On Wed 15 Jun 2005 08:35:10p, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

> On 15 Jun 2005 04:16:48 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Here in AZ, southeast of Phoenix, it's legal and quite common to carry
>>exposed handguns. I'm sure that would add its own element of excitement
>>to the purchase!
>
> Wayne, where SE of Phoenix are you? I'm from Douglas.

Terry, I'm nowhere near as far from Phoenix as Douglas. We live in Apache
Junction, and before that, in Queen Creek. We not Arizona natives, though,
as we moved here from NE Ohio. I always say SE of Phoenix because if I just
say Phoenix, people seem to think I live in the city.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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In article . com>,
"djs0302" > wrote:

> I went through the self serve checkout lane at the grocery store today
> and it didn't have enough change so it told me to get my change from
> the cashier who was suppose to be watching the U-scan lanes. Well I
> waited for someone to show up and when someone finally did she just put
> my change there on the counter instead of handing it to me. I said,
> "Gee thanks." and she said, "You're welcome." Apparently my sarcasm
> was wasted on her.

Life is so hard!

Sheldon wrote:
<snip>
ith a store's
> discount policy, or anything, shop elsewhere.
>
> Competition is mostly what holds prices down. U-scanits are not
> necessarily to keep costs down... decent checkout employees have become
> exceedingly more difficult to locate. The machines may even cost more
> dollars than check-out employees but the machines are there everyday
> and they don't bitch and moan.

And they don't mess up orders, don't give away free food to their
buddies and don't damage produce. I'd much rather scan and bag my
groceries myself - especially when the other check-out lines are long.
Pople seem to be afraid of the U-scan lines. But I only do it at
stores where I know the prices scan correctly most of the time.

-L.