Then I spent the next 10 minutes explaining that - yes, she may have scanned a document that had writing on the back, but unless she scans both sides the computer will only pick up the 1 side.

I feel dead inside.

And it's not the question so much as she's so bad at active listening. So she's too busy telling me how the computer must be wrong to listen to how she can avoid/fix the problem.

...lord that's. well, it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic and you didn't have to personally deal with it

I can get the logic. It's the not listening that kills me

ok but this made me laugh so it's worth it, heh, for my entertainment at least

Speaking of not listening. I've spent most of my lunch break listening to two of the old ladies argue over THE SAME FACT THEY AGREE ABOUT

But while they are polite enough to wait for each other to finish talking -- THEY KEEP SAYING THE SAME THING BUT TALKING LIKE THEY'RE ARGUING

I really can't explain it well enough. But it's so frustrating to listen to.

omg

All because they're not listening to the fact that they're parroting each other.

/rubs shoulders

And it was a stupid topic. They both agree the lunch ladies pack up the cafe too early. They're supposed to be open until 2pm, but are often closing down around 1pm.

Just... An endless back and forth of them going:

"You don't understand, I wouldn't be upset if they closed because they're out of food, but they're not!"

Then the other lady would say basically the same thing. And because they're not listening they go:

"No! They always have lots of food left over! If they didn't I wouldn't mind them closing early. But they have food left to sell so they should stay open!"

Like they both think the other were trying to say its fine the cafe has been closing early when that's not what either were ACTUALLY saying.

At one point another person tried to gently let them know that they're agreeing with each other, but they kept right on going.

I'm really not doing it justice. I don't know how to properly put into words how mind boggling it is to listen to two people thinking they're having a conversation with each other, but they're not. They're really not.

I have been witness to this sort of thing D| I feel your pain and suffering

i have myself been guilty of arguing with someone who is saying the same thing as me, but at least i usually catch on after going back and forth maybe twice