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Here is a topic for the weekend: Everyone post some of the most off the wall rules or guidelines that you know of or have seen recently. I'll start:

I was in Momma Blues today and my wife ordered a Dr Pepper and I ordered a tea. The Dr. Pepper was in a glass twice the size of my tea (literally). I asked the waitress, and she said it is a rule that the tea has to go in the smaller glass than the sodas.

From my wife (the nurse):

ECM requires their nurses to council their patients on ways to quit smoking, EVEN IF THEY KNOW THE PATIENT DOES NOT SMOKE!

Your turn....

Kirk
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Originally posted by interventor1:
The Mama Blues rule is twofold. First, so refills don't get mixed up. Second, there is a smaller profit margin on soda, than tea. Serve less, make more.


That makes sense, if the soda had been in the smaller glass. Problem is, the soda was in the huge glass and the tea was in the small glass.

And how do they tell the difference between coke and Dr Pepper? Same glass for both??

BTW - Do you have a off the wall rule to share...

Kirk
I have a good one.

Why is it that the cops can ticket me for texting if they so choose, yet they can send and receive messages from dispatch on the laptop PC's mounted to the right of their steering wheel while driving? (Cue the high-pitched "Gomer Pyle" voice..."Citizen's Arrest...Citizen's Arrest"...)

Let's be honest here. More useless, restrictive, redundant laws...can you hear that chipping sound? They can already ticket you for texting or doing ANYTHING else behind the wheel that impairs your driving...Thank goodness it's not the 80's anymore Wink Reminds me of a Meatloaf song...

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Originally posted by interventor1:
With the larger glass, most customers don't ask for a refill. Ask!


Now that I would not have thought about ;o) my waitress actually brought me two glasses of tea because she was refilling mine so much. It earned her a nice 20% tip.

Gotta have my tea....

Kirk

Come on, interventor, you have got to have one of your own....
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Originally posted by flotown79:
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"Gomer Pyle" voice..."Citizen's Arrest...Citizen's Arrest"...)



My favorite episode

LINK

I hate it when people involved in a hit and run are not arrested like the law says. This chump hit me and I had to chase him down with the police on the phone. When he stopped and they finally arrived all he got was a ticket.


Actually, they followed the letter of the law concerning the arrest, unless somebody was injured.

Section 32-1-4
Appearance upon arrest for misdemeanor.

(a) Whenever any person is arrested for a violation of any provision of this title punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall, unless otherwise provided in this section, take the name and address of such person and the license number of his or her motor vehicle, and shall issue a summons or otherwise notify him or her in writing or by an electronic traffic ticket or e-ticket to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons, notice, or e-ticket.

I kind of agree with blackacre on his diatribe about texting. Already had reckless driving, improper lane useage and a couple of other charges on the books that could be used.

My pet "rule" peeve is restaurants that won't cook my hamburger steak the way I want it (medium), but insist on incinerating it to well done. Yeah, I know about e coli...I'm an adult and can take a chance with it if I want.
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Originally posted by Sassy Kims:

My pet "rule" peeve is restaurants that won't cook my hamburger steak the way I want it (medium), but insist on incinerating it to well done. Yeah, I know about e coli...I'm an adult and can take a chance with it if I want.


That is exactly the way I feel about seat belt laws for adults.

Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?
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Originally posted by flotown79:
I was injured. So it should have been a felony. Again why was the scum not locked up?


You will have to ask that question of the officer and his supervisor. Unless there are other circumstances you're not sharing (like the fact you were injured being left out in your original post, which changes it from a misdemeanor to a felony), if the offender committed a felony, the offender should have been taken into custody.

The decision to arrest could be influenced by other factors.

Was the offender injured, requiring medical treatment? Many times arrests are delayed due to agencies can be held liable for medical costs if treated while under arrest. If the offender is allowed to go to the hospital before arrest, it's on his dime. After arrest, the city might have to pay.

How severe were your injuries (you were physically able to pursue the offender). Criminal code defines physical injury as "impairment of physical condition or substantial pain". A bruise or non serious cut won't meet the guidelines.

I'm sure that the agency who worked your case can give you an answer. But you got to ask.
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Originally posted by Sassy Kims:
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Originally posted by flotown79:
I was injured. So it should have been a felony. Again why was the scum not locked up?


You will have to ask that question of the officer and his supervisor. Unless there are other circumstances you're not sharing (like the fact you were injured being left out in your original post, which changes it from a misdemeanor to a felony), if the offender committed a felony, the offender should have been taken into custody.

The decision to arrest could be influenced by other factors.

Was the offender injured, requiring medical treatment? Many times arrests are delayed due to agencies can be held liable for medical costs if treated while under arrest. If the offender is allowed to go to the hospital before arrest, it's on his dime. After arrest, the city might have to pay.

How severe were your injuries (you were physically able to pursue the offender). Criminal code defines physical injury as "impairment of physical condition or substantial pain". A bruise or non serious cut won't meet the guidelines.

I'm sure that the agency who worked your case can give you an answer. But you got to ask.


Nothing surprises me. While I was stationed in San Diego, a drunken Mayor of city La Mesa with his secretary vomiting on the side of the road was driven home by the police. It was only brought public when the citizen that called the police pressed the issue in the newspapers.
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Originally posted by beth:


Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?


I believe I can answer that one. Banks are supposed to balance their books at the close of each day, and there has to be a cut-off time in order for the balancing to get done before personnel go home. So a deposit made after the close of business isn't "posted" and can't be withdrawn until the next day, even though the money is actually there.
A stupid guideline.
I just bought a new stove with a ceramic cook top.
(Yeah, I'm spending my money before inflation eats it up).
The lady sold me a cleaning kit so I would not scratch the new surface. It has a nylon scrubber pad as a brillo steel wool pad would scratch it.
BUT, it also contains a scraper with a blade in it like a paint scraper!
So I can use a knife on the thing but not a brillo pad! LOL.
How stupid is that?
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Originally posted by tomfan:
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Originally posted by beth:


Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?


I believe I can answer that one. Banks are supposed to balance their books at the close of each day, and there has to be a cut-off time in order for the balancing to get done before personnel go home. So a deposit made after the close of business isn't "posted" and can't be withdrawn until the next day, even though the money is actually there.



Even in this day and age of computers? Its cash! I bank at a different bank and this is not the policy if you deposit a check then it can be and most of the time will be held out of your available funds until that check clears. I understand that. However if I deposit cash I can go down the road and take it out of another branch or atm if I wanted. I could see this back in the day when every thing was done with adding machines and ledgers, but in 2009 with computers when it is taken in as cash and registered as such it should be automatic. I'm I still missing something...if so tell me I truly want to understand this. It perplexes me...which isn't hard sometimes. LOL
I know, LMM, I just bought one of those...thinking it will be easier to clean, but it is actually more difficult, I think. Those little burner pans could just be thrown in the dishwasher.

Here's one: I don't know if this constitutes a rule, but I charged some things on a 6-month, no payment, interest free, Home Depot credit. The rule was, I didn't have to make a payment for 6 months. After the second month, I started getting bills. Then saying I was late and late charges added when I didn't pay right away. Constant phone calls bugging me to make a payment. I became so disgusted that I went to the store, explained the situation and asked why they were bothering me when I had 4 more months to pay. I told them to stop them from bothering me, I would just go ahead and pay it off. They waived the interest and finance charges and I paid it off in full. Now I am still getting bills for late charges, no matter how many times I call them, each month they add late charges to the unpaid late charges. It started at $5 and is now up to $20.
Why do they make special offers if they aren't going to honor them??? arrrr
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Originally posted by beth:
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Originally posted by tomfan:
quote:
Originally posted by beth:


Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?


I believe I can answer that one. Banks are supposed to balance their books at the close of each day, and there has to be a cut-off time in order for the balancing to get done before personnel go home. So a deposit made after the close of business isn't "posted" and can't be withdrawn until the next day, even though the money is actually there.



Even in this day and age of computers? Its cash! I bank at a different bank and this is not the policy if you deposit a check then it can be and most of the time will be held out of your available funds until that check clears. I understand that. However if I deposit cash I can go down the road and take it out of another branch or atm if I wanted. I could see this back in the day when every thing was done with adding machines and ledgers, but in 2009 with computers when it is taken in as cash and registered as such it should be automatic. I'm I still missing something...if so tell me I truly want to understand this. It perplexes me...which isn't hard sometimes. LOL


And I may not be the best person to explain! You're right that computers do help a lot. But computer entries have to be verified, because they could be wrong. Cash has to be counted, tellers have to (or try their best to) balance, and other departments, too...loans, investments, etc. Then totals from the bank's branches, when they have balanced, have to be added in.

At least that was true of the bank where I worked.
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Originally posted by salsa_babe:
I know, LMM, I just bought one of those...thinking it will be easier to clean, but it is actually more difficult, I think. Those little burner pans could just be thrown in the dishwasher.

Here's one: I don't know if this constitutes a rule, but I charged some things on a 6-month, no payment, interest free, Home Depot credit. The rule was, I didn't have to make a payment for 6 months. After the second month, I started getting bills. Then saying I was late and late charges added when I didn't pay right away. Constant phone calls bugging me to make a payment. I became so disgusted that I went to the store, explained the situation and asked why they were bothering me when I had 4 more months to pay. I told them to stop them from bothering me, I would just go ahead and pay it off. They waived the interest and finance charges and I paid it off in full. Now I am still getting bills for late charges, no matter how many times I call them, each month they add late charges to the unpaid late charges. It started at $5 and is now up to $20.
Why do they make special offers if they aren't going to honor them??? arrrr

Take your bills, your card, your opening paperwork for the interest free account for 6 months to Home Depot, tell them to fix it or you will write a nice letter to the editor of the TD. Big Grin
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Originally posted by tomfan:
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Originally posted by beth:
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Originally posted by tomfan:
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Originally posted by beth:


Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?


I believe I can answer that one. Banks are supposed to balance their books at the close of each day, and there has to be a cut-off time in order for the balancing to get done before personnel go home. So a deposit made after the close of business isn't "posted" and can't be withdrawn until the next day, even though the money is actually there.



Even in this day and age of computers? Its cash! I bank at a different bank and this is not the policy if you deposit a check then it can be and most of the time will be held out of your available funds until that check clears. I understand that. However if I deposit cash I can go down the road and take it out of another branch or atm if I wanted. I could see this back in the day when every thing was done with adding machines and ledgers, but in 2009 with computers when it is taken in as cash and registered as such it should be automatic. I'm I still missing something...if so tell me I truly want to understand this. It perplexes me...which isn't hard sometimes. LOL


And I may not be the best person to explain! You're right that computers do help a lot. But computer entries have to be verified, because they could be wrong. Cash has to be counted, tellers have to (or try their best to) balance, and other departments, too...loans, investments, etc. Then totals from the bank's branches, when they have balanced, have to be added in.

At least that was true of the bank where I worked.

It varies from bank to bank. I know it doesn't take 3 hours to balance a teller drawer!
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Originally posted by tomfan:
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Originally posted by beth:
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Originally posted by tomfan:
quote:
Originally posted by beth:


Here is another rule/guideline I find silly. At my sons bank if I deposit CASH after 2pm it is still the next business day before it can be withdrawn. Its cash! What are they waiting for....?


I believe I can answer that one. Banks are supposed to balance their books at the close of each day, and there has to be a cut-off time in order for the balancing to get done before personnel go home. So a deposit made after the close of business isn't "posted" and can't be withdrawn until the next day, even though the money is actually there.



Even in this day and age of computers? Its cash! I bank at a different bank and this is not the policy if you deposit a check then it can be and most of the time will be held out of your available funds until that check clears. I understand that. However if I deposit cash I can go down the road and take it out of another branch or atm if I wanted. I could see this back in the day when every thing was done with adding machines and ledgers, but in 2009 with computers when it is taken in as cash and registered as such it should be automatic. I'm I still missing something...if so tell me I truly want to understand this. It perplexes me...which isn't hard sometimes. LOL


And I may not be the best person to explain! You're right that computers do help a lot. But computer entries have to be verified, because they could be wrong. Cash has to be counted, tellers have to (or try their best to) balance, and other departments, too...loans, investments, etc. Then totals from the bank's branches, when they have balanced, have to be added in.

At least that was true of the bank where I worked.


Thank you Tom. I am willing to accept that as a justifiable explanation. Smiler Makes enough sense to me.
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Originally posted by salsa_babe:
I know, LMM, I just bought one of those...thinking it will be easier to clean, but it is actually more difficult, I think. Those little burner pans could just be thrown in the dishwasher.

Here's one: I don't know if this constitutes a rule, but I charged some things on a 6-month, no payment, interest free, Home Depot credit. The rule was, I didn't have to make a payment for 6 months. After the second month, I started getting bills. Then saying I was late and late charges added when I didn't pay right away. Constant phone calls bugging me to make a payment. I became so disgusted that I went to the store, explained the situation and asked why they were bothering me when I had 4 more months to pay. I told them to stop them from bothering me, I would just go ahead and pay it off. They waived the interest and finance charges and I paid it off in full. Now I am still getting bills for late charges, no matter how many times I call them, each month they add late charges to the unpaid late charges. It started at $5 and is now up to $20.
Why do they make special offers if they aren't going to honor them??? arrrr


I can beat this, I have a 6 months no payment and 5 year no interest deal with Ashley Home Furniture (through citibank). I started paying on it the first month, set it up on autopay in my online bill pay to pay enough each month to pay off in just less than 5 years. When the 6 months was up, I had made a payment each month on the 1st or 2nd. Well, citi sent my payment due notice out the day after I made that months payment, due by the 23rd of that month (So, I made payment each month at the beginning of the month for what should have been due on the 23rd of that month.) Because I made the payment a day before it was invoiced, it did not count for that first month and my following month payment was considered a week late payment for the previous month. Because this was on autopay, I was not checking the bill every month (like I should) and did not catch it until the third late fee (my payment was supposedly coming in a week late every month.) Of course, they were sticking those fees on the end of the note.

Upon calling citi, they said they would fix it and take off all the fees because they could 'see' where I had made a payment each month. But they did not do that until I made him say aloud 'we are billing you a late fee because you made your payment a day too early each month.' Once he said it out loud, I think he realized how stupid it sounded.

Kirk

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