Random notes:

It's always funny (or annoying) when patients from a different country come into the pharmacy looking for help. I really don't mind as long as they're good hearted and open to the Canadian concept of a pharmacy.

Seven young Chinese students, all in their early twenties came to the pharmacy and asked about omega fish oils. I took them to the natural health food aisle and showed them what they needed. As I was leaving, one of them asked...

Student 1: What about for buns
Me: buns?
Student 2: yeah buns (points to his knee)
Me: I'm sorry, what?
Student 1: you know, b-o-n-e-s
Me: Oh! Bones!
All 7 students: BONES! (clapping)

I swear when they realized it was pronounced "bones" they clapped and cheered like they were on a Japanese game show.

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Since I work for a grocery chain, I get to interact with the front store staff; this means I get to overhear their conversations in the break room. Here's a particularly odd one:

Staff: "wait, did I call you, or did you call me?... what?... no, I swear I didn't call you!"

LOL

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Here's one to show that I'm not the only one who gets the strange ones:

Technician: hello, how can I help you?
Customer: where's the "vagi-sal"?
Technician: Vagisil? it's down aisle 8
Customer: ok, thanks (goes to aisle 8)

Technician: Wait is it down aisle 8?
Me: I think it's in 10
Technician: oh (searches for patient)

Technician: (comes back) oh dear
Me: what?
Technician: she was looking for "veggie-salt"
Me: lol, what the heck is that?

PDA

Working in the pharmacy behind a pane of glass allows me to observe people as if I'm invisible. Mind you, the glass is completely transparent, but people don't seem to notice me, notice them. One of the interactions I get to watch, are public displays of affections (AKA PDA's). Here's a couple that just should not be done:

1) Do not stick your hand down your boyfriend's pants. I'm not talking about the back pocket, or even the front pocket... I'm talking about right into the pants; bare skin. This is neither cool, nor sanitary, especially if I can see your hand moving inside his pants. I desperately hope you sanitized your hand after.

2) If you decide your hand NEEDS to be on your boyfriend's ass, then please do not wedge your hand into his crack. hand-wedgies should not be performed in public. Is this even comfortable?

I don't know if I should laugh or be grossed out. Either way, please stop. Thank you.

Prayers to Norway

Despite, race, gender, religion, or any other difference between us, may our prayers be with the victims and the families affected by the tragedy in Norway. God bless.

Bathroom Ediquette

I'm a pretty relaxed guy, and I'm not too picky about much, but I can't believe the amount of crap (pun intended) that I have to put up with in the staff washrooms at work. I'm not just talking about simple sanitation, I'm also talking about the strange and weird s*** (pun) people do in there.

1) Wash your hands!

I thought I'd start simple, its basic, everyone should do it, especially staff. I don't care that you don't do it at home, but for appearances, just do it; I'm standing right there for frig's sake. And please, please, please do it in a reasonable manner. If I get to the sink before you, you should be there for at least as long as I'm there. Also, use the damn soap. It's there for a reason. Someone once told me they don't use the soap cause water takes off 85%, whereas water and soap take off 95%... besides the fact that handwashing studies assume proper hand washing, I'd like to think that the people preparing my food would appreciate the additional 10%.

2) Don't wash your hair or feet in the sink

Why are you taking a shower at work? there is neither shampoo nor pumace stone beside the soap dispenser for a reason. Other than the obvious sanitary reasons, I don't enjoy walking through your dirty swamp water to get to the now-infested sink. Go home, take a sick day, do whatever, just don't shower here

3) Don't pee on the seat

Don't pee on the seat. Serious? I have to tell this to you? I have to mention it? ARGH! lift the damn seat. One day, your a** will need to sit for a s***, so stop peeing all over it. Do you do this at home? Never in my life have I gone over to a person's house where there was urine all over the seat.NEVER!

4) Don't s*** on the seat

Really? is your a**hole that big? or is the toliet too small? how do you miss? it's not exactly the million dollar shot from half court during the half time show. *sigh

5) Cups?

Why are there cups in the washroom? it's never just one... what are people drinking in the washroom... have you ever heard the phrase: "Don't s*** where you eat"... does drinking not apply???

Five, that's a good start... more will come... :( :( :( more will come...