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One thing I've wanted to rant about for a long time is the change counter machine at McDonald's.  You know the one.  You hand the cashier your $20 bill, he types "20" into the register, and suddenly a little pile of coins comes tumbling down a little chute into a tray next to the register.  Nice and neat for you to pick up. All hail The Machine.  Never mind that the guy's still gotta give you your bills.

I am not sure if every McDonald's uses this but I've encountered it a number of times now, but each time I am still struck with a sense of bewilderment and amusement.  There is something comical about McDonald's mandating that cashiers must use The Machine to do their change counting.  The only reasons I can see for having this machine are 1) McDonald's corporation thinks their cashiers are too slow at counting out change, or 2) McDonald's corporation thinks their cashiers are too stupid to count out change.  Both of which seem like blunt insults to the poor cashiers, who could probably count out $0.99 in coins in their sleep.

It's bad enough that they have to send their day pretending to be happy about standing between a fryolator and a pile of Big Macs, but to hire a machine to do their change counting seems a little over the top.  I'm no Luddite but I think the world got by just fine before The Machine and I can't imagine it's bumping up McDonalds' bottom line even a bit.  If I worked there I think I'd count the change anyways, just to make sure the machine got it right.  I'm sure the customers would be happy with the human touch I'd bring to my job.

Ok sorry everyone for the multiple poo rants today but this one has to get out.

WHY DO PEOPLE EVER FAIL TO FLUSH THE TOILET AT WORK!?!?!?!

I go into the bathroom yesterday and the middle of our three stalls is COMPLETELY FULL OF POO.  I am NOT exaggerating.  POO.  And some toilet paper.  Now, a few questions come to mind immediately.  Why did the owner of the poo not do a mid-poo flush?  Why did he not do a POST-poo flush??  Why did he wait so long to poo that he had that much poo in him?  Why was he in the middle stall?  Did he suddenly get an urgent message on his blackberry and have to leave so quickly that he didn't have time to do the post-poo?  Or is he just a sadist?

Furthermore, why do this AT WORK??  Everybody knows everybody at work.  There is so much risk of geting caught, as to make it completely ludicrous to even think about attempting such a heist.  If I ever catch someone doing that, they are going to hear about it.  I will not be polite. 

Anyways, long story short, the stench in the bathroom was so vile that I had no choice but to find another bathroom at the other end of the building.  You know how that is, when you are in an unfamiliar bathroom.  No fun.  Ruined my morning today.