Subj : Minced Garlic To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu May 14 2020 12:34:00 Hi Nancy! 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. NB> And not wonder, now just How DID I get here... ;) Went straight a bit, turned right at what at the time you thought was your exit, straight, a left, two rights and another left.... 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. NB> That's a situation when one doesn't want to have to think it out, NB> just to do it... :) Yes: early virtual reality to play the game to get ready for a possibly hoped not to happen. 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. NB> You had the opportunity for input but didn't have to be the NB> manager... :) Right. And sometimes unplanned events are more fun than the planned-to-be-fun ones. 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. NB> Yup, sometimes the employees need our encouragement... :) We all do! :) 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. NB> Yup... and if something was actually totally out, generally had NB> an idea what to substitute or whether to just not worry about.... I don't know what Hy-Vee's policy is; I'd guess if out not to substitute but I don't know for sure. I'll take my Green Tea example form an earlier message. In my case as a customer if I really-really wanted Green Tea and they were out of the Hy-Vee brand then substituting Lipton or Twinings would acceptable. OTOH unless the Hy-Vee person knew I would be OK with that they probably wouldn't dare. Calling the customer is an option but probably determined to be an unnecessary time-taker. (Sometimes one just can't win!) 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. NB> Indeed... better to limit things when stocks are limited so that NB> everyone can have some.... if one really needs more than the NB> limit, one could make a second trip... Wegmans put a limit of one NB> (and sometimes two) of the same thing when it came to meats... NB> ie, only one package of a beef roast or a beef steak.... but they NB> do still have family packs which have 4 or 6 hooked together into NB> one package, so a large family or a group home could still get NB> one of those... :) Yes, Hy-Vee also usually have a multiple pack available. And they probbale make logical exceptions -- just remembered seeing the fire department shopping this morning: bet they were able to get more than two roasts! 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? NB> At least that sort of thing couldn't be happening with the kids NB> all doing school from home... ;) Could be that the offender NB> got moved to a different classroom altogether... or was NB> disciplined outside of the classroom.... detention, maybe... or NB> being suspended....? Possibly. Seems more the taken aside and taken to and possibly detention as I don't recall anybody in class suddenly missing. And I didn't suddenly get picked on because of the incident. NB> ... You can count an apple's seeds; God counts the apples in a NB> seed. I like that one! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... You drink too much coffee when your eyes stay open when you sneeze. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .