If I use a kiosk and can't find my item/can't order what I want, the problem becomes mine.I have to fix it, I feel silly if I can't.
If I order from a person, the problem immediately becomes theirs. They have at least some training on this, and understand the system better.
Seriously??
Most clerks these days, especially in FF, seem to have the IQ and concentration capabilities of a small soap dish.
If you ask them anything remotely off the script, that isn't a 1 button push on the register, they get that blank look in their eyes, and often can't figure it out and have to call a manager.
And these days...the managers seem to more and more be at a loss for any problem solving for the customer.
Good, intelligent customer servers is DEAD today...and has been for awhile.
That *might* apply to drugs and devices, but the vast majority of the cost of health care is doctors' & nurses' salaries, real estate, and facilities. None of those are things that are made cheaper abroad by being overpriced in the US.
Actually much of the cost is with middle men and bean counters not directly associated with healthcare givers.
I don't have a problem with my medical professionals making 6 figure salaries.....they sacrifice a lot to get the training, and often work grueling hours in conditions that would make most people puke....
Before we had HMO's and all the companies we do now, when Dr's were more independent, hung to their own shingle, and insurance was termed "Major Medical" (aka ONLY for emergencies)...prices were much cheaper and affordable.
And, part of keeping it that way, was people saving and spending their own money for routine medical needs and voting for Drs and treatment with their wallets.
Also, back then (I know from experience) Dr's often varied how much patients were billed according to their means.
If your goal was to come off as the most stereotypical 'ignorant American', you've succeeded with flying colors. You do understand that every single industrialized country outside the US, including my own, already does this and does this with the health care costs being less than those in the US, right? Universal health care hasn't been a point of contention anywhere but in the States for several decades, as you're the only first world nation that still does not get that it's the waty to go if you want to both reduce the costs of the health care system and keep people healthier.
Hmm...and what percentage of your salary goes to taxes, eh? Do you have a lot of people near the 50% range?
Also, you can afford socialized medicine in a large part due to you not having to pay for your own defense like the US does...we not only cover our asses, but also much of Europe and all other allies. If we pull back on that, pull back on all the foreign aid/bribes....ya'll would likely have to think how much you do socialize medicine, those multi-week annual vacations, and the other freebies you give out to your populace, including now being overrun by your new "citizens" migrating from the middle east.
With a paper/carton cup. Like the rest of the world!
Unlike the rest of the world, in the US, our drinks are large and loaded full of ice....a flimsy paper cup won't last long.
I mean, if I order a double long island tea when I'm leaving the bar....it will take me a bit to drink it and I need a cup that will last long enough for that, with a lid and straw please.
Your desire for enjoyment is superseded by safety for the majority.
Man, it is sad that there seem to be more and more of your type popping up around...."everything has to be for the betterment of society, or scared it might hurt someone, so lets get rid of anything that potentially could hurt someone if used wrong....safety above all else...etc".
What a bunch of pussies we're raising in this country.
We can't seem to have anything just for fun if there is.0000001% change it involves some risk.
I'm glad I grew up when I did....I feel sorry for the babied generations coming up here after me.
Life is about risks vs rewards, and no....you do NOT always have to think about the greater good for every fucking decision you make, go have a life and try to enjoy it, you only get one that we know of....
Taiwan about to pass us up in the US for common sense stuff. Really, I always wonder at the crazy waste of 10 napkins for one burger and junk like that... who needs it?
Well, a good burger, likely should be greasy enough that you need about 10 napkins (I'm not talking fast food burgers).
But the thing that bothers me, if they do away with plastic "to-go" cups, how will you leave the bar with your to-go drink, without a to-go cup?
Expect fruit prices to rise as either fruit goes unpicked or picker wages increase (or both).
I really don't have a problem with prices going up a bit.
And frankly, why aren't the unemployment offices routing people qualified to pick fruit to the farms needing fruit pickers, rather than just handing out benefits while they sit at home?
Well, it isn't easy to FIND a car that doesn't have it.
Hell a few years back when I was shopping for a corvette, I asked what it would take to order one without OnStar in it...the dealer said it wasn't possible to get one without OS....
Or they simply make the car refuse to work if it cannot phone home.
But, that really can't work, can it?
I mean, there are times and places that you will lose signal, like in a tunnel, or perhaps parts of the country where there isn't great cell coverage, etc....
I would think they would have to take those use cases into account, and if they do..then you just block the signal perpetually...?
At least, the very first person with one of these cars to claim that the ad distracted them will quickly put and end to the practice.
Not that I'm for the ads in any way...BUT, if you in the UK are so distracted by a simple ad, how in the hell do you drive while fiddling with the radio/stereo, smoke a cigarette, keep the cold beer between your legs and try to talk on the phone???
I mean, hell...that's the new basic driving test here for men in the US.
The ones for ladies substitute the beer holding for putting on makeup i the car....
But hey, its easier than it used to be when you had to do all that AND shirt the manual transmission. I'm old school and still do that, but most today don't have to pass that qualification.
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Seriously??
Most clerks these days, especially in FF, seem to have the IQ and concentration capabilities of a small soap dish.
If you ask them anything remotely off the script, that isn't a 1 button push on the register, they get that blank look in their eyes, and often can't figure it out and have to call a manager.
And these days...the managers seem to more and more be at a loss for any problem solving for the customer.
Good, intelligent customer servers is DEAD today...and has been for awhile.
Actually much of the cost is with middle men and bean counters not directly associated with healthcare givers.
I don't have a problem with my medical professionals making 6 figure salaries.....they sacrifice a lot to get the training, and often work grueling hours in conditions that would make most people puke....
Before we had HMO's and all the companies we do now, when Dr's were more independent, hung to their own shingle, and insurance was termed "Major Medical" (aka ONLY for emergencies)...prices were much cheaper and affordable.
And, part of keeping it that way, was people saving and spending their own money for routine medical needs and voting for Drs and treatment with their wallets.
Also, back then (I know from experience) Dr's often varied how much patients were billed according to their means.
Hmm...and what percentage of your salary goes to taxes, eh? Do you have a lot of people near the 50% range?
Also, you can afford socialized medicine in a large part due to you not having to pay for your own defense like the US does...we not only cover our asses, but also much of Europe and all other allies. If we pull back on that, pull back on all the foreign aid/bribes....ya'll would likely have to think how much you do socialize medicine, those multi-week annual vacations, and the other freebies you give out to your populace, including now being overrun by your new "citizens" migrating from the middle east.
Well, none of my friends back in the day would have snitched me out either....
REmember, friends help you move..
.REAL friends help you move bodies....
But, at least its better than them going "pee pee in our coke".
Geez, WHERE were all these teachers back when "I" was in school?!?!
I mean, the ones we're seeing on TV are *HOT* too!!!
Frankly, I dunno how they're getting caught....I mean, what boy in his right mind would be turning in his hot chick teacher that he's banging???
Man, if that has been me back in JH or HS....I'd been a hero amongst my peers....
Man...kids don't know how good they have it today....
Actually, yes.
I have like 128GB on my phone, and I've not come close to filling that up, even with pictures and some music.
I mean, its a phone, what else do you store on it that takes up THAT much room?
Hmm, i just checked, my phone has 128GB storage....guess that's why I never found I ran out of room.
Mine is pretty much pictures....what else do you store on your phone?
There is no such thing as hate-speech....
There is ONLY speech.
I mean, from what I'm readin, AI is the sole source of unemployment that is starting to wreak havoc with employment....?!?!
I can see the audio jack thing, but can you tell me what you need or do with a micro-sd card on a phone?
I've never had one, and never noticed I needed something like that, so, I'm curious what your use case is for that.
Unlike the rest of the world, in the US, our drinks are large and loaded full of ice....a flimsy paper cup won't last long.
I mean, if I order a double long island tea when I'm leaving the bar....it will take me a bit to drink it and I need a cup that will last long enough for that, with a lid and straw please.
Man, it is sad that there seem to be more and more of your type popping up around...."everything has to be for the betterment of society, or scared it might hurt someone, so lets get rid of anything that potentially could hurt someone if used wrong....safety above all else...etc".
What a bunch of pussies we're raising in this country.
We can't seem to have anything just for fun if there is .0000001% change it involves some risk.
I'm glad I grew up when I did....I feel sorry for the babied generations coming up here after me.
Life is about risks vs rewards, and no....you do NOT always have to think about the greater good for every fucking decision you make, go have a life and try to enjoy it, you only get one that we know of....
Well, a good burger, likely should be greasy enough that you need about 10 napkins (I'm not talking fast food burgers).
But the thing that bothers me, if they do away with plastic "to-go" cups, how will you leave the bar with your to-go drink, without a to-go cup?
Or...is that just mostly a New Orleans problem?
I'm not talking about legal immigration....just illegal.
I really don't have a problem with prices going up a bit.
And frankly, why aren't the unemployment offices routing people qualified to pick fruit to the farms needing fruit pickers, rather than just handing out benefits while they sit at home?
Well, if we can turn off the mass, continual influx of illegal immigrants, we will need US citizens to pick the fruit, etc....
They're wanting to take away more of our gun rights, just when they are teaching robots to fight back with humans.
What could possibly go wrong....?
Well, it isn't easy to FIND a car that doesn't have it.
Hell a few years back when I was shopping for a corvette, I asked what it would take to order one without OnStar in it...the dealer said it wasn't possible to get one without OS....
Actually, I *DID* just buy a new car just before the holidays last year and there were not that many pages to sign and yes I read them.
You always should, to make sure you are not getting hidden charges, etc.
My dealer ship was very straightforward, simple forms which spelled out exactly what we negotiated.
NO EULA.
I don't know that I've ever signed or even seen a EULA when buying a car...?
And at least in the US, mods do not necessarily negate a warranty....by law.
I'm hoping that's exactly what they're doing....that way it isn't trying to actively disable the car due to non-communication.
So, just let it buffer, while you have the communication antenna blocked or disconnected.
Maybe we need to raise the voting age back up to 21, eh?
We compelled states to raise the drinking age up to 21, why not rescind the voting age change not that long back and make it 21 again too?
But, that really can't work, can it?
I mean, there are times and places that you will lose signal, like in a tunnel, or perhaps parts of the country where there isn't great cell coverage, etc....
I would think they would have to take those use cases into account, and if they do..then you just block the signal perpetually...?
Not that I'm for the ads in any way...BUT, if you in the UK are so distracted by a simple ad, how in the hell do you drive while fiddling with the radio/stereo, smoke a cigarette, keep the cold beer between your legs and try to talk on the phone???
I mean, hell...that's the new basic driving test here for men in the US.
The ones for ladies substitute the beer holding for putting on makeup i the car....
But hey, its easier than it used to be when you had to do all that AND shirt the manual transmission. I'm old school and still do that, but most today don't have to pass that qualification.