Subj : Re: PING Question To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Nov 26 2019 17:38:30 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-Nov-2019 11:08 <=- BM>>> Right: everything (OK, 'everything') is figured in cost per square BM>>> foot, and so the anteroom is a hundred or so square feet not making BM>>> money and not a requirement like stock storage, etc. NB>>> And probably not as useful/used anymore as it was at one time.... BM>> Probably not. The article stated ladies wrote letters in there/some BM>> of the anterooms (would suppose partially depends on the furnishings). NB>> It was a different sort of society then, too... :) BM> True, though now could sort of see the anteroom being used by a group BM> hunched over their cell phones texting/getting caught up on messages. Somewhat the modern equivalent... :) Except that that generally is done out in the public, and not tucked away in a private anteroom... :) NB>> Nowadays, there will be a fold-up changing station in one of the NB>> larger stalls, often a handicap-access one, or on the wall... and NB>> often not just in the women's but also in the men's, as they might NB>> be using it for changing their infant's diaper as well... BM> Right: we had a changing area originally in the handicapped stall of BM> the men's rest room. They did a remodel of the rest rooms (years after BM> the store's major remodel; rest rooms were essentially gutted and BM> redone) and the changing table was moved outside the stall. Prior to BM> the gutting there wasn't sufficient room outside so why inside the BM> stall. Have seen changing stations in lots of men's rooms. It's become common now... :) BM>> At one time there was a rocking chair in there: was a display chair BM>> from Infant Furniture. Recall somehow someone managed to damage and we BM>> had to remove. NB>> That's a shame.... That would have nice for a nursing mother... or NB>> even just to calm a fractious baby... :) BM> Yes, we were 'rather annoyed' the chair had been broken. I don't BM> recall how it got broken; LIS was a floor display and it saw some BM> rougher use than necessary on the salesfloor. I've seen some rather rambunctious kids (and even some adults) "trying out" display rockers and such.... BM>>> upgraded/changed. ...Years later the register system did change: BM>>> recognized a modified Ubuntu boot screen with the five dots on it. NB>>> Obviously in the meantime, someone got educated... ;) BM>> IMO yes. Not just because I'm a fan of Ubuntu but did verify (to me BM>> and a few other semi-computer literate types) Ubuntu was a lot faster BM>> on the same hardware compared to whatever Windows was installed. (And BM>> not to be taken as a slam to Windows. Well, maybe a tiny one. ) NB>> Just an observation of reality... Windows IS slower... and NB>> takes up more computer space.... :) BM> Yes. I've been out of using Windows as a primary system for some time BM> and so not keeping up. The BBS and X10 (home automation) is on this BM> Virtual XP -- the virtual operating system has numerous slow-downs BM> just because it is a virtual system (running under/by/through/something BM> Ubuntu/Linux). Need to update - But First! I'm not really keeping up, either... you know I'm only using DOS on my own machine (with a bit of Linux available in the background, have to switch into that when wanted)... Most of my knowledge is from observing others and from the Wizard's talk.... NB>> ... 586, 32Mb 40ns RAM, 4Gb 2ms HD. Now Windows will beat DOS! BM> I think the smallest capacity HDD I have around here is a BM> 40 GB, maybe a 20. ...Think I have a 512 MB thumbdrive! :) Clearly that is an ancient tagline now.... but it just seemed appropriate... BM> ... C:\DOS C:\WINDOWS C:\DOS\RUN\AWAY\SCREAMING C:\WINDOWS\CRASH ;) ttyl neb .... A lost ounce of gold may be found, a lost moment of time never. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .