Thursday, June 25, 2009

2+2 DOES NOT EQUAL 4

Thats right, it does not. My fellow readers, this is not a trick question either. A young female walked into my laundromat today and she must have been at least 11 years old. She needed $2.50 in quarters from $3.oo. I told her she was going to get three dollars in quarters and she was insisting that she wanted $2.50. I asked her how she wanted the other .50 cents and she was saying she wants it back in a dollar form. I was arguing with her for 5 minutes to only give up and give her $3.00 in quarters. She is young and I get it, no one wants to think during Summer but even then... your brain cells should be working.

A long time ago, I had an adult ask me to break a 20 for him. He said four- five dollar bills and the rest in singles. I was doing simple math with him to figure it out. He had an excuse but I do not remember it.

People, wake up... its scary having to see people not use their logic and what they were taught in school. Some schools are bad and sometimes teachers do not care but come on, at home teach them something! It will make life at the laundromat easier. Trust me.

1 comment:

  1. Instead of arguing, why not just give her the 3 in quarters in the first place? Chances are she wouldn't have had the common sense to count it before leaving anyway.

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