick the Elderflowers from an area away from heavy traffic and when the weather is dry. Remove any insects and cut away as many stalks as possible, put your elderflower heads in the bucket.
Add finely grated zest of 3 unwaxed Lemons and 1 Orange.
Bring 1.5 litres water to the boil and pour over the elderflowers and citrus zest. Loosely fit the lid to your bucket and leave overnight to infuse.
Keep the lemons and orange covered for tomorrow.
Day Two
Peel and pith the lemons and orange, then juice them. (The pith will add a nasty after taste, so get rid of as much as you can.)
Next day strain the liquid along with the lemon and orange juice through the straining bag and pour into a saucepan.
Add 1Kg of household granulated sugar and the Citric acid.
Heat gently to dissolve the sugar and simmer fora couple of minutes.
Allow to cool for a few minutes and then use the jug and funnel to fill your 4 bottles with the hot syrup.
Allow to fully cool before capping
Give it a try, hopefully it'll bring back some memories!
I use tonic water instead of sparkling because it just adds an extra astringent that offsets the sweetness.
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May have to try this - we have a huge elderflower bush in our garden. Thanks for the recipe.
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Good?
That's perfect. You should drink sangria in a park.
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It wasn't a 1kg bag of sugar that you poured in by any chance? 
βThat which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.β
β Christopher Hitchens
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Nope, it was from a 2KG bag.
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Then I doff my cap.
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A kilogram of sugar? Are you trying for insulin shock?
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