Random Rants 79: [Impassionating Intensifies]

[Valka D'Ur]

Today was the first day I ever just left my stuff in Walmart and walked out.

The lines at the tills were insanely long. I had twenty minutes to get checked out, get a taxi, and get home for my home care appointment.

No more tills were being opened to accommodate half the store deciding to check out at the same time, so I decided to hell with it - I'd already bought stuff at a couple of other stores in the mall (including Maddy's cat milk). There wasn't anything in my basket I couldn't do without so I finally just left the line, marched up to the customer service counter, hoisted the basket up on it (made a satisfying THUD!) and walked out.

It's a shame that they'll probably throw the cheese away (due to it being unrefrigerated for an unknown period of time), but at this point I don't care. It's insane to not have enough tills open (no, this Walmart doesn't have self-checkout, not that I'd have used it anyway).

As it turns out, the home care person was waiting in the lobby for me, so I barely made it before she would have left.

 

[choxorn]

Your first mistake was going to Wal-Mart in the first place.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Your first mistake was going to Wal-Mart in the first place.

There's not much else around that I can A. get to; and B. can afford.

I usually go there in the evening, after 9 pm (it closes at 11 pm). It's much less stressful at that time.

It just happens that I had to be away from home today because we had a 7-hour water shutoff. So I spent part of the day at the library (found the section with the large print books and was able to actually read a book), and part at the mall.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

I'm sure I've said this before, but I still don't understand why having the water shut off means you have to leave the home. Or why it gets shut off so often...

 

[tjs282]

I have a stiff neck, probably from sleeping awkwardly on the hard mattress in the rental apartment. Hope it eases up before the run on Saturday...

(Apart from that, we all had a very long nice weekend at the beach, thankyouverymuchforasking — but this is the wrong thread for that)

 

[Snerk]

Do your products contain zinc?

No zink or anything like that. From what I understand it works by mechanically encapsulating the virus. Linky: https://coldzyme.co.uk/

because death is preferable to a runny nose.

Truth.

(Apart from that, we all had a very long nice weekend at the beach, thankyouverymuchforasking — but this is the wrong thread for that)

Mild happiness detected in sector four! Swarm, swarm!!

 

[Traitorfish]

I'm sure I've said this before, but I still don't understand why having the water shut off means you have to leave the home.

I don't think I'd last seven hours without running water. Granted, I drink more coffee than I should.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Today was the first day I ever just left my stuff in Walmart and walked out.

The lines at the tills were insanely long. I had twenty minutes to get checked out, get a taxi, and get home for my home care appointment.

Good for you.

I have done this a couple of times myself at Morrisons when their excessive
delay would mean that I'd be late to pick my children up from school.

I always make a point about holding up my arm and looking at my watch;
so they will know why if they are watching me on the internal CCTV.

And also at the WH Smith at train stations.

 

[Traitorfish]

I always make a point about holding up my arm and looking at my watch;
so they will know why if they are watching me on the internal CCTV.

Who's "they"?

 

[Snerk]

I don't think I'd last seven hours without running water. Granted, I drink more coffee than I should.

Coffee isn't bad for you anymore. Even stupid amounts, apparently. I mean you'll get somewhat addicted to caffeine but just keep feeding your addiction and you'll be fine.

 

[r16]

oh-kay , what have ı done today ? Silly post that talked about the US and its lack of tech know how after the WW II . Or the girl who was laughing about the size of my manhood and her friend had to get up and wait for the bus on foot ; because of the tales of the death squads , of which ı was a commander in the good old decade after ı was the museum guide , because the people felt something might happen to them , after the displeasure became known ? Once again an attack as a ransomware and ı guess it won't impress US Statte Department to make 'em stop ? Come on , just let me level New York and the world will be immediately OK .

amazing how girls are experts on the sizes of manhood around these parts of the world , too ... ı sincerely hope she marries a tripod , barring help in finding her one .

 

[Manfred Belheim]

I don't think I'd last seven hours without running water. Granted, I drink more coffee than I should.

But if it's scheduled maintenance you can just store up a bit of water beforehand.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I don't think I'd last seven hours without running water. Granted, I drink more coffee than I should.

I used to spend 2-3 months of each summer in a cabin with no indoor plumbing (if you wanted running water, you had to run to the lake and fetch it). The bathroom was an outhouse. Of course when we did want fresh water or a proper bath, we'd just go to my great-aunt's place in the nearest city. I don't remember feeling deprived of anything, and the worst annoyance was mosquitoes, followed by skunks and rattlesnakes. And bears, but I never saw any around there.

But that was 45 years ago and I didn't have the host of medical issues I have now.

 

[Cutlass]

The joint in one of my fingers keeps feeling like it's spontaneously dislocating.

 

[Traitorfish]

Coffee isn't bad for you anymore. Even stupid amounts, apparently. I mean you'll get somewhat addicted to caffeine but just keep feeding your addiction and you'll be fine.

But if it's scheduled maintenance you can just store up a bit of water beforehand.

Well, the thing is, I was trying for a diplomatic way of saying "people need to piss sometimes".

I appreciate that the coffee remark was probably not as clear as I thought it was.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

What I said applies equally to that situation as well (although in that case it's even less of an issue).

However I'm guessing the host of medical issues is the key here, so never mind.

 

[Snerk]

I appreciate that the coffee remark was probably not as clear as I thought it was.

So you're saying coffee is evil?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

One of the neighbours complained about the birdfeeder. Had to take it down. I liked watching the birds.

 

[Snerk]

Is your neighbour a Roald Dahl villain or something? Who doesn't like watching birdies?

 

[tjs282]

One of the neighbours complained about the birdfeeder. Had to take it down. I liked watching the birds.

That sucks. Your neighbour is an ass.

I know it's not quite the same as seeing them in your own backyard, but I did find this:

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/38/Cornell_Lab_FeederWatch_Cam/

and this

https://www.viewbirds.com/