The gist I think is some things will grab you in the ass one of these days and you’ll be sorry you had that burrito and a barqs at the convienence store in 2024?
Guess what? Even without data gathering your Aunt Josie might see you sneaking around on your wife at the Casino. That’ll bite you in the ass.
You have to live in a world with other folks. You have to eat, drive, shop, do chores, go to a frigging movie. Good grief. You’re gonna be seen by cameras, human eyes, electronic POS units. You’re outed.
“No man is an island”
You might find one to purchase. Take sunscreen and books.
No, you still don’t get it. You have no idea what data (plural of datum) will result in which conclusions. if you did, you could alter those.
Like the recent story of the Caddilac driver whose insurance premims went up because his car tattle on his driving STYLE.
Thankfully, I have no kids to pay the price of such a cavalier attitude towards privacy. Wonder what yours may think in a few decades? Maybe you won’t be allowed into that retirement home you so desired…
But, hay, enjoy yourself. I’m sure you fully enjoy indulging yourself in the present with little concern for the future. We call that “responsibility” – NOT!
I’m still trying to parse out what this thread is about, but I would gladly send to hell the bastard who somehow convinced toilet paper and paper towel companies to start advertising stupid shit like “6=8 rolls” and “6=9” and all that bizarre comparison to some hypothetical roll of toilet paper which I imagine to be sitting in some vault, guarded by lasers and wolves. And wolves with lasers.
Seriously, I know why they do this, but just don’t fuckin’ do it. Just raise the goddamn prices without all this deception about how much product the consumer is buying.
As an experiment go buy that one roll of store brand paper towels, at the dollar store. It usually costs around a $buck. Get a roll of Bounty or which ever brand you buy, that cost $14 a bulk package. Compare the 2 rolls.
Size of sheets, length of the rolls, tear-ability, absorbency, how it feels in the hand.
H-h-h-hey,
H-hey @Beckdawrek!
Hey Beck, can, can you like hook me up? Please? I need em real bad Beck and you’re the only one holding. C’mon Beck you know I’m good for it but I’m hurtin real bad!
C’mon Beck, please, just let have a few of them smack loops, please beck!
I LOVE self-checkout at the grocery store (no chatting!), but at McDonalds, I breeze past the Millennials scrolling through screen after screen to order a burger. I order mine at the counter, get it and laugh at the kids still navigating the kiosk.
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Who do you think I learned it from?!? My youngest kid is the Anthony Bourdain of the F-Word, and has taught my uptight Ned Flandersian soul the joys of a well-placed F-bomb.
Which is fine I guess, but there are a number of places I have visited (Whataburger most recently) that only did ordering via app or the kiosk unless it was ‘prime’ hours for the location. I am already sick of needing an app for places that I’ll eat maybe once a year tops, and while I’m not a germaphobe, the public kiosk touch screens are just… no, not if I can avoid it.
YMMV of course, and not judging others on their preferences.
Us, dyed in the wool germaphobes carry sanitizer wipees for such screens. I’ve cleaned my share. I’d go to restroom and wash my hands, but I am afraid of fastfood restroom sinks. So it’s hand sanitizer.
Or my favorite, the drive thru. I’m not fond of the order apps. But there are nice bargains.
Sonic has the best.
Self checkout at Walmart or a grocery store are often busy.
We have one grocery that has to have every self-checkout manned. The system they use is just awful. No one can manage it. It’s the move your item to bagging area, an item left in the cart, sale item not recognized, your card won’t read…you name it. They beep an alarm constantly.
I’m thinking they need to rip them out and go back to the clerks doing the other way.
