From: theise@panix.com
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:38:25 -0600,
sticks wrote:
> On 2/27/2026 8:50 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:56:32 -0600,
> > sticks wrote:
> >> Some people might think this is normal, or not understand
> >> why I find it to be a problem if this is the way some
> >> people think. I'm not saying these kind of people are
> >> stupid, but they're certainly not the sharpest knife in the
> >> drawer.
> >
> > I run into that same thing from time to time. It used to
> > bother me a bit, but I've (mostly) come to accept that some
> > people just think differently and that's okay.
>
> You're a kind person.....I'm working on that
Well, sometimes kind. I've been working on it for decades, so
there's been progress. :)
> > I most often encounter this difference when giving an extra
> > amount of cash over the total so I can get back a reduced
> > amount of change (or fewer $1 bills). For example, if the
> > total due is $4.77 I may give the clerk $5.02 to get back only
> > a quarter. At times I have to explain it. On the other hand,
> > I enjoy it when the clerk stops for a moment, and then I can
> > see the light go off in their head.
>
> Yes, exactly! If you can't do this kind of thing easily, why
> are you working at a cash register??
For the record, my natural tendency is to think that folks who
struggle to do such relatively simple math are not the sharpest
knives in the drawere--like you do. On the other hand, when I
think about it some more, I wonder how much of that is due to
limits on native intelligence and how much on upbringing and
education quality. In any case, I'm blessed in this regard.
--
Ted Heise Gretna, NE, USA
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