That was pretty much the end of her. In fact, it would be safe to say I had forgotten about her entirely. We saw her down at Safeway once, just doing the same thing. Pretty funny really.

Then, on Tuesday when I was in Ballina, I got an sms from Jarryd:

At first, I wasn't sure just which crazy lady it was. I was out shopping with Hayley at the time so I called Jarryd when I got home. And yep, it was this lady. She had been in on Monday talking gibberish to him when he must have sniffled. She suggested he burn incense to help with it. Then the next day she came in with a eucalytpus burner for him. Haha, how nice of her. Crazy, but nice.

Then, next day, I get this:

So that's three days in a row. And it's not like she's just some old lady who comes in and talks for a while before leaving. She just rambles about ANYTHING and she has the weirdest voice.

I replied saying haha and that we need to find out her name so we can refer to her as that. I got this back:

Then, the next day (Thursday):

Hahahah. On Wednesday, there was a staff member in the shop at the same time she was, and she had been talking to him. As soon as he left the shop, she was asking Jarryd about him and saying how nice he was and that she would like to know his last name and where to find him, blah blah blah. Apparently she got quite narky with the reception staff so they called security and she namedropped Jarryd!! So security came over to ask what the story was.

I was back at work today (Friday). Here's photos of all the goodies she had left with Jarryd:

[ June 27, 2008 07:32 AM: Message edited by: KingBean ]

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We had decided that we had to tell her she couldn't keep coming in like this. Jarryd was going to say that security didn't want her here and that she should probably steer clear for a while.

But then we had the even better idea of keeping an eye out for her, and quickly closing the shop before she reached us, and filming her trying to get in the door. Unfortunately, there was a rep in the store at the time and she slipped by our guard. D'oh. Jarryd was on the phone to Hayles at the time so she started asking who I was and shit. Once Jarryd hung up, he was included in the conversation also:

Sheesh. She was as crazy as ever, crapping on about nothing.

Jarryd eventually broke her the bad news abotu security. Unfortunately, she didn't like what she heard. In fact, it made her sick in her stomach and she had to sit down! So, she pulled up a stool next to one of our computers and started shitting on to us both - and she did so for at LEAST 40 minutes (and she had already been in the shop for a while as it was).

Jarryd had recorded her each time she came in during the week, but the radio had been playing (which, according to her, is evil [as is television]) so the sound isn't that great. We left the radio off today so we could get a clearer recording.

Here is my recording of her inane conversation. It goes for half an hour, but it really shows you just how crazy the lady is. Don't worry, it's a really small file (under a meg).

But, the highlight would have to be this part where she just started laughing, and laughing, and laughing. I have no idea what it was about. Something to do with a dryer.

So anyway, all up she was in the shop for close to 100 minutes. And that's not an exaggeration for a better story - that's just the flat-out truth.

I think she keeps coming back because you keep talking to her, if you had of ignored her from the start she probably would have thought 'what a boring bunch of people' and not come back but you entertain her short lived days

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Why not introduce her to Weston, oh the conversations they would have... good times!

Also loved the post about the Worms, now im wishing I had brought my copy of Worms with me to Ballina, now i'll have to download it!!!

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She seriously sounds like the wicked witch of the west!

I don't envy you guys!

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What's a doona? BWAHAHA!!

vanilla_ki***: my brother suggested i get rugged up and go for a walk to the milk bar to buy some lollies
sooperprince: what?
vanilla_ki***: *sigh*
vanilla_ki***: put on my "sweater" to go to the "general store" to get some "candy"

Jarryd had yesterday off (home "sick"...!) and the bitch came in again. But she was nowhere near as jovial as she had been previously. Straight up she was asking me if this Mike guy (the staff member) had brought her tape back. I said no and she got really upset about it. She said it's disgusting that he has her sacred mantra and hasn't returned it. She was also annoyed that the guy didn't ask her what her name was before he left. She kept bitching, and at one point I gave one of those laughs of disbelief you do when someone says something surprising. "Don't laugh, it's not funny!" was the response I got!

So from that point I kept quiet as she continued whinging about this Mike guy having her sacred mantra - and then she turned on Jarryd!

"And Jarryd has it too! Well, he made a copy of it, and that's just as bad!"...! I was surprised that she was so opposite to the last visit, and also she was attacking Jarryd. She nearly broke into tears at one point when she told me how disappointed she was that Jarryd was more concerned about losing his job that he was about her not getting her sacred mantra back!! Now, not only is it ludicrous that she would expect Jarryd (or anyone) to put his job on the line for someone they hardly know (let alone like), but what does she expect? Jarryd to go out from room to room over the entire campus until he finds this guy??? What a joke.

After a moment of silence, she walked down the back of the shop and started ranting even louder. Two customers came in to return some stuff so I was serving them when she came back up to the counter and kept rambling at me. They both looked a bit startled by her, so I made eye contact to let them know I was just as baffled as they were.

She then started telling me how offended she was that Jarryd never calls her by her name..! Even though he does, and I'm sure we've got a recording to prove it (not that I was going to tell her that, of course). I tried to defend him and tell her otherwise when she started crapping on about her sacred mantra again. I told her there's nothing I can do as I wasn't even here when it happened, and she started raising her voice at me!!

I said "If you're going to be like that.."...

"Then what?"

"Then you can leave."

"There you go! You're just like everyone else!! Showing me the door!"

??? wtf lady, what do you expect when you treat people like this?? I'm at WORK, not an "amuse the loonies" excursion.

So there was some discussion between us and then she started shitting on yet again about all the shit she puts up with in her day and how she is always so kind and thoughtful to people but they treat her like shit, blah blah blah. She went into a bunch of racism shit, other shops calling the police to get her out, and then it came back to her fucking sacred mantra again. I told her that all I can do is take her address and post it to her if the guy brings it back (I offered to post it because she said she never wants to come back here..!!! Good!!!). She said that would be a waste of time because the guy probably wouldn't bring it back anyway.

She was also disgusted that the last time she spoke to security, the guard said he would try to find out which Mike had her tape, but that once she left, he came over here and threatened Jarryd's job instead!

At an end for anything else I could do, I offered to go over to security with her and try and sort it out for good. I was waiting for her to leave to go to lunch so it was good timing. I was hoping the guard who dealt with her would be there so he'd know what the deal was, but unfortunately, it was a new guard who has just started. So the story was explained to him, and, understandably, he didn't know what he could do. He phoned another security guard to come down, and once he got there, the story was again explained and the same conclusion was come to - there's not much that could be done. But no, Raja wasn't content with that. She wanted to go to the Faculty Dean and get a list of all Mike's who work here, and systematically go through each one until she found her sacred mantra. All she could do to describe the guy was say "His name is Mike, and he is tall."

OBVIOUSLY, that's a stupid idea to even contemplate doing, and she was told this (though it much nicer terms). Every time one of the guards tried to explain to her they couldn't do anything, she'd look at me with this "I told you so" look on her face and turn away from them both.

Around now the head of Facilities walked by and was called over. He asked Raja to explain the situation, but she refused, saying it was a waste of time. She then told me to explain it for her. So I start telling him all about it, and she's groaning and rolling her eyes everytime I get a detail wrong and refer to her as "she" or "her" rather than Raja.. so once I'm done the guy tells me to be on my way and he'll deal with it. Raja wanted me to stay.. "No you stay here, you're the only reason we came over in the first place, you said you'd protect me"..!!!! What??? I was told again to be on my way so I bailed and went to lunch.

She put me in a really shitty mood for the rest of the day as well. Fucking mole! I spent nearly two hours on Friday listening to her shit and then she comes in today giving me all this!

I thought she was just gonna be one of those "uncomfortable crazies", but turns out she's got some bite!

100 minutes? seriously? i can completely picture it her too.

"Go and get fucked you crazy bitch! I have better things to do than to listen to your shit every other day"

You guys are way too nice. It actually sounds like she has the nerve to give you a hard time about something you have nothing to do with, in your own workplace. I am not generally a rude person but I assure you that you would not see her again (unless it was in passing).

Even though she's old(er) lady, she's obviously 'unbalanced' and being pleasent to her just doesn't seem to be working for you.

[ June 30, 2008 10:56 PM: Message edited by: Beanz98 ]

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She hasn't come in yet today.

Actually, I emailed the guy who spoke to her yesteryday and ushered me away, here's the go:

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Me: How did you go with that lady?? She's been a serial pest over here for the past week.

Him: SHE WONT BE BACK !!!!!!! Sorry I had to tell you to go when I did I just didn't want you to be held up with her

Me: Ha, good! I was glad I got to leave, she'd already eaten up 20 minutes of my lunch break!

Him: I know dude she did the same to me but anyway I told her if she returns I will have her removed under the "pain in the arse" rule !!!!

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I need to know who put my calculator in jello or I'm gonna lose my friggin mind!!

She asked Jarryd if he still had the incense burner. He went out the back to get it for her and she went back to talking to me. I told her to get out or I'd call security. She kept talking so I gave them a buzz. She started making her way toward the door and was calling me weak.

We hadn't had any customers in a while but unfortunately three came in while she was here, so we couldn't make a scene with her or anything.

Jarryd had given her all her papers back with the burner, and when she went outside she threw them into the garden and kept walking.

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But I don't think it's has been clear from the posts that you can't even get through to the lady. Anything you say to her she just takes onto a rant. I told her I'm calling security, she responds then goes straight into another story. You really can't SAY anything to her.

You work sounds like fun, what does one need to do to get a job at Swinny?

This is basically a day in the life of my job.

http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com/salesguy.html

this is good

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Then, just before he left, he goes "Oh fuck.. she'll probably put acurse on me now." Hahahhahhahah. What a crack-up.