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My father refuses to use self check-out. His excuse: "I don't work for them."

 

He could go grocery shopping with my dad, who still pays with checks (or did until recently that I know of).

 

Forget checks. I've got a question for the person, usually ancient and female, who seems to always be in line directly in front of me:

If you spend 10 minutes rummaging through your purse to pay the cashier with exact change, how is it you still have enough pennies, nickels and dimes left over after all these years? Did your husband own the bubblegum machine franchise or do you just get your Social Security check in loose change?

 

Yeah Ive lived along the coast my whole life and couldnt bear living inland in say Bristol. It’s the reason I couldnt stay in Nashville after college — way too far from the ocean. Not a sun-worshipper, but I love walking on the beach and being close to the sea.

 

Wife and I are making a hard push to relocate to the Finger Lakes area right now. We could’ve done so already, but we’re holding out for a place on the water — one that’s big enough to fit our whole family AND cheap enough to not break the bank. It’s a delicate balance, for sure, but I can’t wait to be up there full time. I first fell in love with it in college 30 years ago, and have been trying to get back ever since.

 

That was Bill Burr’s bit back in the day.

Sir, you have to pay for those groceries!

No I don’t! I don’t work here! I did MY job — I picked out what I wanted, brought it up here, and was gonna pay you. But you weren’t there, so I fucking left!

 

Did you go to Ithaca, or Cornell, or Hobart? Finger Lakes is a hidden gem, have friends with a place on Keuka Lake. Never visited, but have seen photos and its georgeous.

 

I think the Finger Lakes will also become even more desirable as global warming makes that latitude a little more temperate. I feel the same way about Traverse City, which is where I’m eyeing for retirement.

 

The sun goes down, the light grows dim
You can feel it starting all over again
The moon comes up and the rally calls
You're getting tired of staring at the same four walls

You're on the internet, searching for the latest tweet
You want to be a part of the crowd in the evening heat
The goon roars, the people scream
Look at the faces, it's just like a dream

Nobody knows where you're going
Nobody cares where you've been

'Cause you don't deserve any pity
You belong to the Right
Living in a river of darkness another angry white

You weren't born in the city
Swaying to the beats
It's in your moves, it's in your blood
You're a man with some sheets

When you said goodbye you were on the run
Tryin' to get away from the things he'd done
Now he's back again and it's feeling strange
So much has happened, but nothing has changed

Still don't know where you're going
You're just yelling real loud

You don't deserve any pity
You belong to the Right
Living in a river of darkness another angry white

You weren't born in the city
Swaying to the beats
It's in your moves, it's in your blood
You're a man with some sheets

You can feel it
You can trace it
You can see it
You can't face it

 

I went to Ithaca.

We go to Honeoye Lake during the summer, but we’re looking at all of them. Plus Ontario and Oneida, if we find something we like. When we first started looking, each waterfront property was getting 30 or more offers. Things have died down a bit now.

This is from our last trip, taken from the back door of our cabin:

 

I would love for self check out to have an item limit. Take your full cart and go to a checker and leave those of us with a literal handful of things to get in and out. Cali (which leads me to a Pennsylvania question) won’t let you buy alcohol at self check. If they need to see an ID, you must go to a person.

But I like self checkout. I don’t like making small talk with a checker (my introvert self) or having to say no to whatever charitable hustle they have.

So my Pennsylvania question: Why can’t I buy beer/alcohol at the checkout line?

 

You can't buy alcohol in Pa. period at a "grocery store."