Thanksgiving War Stories

[Big Wallaby]

For whatever reason, I get the most SGs during Thanksgiving week. I have never understood this phenomenon, as it is busier during other holidays, but Thanksgiving is a fairly thankless time to be a Cast Member.

Like the lady I had on Thanksgiving istelf, who came up to me. I was working at Contemporary, and because I knew it was about to get busy, I had the entire queue opened up, so that people had to go to the end of the building to board. This creates what I call the swirl, where everyone, whether getting on or off the Monorail, is walking in the same direction.

As I closed the gate and the Monorail at the station closed its doors, this lady (I am being sooooo nice by calling her that) came up to me, shook her head and started a rant that lasted until the next train arrived. And yes, she made it personal, from the beginning.

"You know, I've been coming to Disney World since the 70's, and this place is really going down hill... fast! I mean, I've already gone to Guest Relations about it and called the corporate offices... You know, there was a day where they would NEVER hire someone like you."

From that point on, suffice it to say, she lost my attention. I just stood there. There was no answer I could give her that would be the right answer. She continued to berate the company and me (I think she might have been mad that I closed the gate when she was halfway down the ramp and would never have made it aboard anyway), and she was absolutely nasty. I did not move away, because I figured she would follow me and more guests would hear. It's amazing the hypnotic effect it has to listen to someone in the same line as you complain.

I simply sat there formulating my response. As I opened the gate...

"Thank you. I hope your Thanksgiving is as Magical and wonderful as you have tried so hard this Thanksgiving to make mine."

I simply pointed the way and smiled.

I don't think she liked that very much.

[darph nader]

The sad part is she'll be back at Christmas and New Years doing the same thing. :( Bitch to live,live to bitch. :mad:

[hobie16]

For whatever reason, I get the most SGs during Thanksgiving week.

Maybe it's the tryptophan.

[Whazzup]

Wallaby, I'm so sorry you have to put up with garbage like that from SGs. I bet she's made lots of other CMs lives miserable since the 70's, too.

Here's a hug from me (and others) that will hopefully squeeze all that "lady's" poison out of your system.

And your response was well formulated. Good show.

[turkeyham]

I am sorry to hear that the SG were bad at the monorail. I missed out on Thanks Giving with my parents. Some how I have the swine flu and I am not going into work until it is fully gone.

My sister was able to go to the Bay Area to meet up with the in-laws. The first night in her hubby calls me and tells me that they made it in after driving from Poway to the Bay in 12 hours. The afternoon of Thanks Giving, my sister calls to say that the in-laws are drunk and complaining of how to slice the turkey. I laughed at that one. Around 2 am they left the Bay area and they called me this morning. When they texted me, they were fine and heading towards home.

[darph nader]

EVERYONE knows how to slice a turkey. You use a chainsaw or a reciprocating saw,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No? :D:

[Lasolimu]

EVERYONE knows how to slice a turkey. You use a chainsaw or a reciprocating saw,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No? :D:

I thought you used a combination of razor blades and dynamite. :p:

[hobie16]

If you've got a big group with multiple birds this might be the way to go.

[turkeyham]

That's a cool picture. Maybe DL should get a few of those when the SG ask to have their turkey legs sliced down the middle. That piece of machinary is used for farming right? :D:

[felinefan]

Never mind using it on the turkey legs--use it on the really bad SGs! :twisted: