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I don't like the sound of pianos. Or at least, I often find myself not liking songs which have a regular acoustic piano (or a digital recreation of that sound) as the main musical instrument. I'm not sure why; the sound of the keys sounds sort of unpleasant to me. Clunky. Muted. Old-fashioned. The sound of each key decays too fast.
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It seems that ucky isn't a word? Hmm. To me, yucky conveys bad-tasting food. Icky conveys dirt or contamination. Ucky conveys some other general unpleasantness. I suppose I should use the word 'unpleasant' instead.
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Nearly every time I use the self-checkout at Kroger, I have my 2 cloth bags with me. After swiping my Kroger card, I always select the option to "Use my own bags", and I always put them on the top shelf. They always weigh the same. Considering that, you'd think that their system could be smart enough to remember that about me, and allow me to continue checking out, rather than EVERY SINGLE TIME giving me the "Someone will assist you shortly" message and making me wait for an attendant to come and verify that my bags are really empty, and I'm not trying to steal anything. Grr.
Several times during each check-out, I also get that "Please remove the unscanned item from the bagging area. Remember to always scan each item" message, even though I *do* make sure that each item has scanned successfully before placing it in my bag. I also get "Please put back the item you removed from the bagging area" fairly often, even though I haven't removed anything. I ignore these nagging messages, and continue scanning.
Yeah, Kroger's computers think I'm a crook. Whatever. It doesn't stop them from sending me coupons.
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SC Congressman-Elect Joe Cunningham Clenches an Historic Win
Here in my district 6, the Democrat incumbent (since 1993) Jim Clyburn won re-election with 70% of the vote.
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It seems that ucky isn't a word? Hmm. To me, yucky conveys bad-tasting food. Icky conveys dirt or contamination. Ucky conveys some other general unpleasantness. I suppose I should use the word 'unpleasant' instead.
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Nearly every time I use the self-checkout at Kroger, I have my 2 cloth bags with me. After swiping my Kroger card, I always select the option to "Use my own bags", and I always put them on the top shelf. They always weigh the same. Considering that, you'd think that their system could be smart enough to remember that about me, and allow me to continue checking out, rather than EVERY SINGLE TIME giving me the "Someone will assist you shortly" message and making me wait for an attendant to come and verify that my bags are really empty, and I'm not trying to steal anything. Grr.
Several times during each check-out, I also get that "Please remove the unscanned item from the bagging area. Remember to always scan each item" message, even though I *do* make sure that each item has scanned successfully before placing it in my bag. I also get "Please put back the item you removed from the bagging area" fairly often, even though I haven't removed anything. I ignore these nagging messages, and continue scanning.
Yeah, Kroger's computers think I'm a crook. Whatever. It doesn't stop them from sending me coupons.
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SC Congressman-Elect Joe Cunningham Clenches an Historic Win
The Charleston attorney and ocean engineer narrowly defeated first term state house representative Katie Arrington, making him the first democrat the first congressional district has sent to congress in nearly 40 years.
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One of the key issues Cunningham’s camp was able to capitalize on is offshore drilling. He made it clear he was against it while pointing out Arrington supported the president’s decision to lift the ban. The first congressional district runs along the coast from Charleston to Hilton Head and several republican mayors endorsed Cunningham over Arrington on that issue alone.
Here in my district 6, the Democrat incumbent (since 1993) Jim Clyburn won re-election with 70% of the vote.
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Date: 2018-11-15 02:19 pm (UTC)From:Have you listened to any of Patty Gurdy's videos? I discovered her through her "Sweet Dreams" cover.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSEOK9G-A2oCyZwdGesCpIg
> Expecting a computer like that to remember how much your bag weighs when it processes hundreds of people every day and has no way of identifying you is kind of silly.
But I scan my Kroger card first, which is linked to me. So it should be possible for them to keep track of things like that, even if they don't currently. They already keep track of everything I buy, and send me customized coupons based on that, so they may as well keep track of my bag usage too. Maybe someday. Yeah, I hate it when they lock up in the middle of scanning too. But they don't do that to me as often anymore, even though I still get the other nagging messages.
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Date: 2018-11-15 02:35 pm (UTC)From:I have a YouTube playlist for hurdy gurdy music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXxKfrm1TCTN2edPWL6LxeOv-ET711HKq
But I scan my Kroger card first, which is linked to me. So it should be possible for them to keep track of things like that, even if they don't currently. They already keep track of everything I buy, and send me customized coupons based on that, so they may as well keep track of my bag usage too. Maybe someday. Yeah, I hate it when they lock up in the middle of scanning too. But they don't do that to me as often anymore, even though I still get the other nagging messages.
When you put it that way, that's an excellent point.