Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Redundancy/Survival Date: 5 Jun 2026 03:51:31 GMT Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <0S-dnUUrDdBSAof3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> <10vio7r$1u2gt$1@dont-email.me> <10vl2gl$2i8ll$1@dont-email.me> <10vn68q$33tsa$3@dont-email.me> <10vp49g$3io0e$5@dont-email.me> <10vpts4$3tl9m$1@dont-email.me> <10vqu43$4r3b$3@dont-email.me> <7rKdnYJeqpD9V7z3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Mf1LV7Yy/zpnZBC21EIDhAikAmditYAEADMF60ju1TAmbCIOHB Cancel-Lock: sha1:JGOx+IvUV5mXLkv8bh0RfokkbnY= sha256:7CBCmSKrlNdMktp8zTHyo79VvI9DHgYlvZmGOud4JEY= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:87529 On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:13:24 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > I refuse to use self-checkout. The last thing I want is to hear a > mechanical voice nattering at me that I didn't put the bag on the scale, > or put items into the bag at the exact time it wants me to, > etc. etc. ad nausaeum. I'd rather deal with real live people - it gives > them jobs and they're much more pleasant to deal with. When the self checkout lanes went in the 'express' lanes were shutdown. That means you get to wait behind someone with a cart that's wheels are on the verge of collapsing. If you're really lucky there won't be a long sorting of food stamp eligible items from the rest, the EBT card will have enough to cover the eligible items, and the shopper won't have to cycle through more than three credit/debit cards to find one that isn't declined. Besides one of my personal failings is I'd rather deal with the mutts over at animal services or the 'community' cats that show up at mealtime. The latter are friendly to me but are definitely their own cats. I'm socialized enough to make small talk with a cashier but I'd rather not.