Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Jul 03 2020 08:35:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> They would have had to hit more than one store, I guess... or go NB>>> multiple times to get past the limits.... thankfully that now seems NB>>> to be behind us again, though... :) BM>> True and true. If had cash could have given the few dollars to each BM>> family member and they could have gone through to make the 'necessary' BM>> individual purchases. Passing back the credit card might be a little BM>> obvious, but so would a 6-year old buying something besides candy or a BM>> toy. NB>> Kids grow up fast in crisis situations...? ;) One could also set NB>> things up as separate orders (as we've done when buying for other NB>> people), which could work within reason... ;) BM> Yes and yes. Might be a little obvious one was trying to circumvent BM> the limitation if only the toilet paper was being rung up separately -- BM> so on TP with eggs and milk, another TP with bread.... NB> And a large family would have plenty of things they were buying NB> as well, to portion out... :) That's true. Might go through a gallon of milk per day, or every other day; head of lettuce for salad... I'm trying to visualize the Brady Bunch (old TV show) when coming home from shopping. BM> Just don't pull randomly from the cart, at least make it look like BM> there are separate lists! NB> In that case, it should be one dozen eggs and bread and a gallon NB> of milk with one pack TP, another gallon milk and another dozen NB> eggs with the next pack of TP.... etc... Pulling randomly might NB> not be too obvious, actually, though... :) If everyone needs toilet paper with every order they also need a new cookbook! BM>> (As a cashier I would have let the credit card passing go BM>> through, unless prohibited by some company rule. When I was working BM>> there was a promotion to get a [forgot dollar amount] gift card with a BM>> $100 purchase [whatever the qualifiers were]. I was helping a customer BM>> in Luggage, she bought three $100+ suitcases. I ended up ringing her BM>> out; rang the three suitcases, so $300+, dawned on me could maybe ring BM>> them up separately so could get three gift cards -- asked her if she BM>> wanted me to try and warned her the credit card might flag the repeated BM>> same-dollar purchases as well as the gift card might flag. She agreed BM>> we could try, I voided the original three item sale, tried the BM>> individual sales -- all went through, so she got three gift cards BM>> instead of just the one. She was a happy customer.) NB>> That was a nice fortuitous situation... :) BM> Yes. :) LIS, I did make sure she understood there was a possibility BM> the system could deny and I couldn't override. (CYA!) NB> Right... but as it happened, it worked out fine after all... :) Yup! :) BM>>> Sort of along those lines we've been watching the Teachers Tournament BM>>> on _Jeopardy!_ -- that was taped last February (!) -- three or four BM>>> months ago. The 'big deal' on that bit of trivia (they put up an BM>>> overlay announcing the detail) is there is an audience - if current BM>>> would not be an audience. NB>>> Gives an clue how far in advance these shows are taped.... ;) BM>> Some of the summer shows are on now and so they must have been BM>> recorded several months ago. BM>> Sort of possibly figured out Jeopardy!'s reason for taping so early: BM>> in the past have done tours like to the Galapagos Islands so BM>> 'obviously' not doing the studio stuff then. NB>> As I understand it, there usually is a concentrated time of taping a NB>> whole season of shows.... one right after another all within a day NB>> or a few days... BM> Yes -- and for game shows makes sense to do several shows in one day BM> while the crew is there, studio set up, etc. Current Jeopardy! is BM> showing reruns of how the more winning contestants got to where their BM> final score was obtained. Had read where one of the considerations BM> was taping the show without an audience. With Jeopardy! the TV viewer BM> is usually unaware there even is an audience (though sometimes they BM> laugh or shown), I'm thinking at least let the family and friends of BM> the contestants be there, spread out. NB> Would seem reasonable to me... or at least some group of those... To me also. Probably some logistical issues and so easier to have no audience at all, or they're just waiting things out until return to a version of normal again. I know you don't/rarely watch TV but for those of us who do I'm thinking the Fall season might have a bunch of failed to make it initially shows being released to fill the time slots. ...Might be able to see some of those movies we've been intending to watch! (Wonder if the VHS still works?!) BM> ... Be sure to finish speaking before your audience has finished BM> listening. NB> A rule for lecturers in general... :) Especially class when the bell rings! ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... New measuring: 16.5 feet in Twilight Zone = 1 Rod Serling --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .