tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post6980975944890626058..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: A Country Boy: Part Three, or "The Cigarette Czar"sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53337359920192714182009-07-27T13:08:35.903-04:002009-07-27T13:08:35.903-04:00Quite a story!Quite a story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-87393741577598124692009-07-25T09:25:22.557-04:002009-07-25T09:25:22.557-04:00I'm back home--will have to try to catch up wi...I'm back home--will have to try to catch up with everyone...sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44838600848162377752009-07-24T21:58:05.701-04:002009-07-24T21:58:05.701-04:00I remember your mentioning that job at the bakery ...I remember your mentioning that job at the bakery in the past. I wonder if there's another post where you focus more on it...not that I didn't like the tabacco story.<br /><br />Your interrogation reminded me of the day I took my polygraph test; I was just as nervous as you were!Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45106613091729146352009-07-21T11:35:12.514-04:002009-07-21T11:35:12.514-04:00No way was that legal. Wow. Times definitely have ...No way was that legal. Wow. Times definitely have changed.<br /><br />I always used to get annoyed that smokers get more breaks than the rest of us. How about a "fresh air break" or something?TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-83144260874067744032009-07-19T11:39:28.904-04:002009-07-19T11:39:28.904-04:00That's a great story, Sage. I'm sure they...That's a great story, Sage. I'm sure they never expected anything <i>but</i> your passing with flying colors. <br /><br />Cigarettes cost a fortune these days. That in and of itself should be reason enough to quit smoking. I'm certainly glad I did years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2019051612549128812009-07-18T12:29:16.777-04:002009-07-18T12:29:16.777-04:00I can relate to being nervous when questioned by p...I can relate to being nervous when questioned by people in authority, even knowing I've done no wrong. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope you're enjoying your time away.D.O.M. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816675120931905505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67995554580266535392009-07-18T00:34:04.779-04:002009-07-18T00:34:04.779-04:00I enjoy your stories, Sage. I was working at lunch...I enjoy your stories, Sage. I was working at lunchtime in a hot-dog shop across the street from my high school when I was 15, and selling cigs, along with the hot-dogs. That was probably against the law.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49698467698176436772009-07-17T13:56:36.901-04:002009-07-17T13:56:36.901-04:00Hi Sage, I like these chronicles! It was a clever ...Hi Sage, I like these chronicles! It was a clever policy to hire non-smokers to handle the tobacco products. My dad used to smoke Chesterfield. Marlboros are very popular here too, it's the main competitor to the local brand, whose name is Fortuna (fortune, in English).<br />I've never been a smoker, but I know nowadays a Marlboro pack costs 3.20 euros = 4.5 US dollars. So you see, smoking is bad for your lungs but also bad for your pocket!Leni Qinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787813168299836381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-46268613909083067192009-07-17T10:13:03.640-04:002009-07-17T10:13:03.640-04:00I'll never forget being given a psychological ...I'll never forget being given a psychological profile test to work at the second supermarket which employed me. It included questions like, "Everyone steals occasionally. How much have you stolen from your employers?" It then gave multiple choice answers, none of which was "zero."<br /><br />I scribbled on the score sheet, "I disagree with the premise to the question. I don't steal from employers."<br /><br />That and other answers, I guess, didn't prevent me from getting the job.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80068798238665683982009-07-17T09:21:40.274-04:002009-07-17T09:21:40.274-04:00How times have changed! Today if a boss did that ...How times have changed! Today if a boss did that to an employee, they would probably be facing a hefty lawsuit.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com