There are signs up and down the highway in SC telling you to move the vehicles off the road if there are no injuries. Some people do, others do not. But in both cases, the cars passing the accident (or person changing a flat tire, etc.) slow way down to gawk, which causes additional delays and addition crashes, which causes even more slow downs and more crashes, which causes... well, you get the picture. Once you're past the wreck, the speed limit instantly goes from 5 mph to 80. Stop rubbernecking ya lookyloos! For good or ill, I'm the guy who gets over on to the shoulder once I'm past it so the car in front of me can longer see the crash in his mirror so we can all move on.
This could get interesting. Just wait till commercials start sending Alexa commands in an inaudible acoustic signal to buy items from Amazon, or start playing their latest hit, or even just turn out the lights. Maybe it's happening already...
My son did the work in his head all the time and got all the answers correct, but would fail the assignment because of the number of points removed for not showing his work. It was frustrating because as much as we explained that he had to follow instructions, he knew the answers and felt that showing the work was a waste of time. It was also frustrating that a teacher would give him an F for all correct answers. If she asked him the questions he could still answer them verbally so he clearly knew how to do it. Penalize him maybe, but failing the assignment seemed extreme.
I use the self-checkout at the supermarket every time. I am faster than many cashiers and I bag my groceries more efficiently. I don't put the milk on top of my eggs, or a bottle of cinnamon in a bag by itself. What does slow me down, is the people who don't know how to work the scanners. They swipe slowly and then stop to see what happened. Then they accidentally swipe the same item when they try to put it in the bag and have to wait for help to remove it. Meanwhile, I've swiped, bagged, applied coupons, and paid for an entire cart of groceries and am happily on my way to my car.
Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative is currently laying fiber in the Columbia, South Carolina area with two tiers: 100 Mbps for $49.95 or 1 Gbps for $89.95. In response Spectrum raised my 25 Mbps service to 100 Mbps for $29.95 bundled or $69.99 alone. If nothing else, it's sure nice to have competition.
A democracy? That's a lot of work. As much as I'd like to be rid of our representatives, I'm not sure how feasible it is for the people to exercise power directly. I think we're better off staying a republic.
In South Carolina we have a Voter ID law, but you can get a free ID at the DMV. But what if you can't get there on your own? You can get a free ride to the office to get your free ID. Since you need an ID for plenty of other things anyway, why not take advantage of a free one? The interesting part of the law is that if you don't have an ID, you can just sign an affidavit that you are who you say you are and vote anyway. So as I think about it, it doesn't really feel like a Voter ID requirement at all.
I use mine at AMC all the time and they've never so much as frowned about it. I'm also a Stubbs member so I bring my $4.49 popcorn bucket and get my free drink upgrade. I've seen 8 movies in the past 2 months and bought some kind of concessions each time. When I pay full price for a ticket, I go to the movies much more seldom and sometimes skip the concession line altogether. So the theatre is making money on me that they would otherwise never see.
You can still buy a ticket in advance. I've gone to the theatre, bought my ticket, then gone to lunch or whatever, and then come back for my showtime. No problem.
I delivered pizzas in college and they sometimes sent me out with 5 deliveries at a time, so "out for delivery" may mean you still have to wait for 4 other deliveries before yours arrives at your door. Should yours be delivered first since it's within line-of-sight? Maybe, but yours may also be the last one ordered so it wouldn't necessarily get out-the-door priority.
When I lived in Memphis in late 90s, it was not uncommon in my part of town to have lines at every restaurant in the area, in part because they were so short-staffed. And they all had banners offering cash signing bonuses for servers. I stopped eating out weekend evenings and Sunday mornings.
I lived in Hawaii with no DST and was never adversely affected. It gradually gets darker a little earlier every day and then gradually gets lighter a little earlier. What I get on the mainland now is an abrupt change twice a year. Saturday it was getting dark a 6:30 and Sunday -- BAM -- it got dark at 5:30. I'm driving home from work in the dark and it makes things like yard work impossible for a few months. And in 6 months it will suddenly be pitch black when I get up to drive to work. Plus I get up at teh same time every day with an alarm, so twice a year my body has to adjust for the clock change. I much prefer the gradual changes that are hardly perceptible over twice a year extremes that mess with my internal clock and external schedule.
I lived in Kailua (Oahu) from 2000-2001 and worked in Honolulu. More than once I grabbed somebody by the arm to keep them from obliviously walking out in front of The Bus. I didn't understand it then, but it seems like it's probably much more common in the age of texting.
I found a lien from another state against me on my credit report several years ago. I disputed it and the courthouse did not respond, so the credit agency took immediate action on my behalf. They marked the negative item as paid... and told me it would roll off my credit report in 7 years. What?!? SInce the courthouse did not respond they said there were was nothing more they could do. Oh really? How about removing the false item from my credit! They said no, but I was welcome to travel across the country and research the item myself. Wrong! If the reporter can't provide -- or just can't be bothered to look for-- evidence against me then it should be removed immediately. I also had a false $480 phone bill on my credit report. At least I was able to dispute that one by proving my own identity and it came off quickly.
I delivered pizzas in college and tips were virtually non-existent, so I always tip well. The thing that may reduce prices is that I got $0.50/sandwich and $1/pizza from the company, but my only real tips came from any girls who thought I was cute, thus my virtually non-existent qualifier.
I was a consultant for 11 years. In the beginning we had our own offices even when the FTEs were in cubicles. Then we wound up in "war rooms" sitting at tables around the walls or even lined up tables like schools kids. Suddenly I'm listening to the buzz of someone's headphones (or worse PC speakers), crunching of snacks, slurping of drinks, arguments with their spouses on the phone (sometimes on speaker phone - WHY?), side conversations. Even when I try to focus someone tries to pull you in for your opinion on that new show or the big game. And when you explain that you're trying to work, you're called antisocial or accused of sucking up to the boss. I'll talk to you all through lunch or after work, but I've got a task with a deadline. I saw people let go for too much socializing (and presumable too little work). Cubicle walls don't block all of it, but it stops me from being distracted by constant movement, and requires people to intentionally seek me out instead of trying to pull me into their conversation just because we accidentally made eye contact. It was easier to train my family when I worked from home that I should not be interrupted while working, but even there I'm in a room by myself.
I live in a racially diverse area in SC and it doesn't seem to affect things at all. Twelve years ago we stood in line for 3 hours for a presidential election, but the local press was all over it and the election commission made changes. Since then I may get through in 10 minutes or 45. It depends what time I, and all the people in my voter district, show up to the polls. Sometimes they take a machine out for repairs, which also slows things down. We have a voter ID law here that requires showing a photo ID. Don't have an ID, you can get a free ride to the DMV where you can get a free ID. Not much of a barrier there. Still don't have an ID? You can still vote as long as you sign a paper saying that you are a legal resident who is allowed to vote. I'm not sure why ID is required at all when this is the case, but hey - that's the law. The things that slow the process most in my area are people in conversations who don't want to stop, but also don't want to let anyone skip ahead of them in line. Sometimes it's with another person in line, sometimes a phone call, sometimes something else happening on their phone (text, email, game, etc.) I've never witnessed any of the things you describe in your 20 minute observation, aside from one 3 hour wait 12 years ago.
Don't be afraid to follow official channels, even if you think they won't work. I had a supervisor several years ago who wanted to bring in his own team so he worked to undermine me. I worked directly with our client so they were aware of my value to the project. When my manager finally made his play, his boss came in to talk with me, and I explained my side of the situation. She seemed legitimately interested in what I had to say. She spoke with the client, and asked me to BCC her when I sent status reports to my PM. In comparing what I was reporting to what he was reporting about me, she had evidence that he was not being truthful about me, and he was removed from his position shortly thereafter. It was validating for me and a relief to the rest of the team.
20 years ago I would occasionally be able to give up a flight for a later flight and a $500 flight voucher. At that time I could squeeze 2-3 additional flights out of it. More recently the offer has been reduced to one round-trip ticket in the continental US, or a $200 voucher which is now basically just a coupon toward another flight. I, personally, seldom run into those overbooked flights anymore. When I do, even though a free flight is still not bad, my time is usually more important to me than sitting around in an airport for an extra few hours.
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There are signs up and down the highway in SC telling you to move the vehicles off the road if there are no injuries. Some people do, others do not. But in both cases, the cars passing the accident (or person changing a flat tire, etc.) slow way down to gawk, which causes additional delays and addition crashes, which causes even more slow downs and more crashes, which causes... well, you get the picture. Once you're past the wreck, the speed limit instantly goes from 5 mph to 80. Stop rubbernecking ya lookyloos!
For good or ill, I'm the guy who gets over on to the shoulder once I'm past it so the car in front of me can longer see the crash in his mirror so we can all move on.
On Shark Tank the sharks always ask if they have a patent
This could get interesting. Just wait till commercials start sending Alexa commands in an inaudible acoustic signal to buy items from Amazon, or start playing their latest hit, or even just turn out the lights. Maybe it's happening already...
My son did the work in his head all the time and got all the answers correct, but would fail the assignment because of the number of points removed for not showing his work. It was frustrating because as much as we explained that he had to follow instructions, he knew the answers and felt that showing the work was a waste of time. It was also frustrating that a teacher would give him an F for all correct answers. If she asked him the questions he could still answer them verbally so he clearly knew how to do it. Penalize him maybe, but failing the assignment seemed extreme.
I use the self-checkout at the supermarket every time. I am faster than many cashiers and I bag my groceries more efficiently. I don't put the milk on top of my eggs, or a bottle of cinnamon in a bag by itself. What does slow me down, is the people who don't know how to work the scanners. They swipe slowly and then stop to see what happened. Then they accidentally swipe the same item when they try to put it in the bag and have to wait for help to remove it. Meanwhile, I've swiped, bagged, applied coupons, and paid for an entire cart of groceries and am happily on my way to my car.
Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative is currently laying fiber in the Columbia, South Carolina area with two tiers: 100 Mbps for $49.95 or 1 Gbps for $89.95. In response Spectrum raised my 25 Mbps service to 100 Mbps for $29.95 bundled or $69.99 alone. If nothing else, it's sure nice to have competition.
A democracy? That's a lot of work. As much as I'd like to be rid of our representatives, I'm not sure how feasible it is for the people to exercise power directly. I think we're better off staying a republic.
In South Carolina we have a Voter ID law, but you can get a free ID at the DMV. But what if you can't get there on your own? You can get a free ride to the office to get your free ID. Since you need an ID for plenty of other things anyway, why not take advantage of a free one? The interesting part of the law is that if you don't have an ID, you can just sign an affidavit that you are who you say you are and vote anyway. So as I think about it, it doesn't really feel like a Voter ID requirement at all.
AMC gives me Stubbs points at the ticket booth and concessions. Regal gives me Crown Club points for both too.
I use mine at AMC all the time and they've never so much as frowned about it. I'm also a Stubbs member so I bring my $4.49 popcorn bucket and get my free drink upgrade. I've seen 8 movies in the past 2 months and bought some kind of concessions each time. When I pay full price for a ticket, I go to the movies much more seldom and sometimes skip the concession line altogether. So the theatre is making money on me that they would otherwise never see.
You can still buy a ticket in advance. I've gone to the theatre, bought my ticket, then gone to lunch or whatever, and then come back for my showtime. No problem.
I delivered pizzas in college and they sometimes sent me out with 5 deliveries at a time, so "out for delivery" may mean you still have to wait for 4 other deliveries before yours arrives at your door. Should yours be delivered first since it's within line-of-sight? Maybe, but yours may also be the last one ordered so it wouldn't necessarily get out-the-door priority.
When I lived in Memphis in late 90s, it was not uncommon in my part of town to have lines at every restaurant in the area, in part because they were so short-staffed. And they all had banners offering cash signing bonuses for servers. I stopped eating out weekend evenings and Sunday mornings.
I lived in Hawaii with no DST and was never adversely affected. It gradually gets darker a little earlier every day and then gradually gets lighter a little earlier. What I get on the mainland now is an abrupt change twice a year. Saturday it was getting dark a 6:30 and Sunday -- BAM -- it got dark at 5:30. I'm driving home from work in the dark and it makes things like yard work impossible for a few months. And in 6 months it will suddenly be pitch black when I get up to drive to work. Plus I get up at teh same time every day with an alarm, so twice a year my body has to adjust for the clock change. I much prefer the gradual changes that are hardly perceptible over twice a year extremes that mess with my internal clock and external schedule.
I lived in Kailua (Oahu) from 2000-2001 and worked in Honolulu. More than once I grabbed somebody by the arm to keep them from obliviously walking out in front of The Bus. I didn't understand it then, but it seems like it's probably much more common in the age of texting.
The real tragedy is that in just a few years kids will not recognize the Kinect scenes in Paranormal Activity 4.
HAHAHA!!! Oops! No! Aw, man!
Make that 9 Windows Phone users. I just dropped mine laughing at your post.
I found a lien from another state against me on my credit report several years ago. I disputed it and the courthouse did not respond, so the credit agency took immediate action on my behalf. They marked the negative item as paid... and told me it would roll off my credit report in 7 years. What?!? SInce the courthouse did not respond they said there were was nothing more they could do. Oh really? How about removing the false item from my credit! They said no, but I was welcome to travel across the country and research the item myself. Wrong! If the reporter can't provide -- or just can't be bothered to look for-- evidence against me then it should be removed immediately. I also had a false $480 phone bill on my credit report. At least I was able to dispute that one by proving my own identity and it came off quickly.
I delivered pizzas in college and tips were virtually non-existent, so I always tip well. The thing that may reduce prices is that I got $0.50/sandwich and $1/pizza from the company, but my only real tips came from any girls who thought I was cute, thus my virtually non-existent qualifier.
Hoss-- I say hossenfeffer. That's all folks.
I was a consultant for 11 years. In the beginning we had our own offices even when the FTEs were in cubicles. Then we wound up in "war rooms" sitting at tables around the walls or even lined up tables like schools kids. Suddenly I'm listening to the buzz of someone's headphones (or worse PC speakers), crunching of snacks, slurping of drinks, arguments with their spouses on the phone (sometimes on speaker phone - WHY?), side conversations. Even when I try to focus someone tries to pull you in for your opinion on that new show or the big game. And when you explain that you're trying to work, you're called antisocial or accused of sucking up to the boss. I'll talk to you all through lunch or after work, but I've got a task with a deadline. I saw people let go for too much socializing (and presumable too little work). Cubicle walls don't block all of it, but it stops me from being distracted by constant movement, and requires people to intentionally seek me out instead of trying to pull me into their conversation just because we accidentally made eye contact. It was easier to train my family when I worked from home that I should not be interrupted while working, but even there I'm in a room by myself.
More like CBS All Access 2.0 I'll pass, and probably watch any interesting Disney movies on RedBox.
I live in a racially diverse area in SC and it doesn't seem to affect things at all. Twelve years ago we stood in line for 3 hours for a presidential election, but the local press was all over it and the election commission made changes. Since then I may get through in 10 minutes or 45. It depends what time I, and all the people in my voter district, show up to the polls. Sometimes they take a machine out for repairs, which also slows things down. We have a voter ID law here that requires showing a photo ID. Don't have an ID, you can get a free ride to the DMV where you can get a free ID. Not much of a barrier there. Still don't have an ID? You can still vote as long as you sign a paper saying that you are a legal resident who is allowed to vote. I'm not sure why ID is required at all when this is the case, but hey - that's the law. The things that slow the process most in my area are people in conversations who don't want to stop, but also don't want to let anyone skip ahead of them in line. Sometimes it's with another person in line, sometimes a phone call, sometimes something else happening on their phone (text, email, game, etc.) I've never witnessed any of the things you describe in your 20 minute observation, aside from one 3 hour wait 12 years ago.
Don't be afraid to follow official channels, even if you think they won't work. I had a supervisor several years ago who wanted to bring in his own team so he worked to undermine me. I worked directly with our client so they were aware of my value to the project. When my manager finally made his play, his boss came in to talk with me, and I explained my side of the situation. She seemed legitimately interested in what I had to say. She spoke with the client, and asked me to BCC her when I sent status reports to my PM. In comparing what I was reporting to what he was reporting about me, she had evidence that he was not being truthful about me, and he was removed from his position shortly thereafter. It was validating for me and a relief to the rest of the team.
20 years ago I would occasionally be able to give up a flight for a later flight and a $500 flight voucher. At that time I could squeeze 2-3 additional flights out of it. More recently the offer has been reduced to one round-trip ticket in the continental US, or a $200 voucher which is now basically just a coupon toward another flight. I, personally, seldom run into those overbooked flights anymore. When I do, even though a free flight is still not bad, my time is usually more important to me than sitting around in an airport for an extra few hours.