Officious counter staff (or jobsworths)
I watched an episode of Afterlife last night and in this episode, he (RG) took his nephew for tea at a cafe.
He wanted fishfingers and beans like his nephew from the childrens menu but they wouldn't serve him that because it was the children's menu.
I remembered a time when that happened to me.
I went out with a mate one night in Brighton and got all Stella'd up.
On the way back to the hotel we called in the KFC for some grub.
I asked the girl behind the counter for 2 pieces of breast and chips.
She said we don't do 2 breast and chips??
A bit pissed, I pointed at the lit up menu behind her and said there - 2 pieces and chips
One of those pieces must be leg! she said. It's a rule.
I'll pay extra
You can't pay extra, the till only accepts set meals.
I don't like leg meat. I can see lots of breast pieces in the glass warmer cabinet, who's going to know?
I can't do 2 breast and chips.
That was it - an impasse
After a pause she said, I can do 1 piece and chips that will include 1 piece of breast.
ah
I'll have 1 piece of breast and chips...... twice.
She packed up 2 boxes of 1 piece and chips, including the salt sachets and wet wipes and plastic forks and placed them on the counter.
I paid and then took a piece of breast from 1 box and put it in the other
See! 2 pieces of breast and chips.
Then something I am a little ashamed of.... I tipped the box of just chips all over the counter and walked out.
