I was talking to one of my friends online lately and when i told them I worked at a 7-eleven that was quite crazy with weird things going on he told me he never believed me.

Not understanding how this could not be believed I asked him why and he told me to write a journal here explaining to anyone interested 10 strange events that have occured in my store.

Now this isn't for the faint of heart... oh who am I kidding just read and laugh.

Life, Times, and other Strangeness.

1. At one time a gentlemen walks into my store completely naked, asking if he can have a slurpee at 2:30 in the morning. blinking both my coworker and i say "get out" which he responds with "what is this too weird for you". I guess this brings new meaning to no shirt, no pants no service. (ps was NOT hot in anyway *shivers in disgust*)

2. Last night had a very drunken boy come into my store, slurring his words a bit as he tries to talk and wants a pack of Smokes. blinking to the kid I asked if the drinks had been good to him... i guess i touched something sensitive as he begin to tell me his life story of leading into booze and broke down crying... forgetting the smokes. before returning 3 more times to get the smokes 2 times failing due do forgetting his ID or money the third time he finally got them and i couldn't help but mention "I think your cut off now my friend" he just glared and never returned.

3. Again just last night, another drunken kid asks these 2 girls if they like to come back to his house to 'party, and have a drink' they reply with. "Sorry we can't, We're working" upon asking what their job was ((was 3:30 in the morning)) the both responded "WE're hookers" ... awkward silence soon after as i find out after the kid leaves the girls REALLY were hookers. :P

4. people trying to explain the 'Ninja skills" of Asians. 2 boys came in all panicked one bleeding saying they got into a fight with 1 asian gentlemen down town. soon after they informed me in a flash there was now 30 of them all carrying knives out to kill them and they ran from downtown to my store to seek shelter... <.< one kids face was bleeding so i believe the knife part. but i love to see them explain running in excess of 30+ blocks...non stop.

5. Have you ever felt the world was against you, I think one woman did. this lady went over to our sandwich rack on one side of the store as 2 guys i knew came in and picked up some 2 liters of coke on the opposite side of where she was. on the way out smiling and waving good bye to everyone... the older woman walks up and starts having a fit and getting angry believing the two boys stole 20 dollar straight out of her wallet... again i said.. 2 different sides of the store <.<

6. This one just doesn't get a hint. Mir. Joe we shall call him was banned from my store a month before for theft of sandwiches and lighters... comes walking in last night talking praise of finally given up Pot and goes to buy a sandwich while i keep an eye on him... end up catching him trying to steal a lighter by sneaking it into his pocket when confronted he turns around and asks if he can use the washroom for a moment. hmmmm... either old habits die hard or he doesn't know we don't have a back door in which to try and escape...

7. I have heard of Language barriers before, but this man takes the cake, an older French Canadian gentle comes in to buy some smokes. after picking up the pack of smokes he wants he goes to talk to some kids in the store finds they dont know what his saying. getting quite angry he stomps around screaming and yelling... of all of it I could make many impolite things and him screaming "everyones tryings to sell me crack" >,> o.O confused... i still am.

8. Women + alcohol + long cab ride home = mess on my floor. I do not understand why some of the late night party girls believe my floor is a washroom because they aren't aloud to use the one we got... O.o one girl had it happen and she never even noticed. ((till pointed out by her boyfriend). I'm sure the club itself has one... why not use it please and not my floor.. at least that why you have toilet paper when your done.

9. Dancing with myself... this term can be used to describe one girl. she came in listened to 2 seconds of the song by the same name running on our radio and proceeded to... 'break it down" through the store. very.. very badly break it down, to the point I thought something was gonna break... and it wasn't her.

10. and the last position goes to... Sir. goof up!... I call him sir goof up as this man came in last year just as we had received our latest edition of the Calgary Sun girls calender. having just spent a long night partying he stops by on the way home. deciding he just HAD to have... 5 copies of the calendar. while his cab was waiting he proceeds t fail 10 times in a row to get his pin right. cab giving up it drives away and Sir Goof up decides he ain't going anywhere till a new cab shows up and literally falls asleep in front of my tills on a couple of mats that i swear have seen better days. ((winter rug mats used to soak up water from melted soak and other gunk.)) Nothing more humorous then watching him finally get a cab walk over and climb in... with the whole left side of his face brown with dirty, mud and water... hmmm i bet he felt like a man in the morning. :P

Anyway there you go everyone. 10 strange events that have happened in my store. if anyone wants to hear more give me a shout if you want me to put up more and i'll make a list i guess of recent events. :P

Signed,
Silkpaws.