It never ceases to amaze me how sometimes people can get so caught up in their work that they can't see the inherent stupidity of what they're doing. Yesterday I went to buy a Diet Coke at the cafe next to my work. When I went to pay, I gave the cashier $20.25, which would give me $19 in change. Well, he opened up the register and didn't have any tens, only one five, and only nine ones. He gave me the $5 bill and nine $1's and started counting out QUARTERS to make up the rest of the change. After he realized that 1) he didn't have enough quarters (it would have been THIRTY-TWO!!!) and 2) it would have cleaned out his cash register, he said, how about you just take this on credit and pay tomorrow. I couldn't believe that it took him that long to think that up. And I was relieved that he allowed it, because with thirty quarters in my pocket, I would have been at constant risk of my pants falling down from all the weight!