Subj : Resend Re: Minced Garlic To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sun Jun 14 2020 17:47:08 Original Date: 04 Jun 20 15:43:13 Subj: Re: Minced Garlic -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-May-2020 09:46 <=- 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... ;) BM> Went straight a bit, turned right at what at the time you thought was BM> your exit, straight, a left, two rights and another left.... NB> And ended up at the wrong destination... just a very familiar one... ;) BM> Guess while I'm here....! Unless you are late for the proper destination... ;) NB>>> Yup... and if something was actually totally out, generally had an NB>>> idea what to substitute or whether to just not worry about.... BM>> I don't know what Hy-Vee's policy is; I'd guess if out not to BM>> substitute but I don't know for sure. I'll take my Green Tea example BM>> form an earlier message. In my case as a customer if I really-really BM>> wanted Green Tea and they were out of the Hy-Vee brand then BM>> substituting Lipton or Twinings would be acceptable. OTOH unless the BM>> Hy-Vee person knew I would be OK with that they probably wouldn't dare. BM>> Calling the customer is an option but probably determined to be an BM>> unnecessary time-taker. (Sometimes one just can't win!) NB>> I've not been the customer, so hard to say what their guidelines would NB>> be... I know that on occasion when I didn't know what the decision NB>> would be, I have called the person I was shopping for to consult... NB>> Perhaps the Hy-Vee shopper would ask if/what substitutions would be NB>> acceptable when getting the list, or there'd be a spot to check off on NB>> the form... BM> I don't know but would make sense. And of course there's the question BM> of how much of a substitution? Use the out of Hy-Vee Green Tea from BM> the previous message as an example. Would I go for a different brand, BM> or wait until next week when possibly back in stock, or go for a BM> variety pack, or.... It's that sort of consideration that makes me figure I might as well be doing my own shopping... or I might have to make some sort of a decision ahead of time for each item on the list... Might as well just go and do it myself... BM>>> I remember being cheated off of once in school: person in front of me BM>>> wanted my paper, I either ignored or said no, went back to doing the BM>>> test. Next I know my paper was grabbed by the person in front, I'm BM>>> just looking in disbelief - do recall seeing the teacher had seen the BM>>> incident and indicating not to worry about it. Whoever in front gave BM>>> me the paper back, I just continued the test. Don't recall after that BM>>> - I didn't get in trouble, assume the other person did. Maybe seat BM>>> assignment changes - multiple to not make obvious? NB>>> At least that sort of thing couldn't be happening with the kids all NB>>> doing school from home... ;) Could be that the offender got moved NB>>> to a different classroom altogether... or was disciplined outside of NB>>> the classroom.... detention, maybe... or being suspended....? BM>> Possibly. Seems more the taken aside and talked to and possibly BM>> detention as I don't recall anybody in class suddenly missing. And I BM>> didn't suddenly get picked on because of the incident. NB>> I guess the kid figured out that he'd been in the wrong and did shape NB>> up, then... :) BM> Possibly. LIS, I don't remember anything unusual/different following BM> I don't even remember avoiding or confronting anyone for the cheating. Just as well to just let it ride, especially since it didn't happen again... NB>> ... 5 second grenade fuses will burn down in 3 seconds. 'Murphy BM> That is not a carpe diem moment! Definitely NOT... :) ttyl neb .... Fatal mouse error. (B)ury or (R)eplace?SEEN-BY: 1/1 452 .