Subj : Re: Minced Garlic To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu May 14 2020 00:55:26 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-May-2020 12:37 <=- NB>>> They do say, though, that changing up your normal routes and routines NB>>> is a good exercise to keep your brain limber and not so prone to NB>>> dementia... ;) Just think, getting back to regular two-way aisles will NB>>> be another exercise for your brain... BM>> One-two! One-two! Lift that neuron! Suck in that dendrite! With the BM>> same-old same-old one does tend let the brain go on autopilot; some BM>> times good, some times not so good. Everything has good points as BM>> well as not so good (not always 'bad', though could be). NB>> Yup, a little auto-pilot is good, except when the wrong auto-pilot NB>> kicks in.... ;) And too much change-up is stressful, as the mind NB>> never does get a chance to settle in.... ;) BM> Right. Some auto-piloting is good to take care of the routine but one BM> does want to live and be aware of that moment. And not wonder, now just How DID I get here... ;) BM> Sort of an extreme BM> example of auto-piloting is the preparation for a fire: plan how to BM> escape, plan where to meet, and do the actions at least in one's mind. That's a situation when one doesn't want to have to think it out, just to do it... :) BM>> With retirement I do maintain somewhat of a schedule -- makes it BM>> easier to coordinate and get things done without 'holding a scheduling BM>> meeting'. OTOH I also like the things like when Autumn's mother worked BM>> in Chicago and we'd visit: you're in charge! NB>> As in, She'd be in charge of the arrangements, you were just there NB>> for the ride.... ;) BM> Pretty much: sort of a Follow the Leader where she made the plans and BM> we'd follow. Wasn't "at 12:52 we're..." thing but "after lunch we'll BM> go to the Zoo and can either stay longer or if less can go to" deal. BM> We have a general plan but flexible to include anything interesting BM> that came along. You had the opportunity for input but didn't have to be the manager... :) BM>>> Need to chat with the employees! NB>>> I do, on occasion.... :) BM>> Depends on one's personality and the interaction one gets from the BM>> other person. Nothing wrong (or right) with any option. NB>> Some employees are more forthcoming than others... ;) And some are NB>> also more knowledgable than others.... ;) BM> Yes, there are a couple who are a little grumpy in they don't like the BM> changes (the remodelling, now the COVID-19). And on the opposite end BM> are with the attitude the new will be so much better (and from my BM> viewpoint they're not incorrect -- some things the old seemed better BM> but we're not done yet). One guy I chatted with last week seemed to be BM> a little confused by the whole thing -- younger so much less personal BM> experience; no deep discussion but more 'someone cares' and 'we'll get BM> through this' pep-talk. Yup, sometimes the employees need our encouragement... :) BM>>> Hy-Vee now has transport carts which hold six (maybe eight) large BM>>> plastic totes and several Aisles On-line orders are done concurrently BM>>> instead of just one or two. Makes sense as more time efficient, BM>>> especially as the number of on-line orders skyrocketed and most BM>>> people are probably buying similar items. Is probably a little more BM>>> confusing as working several lists and can't go down just one. If BM>>> the printouts are listed in aisle order and maybe even together: one BM>>> pick list in aisle order with the multiple customers sub-listed: BM>>> Customer A and D want bananas, A and B oranges.... NB>>> At one point we were shopping for 2 or 3 (and sometimes 4) households NB>>> besides our own... I'd be following down all the lists, and sorting NB>>> into sections of the cart (when we were up to 3 or 4 extra, we took 2 NB>>> carts to manage it all)... The longer lists, I'd redo in aisle-order NB>>> just to minimize how much back-tracking might happen.... :) BM>> Which makes sense. Might take a bit of time to organize the lists BM>> before shopping but certainly makes things a lot easier when doing the BM>> actual shopping. NB>> It did, indeed... :) And as long as the store didn't move things NB>> around too much, I had a pretty good idea where everything was, so NB>> could set up the lists to be in order of how I went through the NB>> store... :) BM> Right: not like a pick list for a robot but more sequenced and if an BM> item or two were moved simply skip but keep a look out for them and BM> recheck the list at the end for missing items and get them. Yup... and if something was actually totally out, generally had an idea what to substitute or whether to just not worry about.... NB>>> So no point in even asking... Just have to watch for the next sale... NB>>> or pick up some at the regular price if you need it now... :) BM>> Right, though for us orange juice isn't a must-have. During normal BM>> times I would have requested a rain check, or maybe a corresponding BM>> price reduction on a different size. Currently we're operating under BM>> a different set of circumstances and so the rules have been altered a BM>> bit. NB>> That's for sure... :) BM> There have been and will be a lot of temporary changes -- some BM> possibly can be considered a nuisance -- most for the overall health BM> and well-being of us all. Out of toilet paper, new (temporary) rule is BM> one pack per customer per purchase. Normally if had three coupons BM> could buy three packs, now (for the time being) need to make three BM> trips. Same for meats: just recently a limitation of three or four BM> beef/pork/chicken packs. (I heard Hy-Vee did a limit of four earlier BM> this week and then changed it to two.) IMO on both options (toilet BM> paper and meat) better to 'share the wealth' than for someone to be BM> without. Indeed... better to limit things when stocks are limited so that everyone can have some.... if one really needs more than the limit, one could make a second trip... Wegmans put a limit of one (and sometimes two) of the same thing when it came to meats... ie, only one package of a beef roast or a beef steak.... but they do still have family packs which have 4 or 6 hooked together into one package, so a large family or a group home could still get one of those... :) NB>>> True, theoretically, all the students should be at the same point NB>>> come fall, or at least in the same relationship to each other... NB>>> maybe they'll even have learned more in the meantime... ;) BM>> Agree. I don't know how the homework is being monitored: I'd guess BM>> there are those few instances where someone else has done the child's BM>> assignment, but then that was being done even when classes were being BM>> held in the school building. That aside, I'd think just about all of BM>> the students would be at the level they're supposed to be at the start BM>> of the new school year. NB>> I would think they would be, as long as they are indeed doing the NB>> work they are being assigned... :) BM> Agree: the only problem would be if cheating and someone else was BM> doing a portion of the home study. I would suppose the same general BM> rules apply as when in the classroom. I remember being cheated off of BM> once in school: person in front of me wanted my paper, I either ignored BM> or said no, went back to doing the test. Next I know my paper was BM> grabbed by the person in front, I'm just looking in disbelief - do BM> recall seeing the teacher had seen the incident and indicating not to BM> worry about it. Whoever in front gave me the paper back, I just BM> continued the test. Don't recall after that - I didn't get in trouble, BM> assume the other person did. Maybe seat assignment changes - multiple BM> to not make obvious? At least that sort of thing couldn't be happening with the kids all doing school from home... ;) Could be that the offender got moved to a different classroom altogether... or was disciplined outside of the classroom.... detention, maybe... or being suspended....? ttyl neb .... You can count an apple's seeds; God counts the apples in a seed. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .