Grocery check out.

[Ptah]

I do my best to leave any service person with a smile.

I chose to use the live checkout line at the store today.

As a usual greeting, I responded to her inquiry saying,"It's just another day in paradise."

She disagreed.

"There is no paradise here on earth."

I said, "Well, I'm enjoying my time here."

She retorted, "The only paradise is after our life, earth sucks."

I paid my bill and left.

[elleng]

1. Sorry. Checkers @ my store more pleasant, but

I've not been philosophical with them. ONE has kids in nearby high school, so we sometimes briefly discuss school and holidays.

[Earth-shine]

2. The one true heaven is the one you make for yourself on Earth.

"No one gets to their heaven without a fight." -- Rush, the band, circa 2007

[no_hypocrisy]

3. If I'd said that as a cashier, my supervisors would

give me a 30-minute lecture on appropriate customer service.

[Biophilic]

4. I suspect from her behavior she won't be there long.

Cashier is a PR position. I can’t imagine others won’t complain. If nothing else people will avoid her lane and the bosses will notice. I’m not generally a complainer but those kinds of answers would have sent me to the service desk. It’s hard enough these days go shell out more and more money.

[Silent Type]

5. One reason I use self-checkout. Also, I don't really like people having to wait on me.

[quaint]

6. There is no gravity,

the earth sucks?

[OldBaldy1701E]

11. Stephen King.

That is a line from the novella 'Rage', which is in the collection called 'The Bachman Books'. The main character is quoting Bertrand Russell, who said "Gravity alone proves the existence of God.". The character then says, "But anyone could have told Russell that he was incorrect... the earth just sucks." Now, I am not saying that he created the saying, but that is where I saw it.

[quaint]

13. You've a great memory.

George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

I first read at sixth grade "graduation" party. 1959ish

[Marthe48]

7. I did better than you

I left the clerk chuckling as I rolled my cart out the door

Your clerk sounds like a Debbie Downer.

[Skittles]

8. these idiots never really do find out, do they?

that is the beauty of delusion

[OldBaldy1701E]

12. Someone having a bad day is an idiot? Wow. (n/t)

[Skittles]

14. um - what?

that gal thinks there is a "better life" after this one

[chouchou]

9. Publix stores usually have fairly happy employees.

Never had a soar note there. (although the prices sometimes are a little steep)

[True Dough]

10. You should have left her one of these...

Case closed.

[niyad]

15. You were very polite. I would havevrespinded, "Then why don't you leave?"