Flippers!

I've been meaning to grump about this for a while, but never got around to it. Some guy just punched my button, so now's the time. So, Mr. Big walked up to the ticket window and announced that he wanted "the best cheap ticket" I had for tonight's New Year's Eve Extravaganza. Does this sound like a "cheap ticket" event to you? I didn't think so. Neither did he. He was just trying to "impress" me with his jaunty humor. I nearly split my sides laughing so much. At the time, our lobby piano was being tuned, and he regaled the piano tuner with loads of piano-tuning humor as well. Delightful gentleman. He really charmed me when it came time to pay for his tickets. He flipped the credit card at me, as one might do when tossing cards into a hat! So nonchalant and devil-may-care. How RUDE! I hate those credit card flippers. There are more of them out there than you might imagine. People! When transacting business with someone, please try to remember that they are human beings and deserve to be treated with at least a small measure of respect. It would be ever so nice if you could gently HAND the clerk your credit card. Is that so much to ask? I think not.