This is a 3 part post:
(1) Mistakes were made, corrections ensue
(2) Update on The Grizz, formerly known as Jeremiah
(3) The Secret Buzzer
(1) Corrections
NOT Jeremiah Johnson
GRIZZLY ADAMS!!!
I screwed up his nickname
becuase my brain delivered to me
the wrong movie.
I am pretty sure that something is wrong with my wiring.
I screwed up his nickname
becuase my brain delivered to me
the wrong movie.
I am pretty sure that something is wrong with my wiring.
(2)
Staff Update
Grizz is doing well and has adjusted to working indoors.
You answer reassuringly, "Sure!" and...
Grizz is doing well and has adjusted to working indoors.
He is occasionally summoned by a member of his fan base to pump some gas. Here is how it happens:
If you are working register, someone might come in and look at you with a beseeching, slightly apologetic air. Being a kind and empathetic individual you give the suffering customer your full attention and ask, "Can I help you?"
The customer then whimpers, usually with a slightly quavering voice, "Is Grizzly here? Could he pump some gas for me?"
The customer then whimpers, usually with a slightly quavering voice, "Is Grizzly here? Could he pump some gas for me?"
You answer reassuringly, "Sure!" and...
(3)
The No-Longer-Secret Secret Buzzer
... ring the buzzer 3 times,
which is the pre-self-serve code for "WHERE THE HELL IS GRIZZ, CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING AT THE PUMPS??!!?"
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| Pay no attention to the fairy wing. It has no relevance in this application of the photo. |
Ideally, Griz hears you and comes loping up. His demeanor changes when he sees the nervous customer. He stands straighter, walks faster, and becomes Confidence Incarnate. His admirer radiates gratitude and relief. The two of them walk out to the pumps together.
It is a wonderful thing to see.
I think I may have a man-crush on Grizzly Adams, he is just so huggable looking! You have such an awesome cast of characters there; staff and customers alike. It brings to mind that epically good show 'Northern Exposure'.
ReplyDeleteEveryone likes the Grizz, it's true, and it IS an awfully nice pic of him and I do see this huggable-ness thing of which you speak, but I MUST tell you that using the words "huggable" and "Grizz" together in the same sentence is an extremely rare occurrence. Like, maybe ONCE someone might have said, "I dare you to go over to the Grizz and tell him he is huggable." I think one of the summer-employed college kids actually did that last summer. She is still living so I guess it went OK.
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