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This is soooo FUNNY! It is amazing how we take knowledge for grantid.  email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people 5 years ago

As most of you know, I work with mentally and physically handicapped individuals.. I was working one night last week, and the gentelman that I wrok with was throwing a fit when I came in.

I asked him what was wrong and he just kept telling me that his fu%^ing coffe pot was broke.. I kept asking him why he was saying that, and he just kept repeating this statement.

I finally got it out of him why he thought it was broke. He told me he had to throw away 3 coffee filters full of coffe because the stupid pot kept getting water on the grounds. He kept getting the grounds wet, and was thinking that the coffe pot was broke because of it.

So I tried to explain to him that they have to get wet other wise you would just have hot water. He didn't understand.

Have you ever just taken your knowledge for grantid? Have you ever had someone not understand something that you thought was just so simple?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 95/100. crazy_ol_lady (627)   ranked 4,225 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

Isn't it amzing that the simplest thing can be so baffling! I work in a food processing plant as the lead on the floor. I have had operators have a problem eith their machine, where it stops and they can't get it going again. Their first response is to call for the mechanic. I have asked them to call me before they call the mechanic because sometimes it is just a matter of "pushing the button" to get the machine to start up again. They forget that the machine will shut off when it can't function because of a problem. So, "push the button" and the machine starts up!! WAHLA!! The machine is up and running, the mechanic is not upset because he came to the line for no reason, management is happy because we are up and running again....


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

I hear ya... That is kinda funny too. And I LOVE the name. TY

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2. myLot reputation of 89/100. nmhschic2004 (1095)   ranked 2,898 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

Yeah i think your right. I think a lot of people take knowledge for granted. I know i have seen others get frustrated and down right mad because someone doesnt understand the concept of something. We should learn to have more patience and try to explain things. And like i have said before we should never take anything for granted. You never know what could happen tomorrow. You could lose what you have just like that.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

I understand where you are coming from, I have had it happen.

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3. myLot reputation of 81/100. copperkitten (2086)   ranked 2,181 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

Poor guy. People do take things like knowledge for granted. I guess its because its like second nature to us and we dont understand why some people dont have it. Just like we take for granted that we are not disfigured or born with a handicap. We stare at others because we dont understand it. I babysit a little boy who has autism. He is a very good boy but just dosent understand the simplest things like put your shoes on. Hes three and a half and dosent know how. I dont feel bad for these people. They are very good people and just do things and learn things diffrently. They dont know anyother way.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

I am not saying that he is a bad person, or that he is stupod persay, but it was just funny when I thought about how much I take for granted knowing that the coffee has to get wet for it to work.

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4. myLot reputation of 84/100. bluewaves (2167)   5 years ago

wel of course we take things for granted most of the time. i think we just learn to appreciate things in life when see other people who less opportunity in life. well i think i need to remember those people who are less fortunate everytime i feel sad and i feel unlucky. i think a lot of people have ltos of courage and lots of joy in their life even though they are handicapped and they less things and less opportunities in life. i think we feel encouraged to to be more appreciative of life and to be more content in life. i like to be happy as them and more contented as them. i think we could learn from them. the way they see things in life. i believe we will be happy if we learn to appreciate thinkgs in life that life has offereed us and not just to compare ourselves to others.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

Trust me I work with him and I feel bad evry time I am having a bad day and I think about how much worse it could be, but then again I am helping him by trying to better his quality of life and he seems to be happier now that I am here and not the other lead that was here before me.

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5. myLot reputation of 80/100. ghazal2k5 (829)   ranked 3,295 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

Ya. My girlfriend. lol...There are many things so simple but still its so hard to make her understand. Its like talking to an alien. But its still fine. I take out the joy of life from such things.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

LOL.. Does she know you say that about her?LOL

I am glad to hear that you and her get along so well.. TY

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6. myLot reputation of 87/100. loolets (1332)   5 years ago

LOL poor guy! I hope he enjoys a good cup of coffee after that.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

NO believe it or not he didn't want any because he was convinced the coffee pot was broken. He now drinks about a pot or two a day.

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. violeta_va (2000)   ranked 118 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

I also used to work with mentally and physically handicapped people and loved it every day nev adventure. I love helping them but I have so many stories. I have learned so many things from them that I now view the world in different light. Also with my son he has mild autism to have him around you opens your eyes to things that we asume its simple and easy.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

Don't get me wrong I love my job, and I love my clients, but man that was just weird the way it hit me like dam^ I just take for granted the I know that the coffee has to get wet... TY


myLot reputation of 95/100. violeta_va (2000)   ranked 118 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

I know what you are saying I have worked with handicapped people for about 4 years and I know all that. Most of them would learn a thing and it has to be done that way and any other way is wrong way of doing it any wrong thing and here goes whole day.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

Yeah, believe me I know we have had bad weeks because of one wrong thing happening. That really does put a damper on things, but hey that's just the breaks of the game. TY

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8. myLot reputation of 86/100. vashstampede992000 (2280)   ranked 2,222 out of 26,919 in people   5 years ago

Hi there, what's been up to lately buddy?
Well, i have encountered some people like that and the thing is, they are not mentally retarded or whatever, they are just imbecile i think.
Coz whenever i talk to those people, and try to explain things that i know that for many people will find it easy, but then they can't catch up things.
I don't know why, maybe they are also slow learner, probably imbecile, yet moron.
Anyway, i hope that there's only few people who's like that in this World.
Have a nice day ahead a happy posting and earning here in Mylot and Godspeed.

Kiko


myLot reputation of 96/100. carissa765 (411)   ranked 640 out of 26,919 in people  5 years ago

I think there are a few people that are just slow at learning things, but it is amazing that we take things like learning so quickly for granted, and it is not nice to say mean things about these people, no matter how true they are.. LOL

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