Retail is Hell continues.

As I was going into work this week, the manager of our Starbucks stopped me. 
His son, M,  is what we call a GSA.  Basically M has the position of watching over
the front end.  He supervises the cashiers, guest service and cart attendants.  M, in
my opinion, is far too young for this job.  He is just out of his teens and still more
about playing than working.  His dad told me M had been arrested during my days off.
Seems M, a cashier and a guest had been involved in coupon fraud.  Dad said M
called a manager to the check out, but manager was too busy. M claims manager
told him to handle it.  That's one story.  Others said M knew the guest and had approved
use of coupons for her before this time.

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Robin Sachs RIP

Robin Sachs has passed away at age 61. 

He played the slippery, mercenary mage,  Ethan Rayne. He
was the arch enemy (and often lover in fan fiction)
of regular character Giles, played by Anthony Head.

The British star, who was born in London, is perhaps best known
for playing villainous character Ethan Rayne on the hit U.S. TV series.
He also appeared in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Tim Allen's
Galaxy Quest, as well as science fiction shows Babylon 5, Star Trek:
Voyager and Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Sachs additionally provided voices for several video games, including
Resident Evil: Damnation and Mass Effect 2.