The random thought thread

[20 year tech]

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When did it become OK to go out and about in your pajamas ? I was in the food store today and about 10 percent of folks were shopping in their friggin PJs. I would Imagine if I shopped at walmart that percentage is around 20 %.

[Lagonda]

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There's only 364 shoplifting days left to Christmas.........

[fixthecopier]

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I visit mom every week and do whatever needs to be done. She had a knee replaced last year and is getting a hip in a few weeks, so every third or fourth week I meet her at the commissary, the military grocery store, and help her. Yesterday as we had just started, we notice this very old man looking at a small paper and then looking around confused. Mom ask him what he needed, he said baking power, and she told him where it was. He came back a minute later empty handed. I went down the aisle and got it for him. As I handed it to him, I noticed his cap said WW2 veteran, with a 101st Airborne pin on it. I had to strike up a conversation with him. I found out he was part of the invasion of Holland, and went over as a glider passenger. He talked of how frightening it was and how his glider got lucky as the pilot was able to land in a field. Some of his friends didn't fare as well. I followed him around helping him and mom. His wife has fallen and broke her hip, leaving him to do shopping. All in all, best shopping ever. How often do you get to meet a part of history?

[tsbservice]

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I visit mom every week and do whatever needs to be done. She had a knee replaced last year and is getting a hip in a few weeks, so every third or fourth week I meet her at the commissary, the military grocery store, and help her. Yesterday as we had just started, we notice this very old man looking at a small paper and then looking around confused. Mom ask him what he needed, he said baking power, and she told him where it was. He came back a minute later empty handed. I went down the aisle and got it for him. As I handed it to him, I noticed his cap said WW2 veteran, with a 101st Airborne pin on it. I had to strike up a conversation with him. I found out he was part of the invasion of Holland, and went over as a glider passenger. He talked of how frightening it was and how his glider got lucky as the pilot was able to land in a field. Some of his friends didn't fare as well. I followed him around helping him and mom. His wife has fallen and broke her hip, leaving him to do shopping. All in all, best shopping ever. How often do you get to meet a part of history?

That's great story! Blessed are those helping their families.

[VeraP]

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it's better to burnout than to fade away

[NeoMatrix]

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Random thought....

I went to the chemist(drug store) the other day to get some hygene items. I took the items over to the checkout.
I approached the young chemist at the counter an said to her "If there was a magnitude earthquake here today, an we were trap inside this chemist building for a month; how many of the items on these chemist shelves would keep us alive"?

She just looked at me we with a wirey smile;gave a quick laugh and said "yeah so true, that will be $31.00 thanks".

If the health food aisle at every supermarket is for healthy living, what does that make all the other food in the supermarket?

[BLADE]

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my my hey hey (hay hay, country version)

[20 year tech]

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Went for a drive this afternoon (furloughed and bored) and wondered how many miles I have driven going to fix copiers over the years... I have driven the equivalent of around the world at least three times I think.

[copiertec]

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Went for a drive this afternoon (furloughed and bored) and wondered how many miles I have driven going to fix copiers over the years... I have driven the equivalent of around the world at least three times I think.

Do you ever wonder where all the copiers are now, that you fixed years ago? The machines that were the cutting edge of technology that were top dollar and are now worthless probably leaching into a landfill somewhere. Think about all the millions of copiers (maybe tens of millions) that have been manufactured and scraped and disposed of since their inception.

[20 year tech]

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Do you ever wonder where all the copiers are now, that you fixed years ago? The machines that were the cutting edge of technology that were top dollar and are now worthless probably leaching into a landfill somewhere. Think about all the millions of copiers (maybe tens of millions) that have been manufactured and scraped and disposed of since their inception.

Kind of glad most of the Mita's I fixed in the beginning of my career are gone LOL. hope that most were recycled but back in the 90's recycling wasn't a big thing.

[FrohnB]

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If you replace the "W" in Where, What and When with a "T", you answer the question!

[blackcat4866]

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Went for a drive this afternoon (furloughed and bored) and wondered how many miles I have driven going to fix copiers over the years... I have driven the equivalent of around the world at least three times I think.

1000 miles/week x 52 weeks/year x 30 years = 1,560,000 miles

1.56M miles/7917.5 miles (circumference of the earth) = 197.03 trips around the earth.

10.4 cars

=^..^=

[tsbservice]

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1000 miles/week x 52 weeks/year x 30 years = 1,560,000 miles

1.56M miles/7917.5 miles (circumference of the earth) = 197.03 trips around the earth.

10.4 cars

=^..^=

Wow BC, I'm feeling sad for you.

[20 year tech]

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