A world of trouble

[Freebird]

hey don ,whats with chevron? i know citco was owned by the commies.i need to boycott something since citco is gone.bill :clap2::cool10:

 

I'm off base COMPLETELY huh. Heck...I made what could easily turn into a political statement and then screwed up with the brand. You are right of course. Didn't know they were gone though. I mean, I know they are no longer in Ohio but I see Citgo in other states I travel.

 

I can't find the link now, but I do remember reading about it. But Darned if I can back it up.

 

That's OK....the way I'm screwing things up today....they may be calling themselves Ameribrazillions and I wouldn't know.

 

I think I'm going to go to bed now.

[Keitho]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhTZ_tgMUdo]YouTube - Rick Mercer - Talking To Americans[/ame]

 

We have a comedian up here in Canada who likes to frequent the US to "talk to Americans" here is a clip from his show.

 

Keith.

[MasterGuns]

I thought we were in trouble when store clerks could no longer make change without relying on their cash register to tell them how much change was due.

 

Yesterday proved me wrong. I also showed me how much trouble the US was really in.

 

I have been looking at GPS units for the company vehicles. Given the abuse they would receive and the chances of them being stolen, I don't want to invest a whole lot of money into them. Anyway, I came across a good buy (so I thought) on the Magellan 3100 North America. The price was right, so I purchased one top try it out.

 

Got it home and found out, to my surprise, that Magellan apparently considered the entire North America to consist of 48 states. Okay, foolish me. So, I figure what the heck, I can upgrade it and down load the maps for Canada. No can do. The 3100 is no upgradeable.

 

So, back to the store I go. Tell the clerk at customer service I want to return the unit. She asks why and I tell her. This confuses her, and she calls the manager over.

 

Explain to the manager that I had expected the 3100 North America version to at least have maps of Alaska and Canada. He looks at me like I'm crazy. (I probably am, but that is beside the point) Anyway, he states, will all seriousness that there are only 48 states in North America.

 

This catches me completely off guard, and I ask him where he thinks Canada, Mexico and Alaska are. He responds by telling me that Canada is a foreign country, and Mexico is in South America.

 

Should have realized at this point, that it was a lost cause. But I still tell him that actually Canada and Mexico are part of North America.

 

To this he responds that he didn't think that Magellan would make that kind of a mistake. And if what I said was true, the high schools were teaching the wrong information. :bang head:

 

And this was the store manager.

 

Anyway, he took the unit back. I went to another store and purchased a Garmin Street Pilot.

 

 

 

 

Oh my God; this is about the funniest post I have ever read. I just read it to my wife and we are both hurting from busting our guts. You should start a comedy show. Absolutely outstanding!

[MAINEAC]

Hey Owl is that a picture of you or is it Leon Russell????

 

http://blog.al.com/mcolurso/2007/08/medium_leon.jpg

[Sailor]

Out here wehave a nice custom called "the penny pot". There is a container on the counter and if you get a penny in change...eg. 51 cents..then you toss the penny in the pot. When you buy something if it comes to something like $ 1.02 you take a couple out. It makes it easier to make change and you don't wind up with a pocket full of pennies.

[Yammer Dan]

Schools?? We got Schools???