Can we have... 42 boxes of chips and 42 bottles of juice, please?

Actually, the exact words that the guy used on my supervisor were, "We're in charge of this group of kids here. Would we scare the sh*t out of you if we ordered 42 boxes of chips?"

NOT what a chip fryer ever wants to hear!

My day as a cashier at Subiaco Oval yesterday started normally enough. The event was only a West Australian Football League game (not a national one), so only about 5% of the stadium seats were filled. My food outlet wasn't getting many customers at all. Wish I'd brought a book to read! And so, I thought a good way to pass time would be to pester my friends. ^_^ I only managed to SMS 2 people however, before the crowd started getting larger and larger. Ooh, looks like it's back to business as usual.

It almost seemed like business as usual too... but then the 42 mini humans in football jumpers turned up, chattering and hollering away. I'm glad I wasn't in charge of cooking chips at the time. :-P Unfortunately, I still had to handle the payment. You see, the cash register did NOT have a multiplier, meaning that I had to press the "Hot Chips" button 42 times (Kirsti got the chance to push the "Assorted Juices" button on the other register 42 times, so it was all fair and good).

I should probably mention that this happened to be my first morning shift. I made the mistake of assuming that it lasted 4 hours (just like all my afternoon/evening shifts), giving me a few hours to spend in the city library before starting my evening shift at Perth Oval. Good time management, no? Turned out that I had to hop into my supervisor's car as soon as we finished at Subi, and we sped over to the other stadium together for an immediate start. They'd better pay me well for this! :-P

Here's a list of other exciting goings-on at both workplaces:

1. Argued with a bloke that no, we do NOT give out free packets of vinegar.
2. Got paid $8 in tiny tiny coins. The kid had to cup both hands, and they STILL looked like they were gonna overflow.
3. The power went off every 2 minutes while the customers watched me making burgers from outside. To keep them happy and entertained, I got them to count down the seconds until the patties came out of the microwave. (Yes, Spotless Services has strange cooking methods)
4. Snuck in to watch the live performance for free at the end of my shift.
5. Got told off by Security for carrying an umbrella around Perth Oval. Nobody told me they were illegal!!! :-S

Life is never dull.

I should get back to finishing off my physics assignment, completing my physics and biochemistry pre-labs, and studying for my upcoming maths, physics and pharmacology tests. It's amazing how much freedom a student gets!