Subj : Re: Y2K again..? To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Jul 27 2020 16:42:46 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Jul-2020 08:32 <=- Still slogging along... keep missing days, still a lot happening... and still too hot and humid to function all that well... NB>>> On the other hand, if it's a brand you buy regularly and haven't NB>>> had the problem before, one might look for a phone number and let NB>>> them know, in case there was some problem at the packing plant... BM>> Like I did with those petroleum-smelling oyster crackers. Just went to BM>> the store rather than calling -- calling never came to mind. NB>> Going to the store you at least call their attention to the problem, NB>> hopefully they'd follow up with the manufacturer... ;) BM> Sort of along those lines. I have no idea of the follow-up. Had BM> happened to see and ask the person who was head cashier at the time BM> about it -- she looked horrified. Service Desk person more looked BM> surprised and 'just' took the package and placed in a bin behind a BM> wall. I don't recall anything like attaching a note for later work, BM> though behind the wall could be stickers and grabbed back there. Or BM> could just be "customer return - dispose". True... I'd hope they'd at least do some followup with the manufacturer... a recall might have been in order, possibly.... BM> ...And the 'problem' is I'm BM> considering from how I would be handling the issue when I was working BM> at my store, not the grocery store's policies. We didn't sell food and BM> most of our returns were "didn't fit" or "didn't like" but resellable. Which is indeed a different story... :) NB>>> Just a bit wary for a while... ;) BM>> For some reason yes. And if I had detected an off-odor would have BM>> calmly reported it to a manager. Even if an employee I knew was BM>> standing right there. Probably tell them, but they don't generally BM>> have authority to pull merchandise and may or may not inform a manager. BM>> Could have intentions but get side-tracked and forget.... NB>> Yes, probably best to go right to the manager.... BM> There have been times when I've 'apologized' to the employee ahead of BM> explaining my issue: some things I know is probably above their level BM> of authority and so I'll need to talk to someone higher but they're BM> going to help me and I appreciate that. And probably your previous store experience plays into how you approach such situations... :) BM>>>> I'll have to add that to my list of things to check when I go over BM>>>> again -- doesn't look like this year due to the residual and on-going BM>>>> effects of COVID-19. NB>>>> It's a shame how much stuff has had to be cancelled or put on hold NB>>>> this year.... hopefully by next year things will indeed be settled NB>>>> down again properly.... :) BM>>> Yes.... I was checking something else and appears the hotel I have BM>>> been staying when visiting my Aunt in Vienna is open. Didn't check on BM>>> flights -- last I checked there were none out of Boston and only 3x/wk BM>>> out of New Jersey. NB>>> And then there's the question of whether or not the borders would be NB>>> open for travelers... and how long of a quarantine would be imposed... BM>> I have been "lightly monitoring" just because of-interest but not to BM>> the level of needing details NB>> Eventually things will go back to normal enough... :) BM> Yes. I half-expect temperature checks to continue -- IMO not a bad BM> thing, not only to catch and isolate a potential COVID-19 patient but BM> also to capture some other infection and help prevent that from BM> spreading. Probably more automated than someone sticking a BM> thermometer gun to ones forehead. Hard to say... perhaps some places more than others... not even my doctor offices are consistent with taking temps... :) Some do, some don't... ttyl neb .... Think of it as French cuisine and go to Jacques En Le Carton! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .