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Explain please. It looks like a chiller cabinet with a picture of the contents instead of a transparent glass door? Why is that weird? The fact it has a door? or has so many shelves?Quote: Keeneone
Just saw these for the first time in person @ a Walgreens. Weird, wild stuff...
Quote: OnceDearExplain please. It looks like a chiller cabinet with a picture of the contents instead of a transparent glass door? Why is that weird? The fact it has a door? or has so many shelves?
They are LCD screens.
If only there was a less expensive, widely used, and transparent material that would allow you to see the contents.
Wow. That is seriously sick.Quote: gamerfreakThey are LCD screens.
What's the betting one day, one will show a windows blue screen of death.
Quote: gamerfreakThey are LCD screens.
If only there was a less expensive, widely used, and transparent material that would allow you to see the contents.
This makes me think they’ll start running noisy advertisements while you shop. I can already bombard myself with more than enough media.
Quote: rxwineThis makes me think they’ll start running noisy advertisements while you shop. I can already bombard myself with more than enough media.
The display doors do have a changing banner at the top with deals IIRC.
I did not spend much time investigating them. They are slick and do give the cold goods area a clean, well stocked look. Of course these chillers usually are half stocked and sometimes disorganized. Advantages for the store/employees in stores with these might be pricing, floor planning, and maybe even stocking/reordering?
Quote: KeeneoneThe display doors do have a changing banner at the top with deals IIRC.
I did not spend much time investigating them. They are slick and do give the cold goods area a clean, well stocked look. Of course these chillers usually are half stocked and sometimes disorganized. Advantages for the store/employees in stores with these might be pricing, floor planning, and maybe even stocking/reordering?
They probably did a bunch of trials and figured out it increased sales by a certain amount. And I am sure Coke and other manufactures pay for that eye level position.
Quote: billryanCoke used to supply retailers coolers in return for exclusivity. As did Pepsi. In my clubs, we were using Coke for our old and very dated guns when Pepsi got very aggressive and offered us a new system and free products the first six months. The system alone was thousands of dollars. The servers didn't like it as they had to tell people we had Pepsi, not Coke whenever a cola drink was ordered.
I think that’s pretty standard.
Several years ago I tried to get a Pepsi machine put in at the firehouse I volunteered with, because we wanted Gatorade.
The minimum to borrow the machine was to average 20 sales per day, every day of the year. No way we would even come close to that at a small firehouse. Coke had no problem loaning us a machine with no minimum.
I've been working with a life coach and a nutritionist and that has really made a difference. Props to my nutritionist as I'm a very finicky eater with a lifelong addiction to fast food and pizza but she managed to come up with a food calendar that works.
Quote: billryanOn the plus side, I just did my three week weigh-in and am happy to report I lost fourteen pounds in the three weeks, as opposed to three in prior period .
I've been working with a life coach and a nutritionist and that has really made a difference. Props to my nutritionist as I'm a very finicky eater with a lifelong addiction to fast food and pizza but she managed to come up with a food calendar that works.
Great job. I am fortunate that the only time that I really needed to lose weight was when I wrestled in school. My diet was simple, eat absolutely nothing until you achieved your goal.
If a friend or a family member has one, it is a great time to thank them for their sacrifice.
The Purple Heart was originally only awarded to those wounded by an enemy in armed conflict but in recent years the pool of the eligible has expanded to those wounded by Friendly Fire and those injured in a terror inspired attack.
Quote: DRichThat is a great snack but how does one not like chips? I am a real snacker and my latest craving has been Kettle Corn. I love sweet and salty, BTW, the Walmart brand of Kettle Corn is excellent.
I don't dislike chips; I just don't care for them. If they're at a party, or something, then I probably would eat them if I did not see something that I prefer. I guess it's more accurate to say that I don't like chips well-enough to purchase them.
I don't like Kettle Corn, but I do like the unflavored brown rice popcorn cakes from Trader Joe's...those and the peanut butter filled pretzels are my two main snacks. Less so the pretzels, because they don't go well with hot tea.
Quote: Mission146(The quote below is from a different thread)
I don't dislike chips; I just don't care for them. If they're at a party, or something, then I probably would eat them if I did not see something that I prefer. I guess it's more accurate to say that I don't like chips well-enough to purchase them.
I don't like Kettle Corn, but I do like the unflavored brown rice popcorn cakes from Trader Joe's...those and the peanut butter filled pretzels are my two main snacks. Less so the pretzels, because they don't go well with hot tea.
Peanut Butter Pretzels go great with a Coke or Pepsi. Again, probably the sweet and salty,
Quote: DRichPeanut Butter Pretzels go great with a Coke or Pepsi. Again, probably the sweet and salty,
That's true, but I only drink pop if I am at a restaurant. I guess once a week (or so) I'll get a 1L Pepsi from the grocery store, but mostly just if I am at a restaurant.
Although, I've been drinking the unsweetened iced tea at restaurants, lately.
Quote: AxelWolfI guess it's time to crack out my WMOAT rating system.
I for one welcome our new WMOAT overlords.
Quote: AxelWolfI guess it's time to crack out my WMOAT rating system.
The only way to exceed expectations is to lower them. So, perhaps we're off to a good start.
Quote: Mission146I'll get a 1L Pepsi from the grocery store, but mostly just if I am at a restaurant.
I've been drinking the unsweetened iced tea at restaurants, lately.
Fine choices both.
Sometimes I'll get a coffee, if it's known good coffee, or if situationally appropriate.
I do have a soft spot for Cracker Jack, in the little box (NEVER THE BAG), but can't stand Fiddle Faddle.
Quote: gordonm888Quote: AxelWolfI guess it's time to crack out my WMOAT rating system.
The only way to exceed expectations is to lower them. So, perhaps we're off to a good start.
You addressed most of my concerns in the other thread.
Whenever I taught a class, I told every student they were starting with an A and it was their's to keep or lose.
Dieter and you both have A's. Let's hope you can keep them.
Quote: billryan
Dieter and you both have A's. Let's hope you can keep them.
... does mine have a few letters before, and one after?
We would have a very different teaching style. My method would be that only hot females would start off with an A+ and GO DOWN from there. All others with a D-.Quote: billryanQuote: gordonm888Quote: AxelWolfI guess it's time to crack out my WMOAT rating system.
The only way to exceed expectations is to lower them. So, perhaps we're off to a good start.
You addressed most of my concerns in the other thread.
Whenever I taught a class, I told every student they were starting with an A and it was their's to keep or lose.
Dieter and you both have A's. Let's hope you can keep them.
I can only assume none of our new moderators are hot females(proof Mike doesn't know what this website really needs) therefore, they will all start with a D-, but hey, a D- is a good thing since that's better than the current F- someone is holding.
Quote: DieterFine choices both.
Sometimes I'll get a coffee, if it's known good coffee, or if situationally appropriate.
I do have a soft spot for Cracker Jack, in the little box (NEVER THE BAG), but can't stand Fiddle Faddle.
Fiddle Faddle is good but Scream'n Yellow Zonkers are the Zenith of popcorn'
Quote: DRichFiddle Faddle is good but Scream'n Yellow Zonkers are the Zenith of popcorn'
Sorry but crunch n munch blows all those away.
I do have a soft spot for cracker Jack's as well
Quote: DRichFiddle Faddle is good but Scream'n Yellow Zonkers are the Zenith of popcorn'
Word to your mother. Late 1970s Screaming Yellow Zonkers are the thing of legends.
Quote: AxelWolf
I can only assume none of our new moderators are hot females(proof Mike doesn't know what this website really needs) therefore, they will all start with a D-, but hey, a D- is a good thing since that's better than the current F- someone is holding.
For the last time, I dropped out of the running!!!! JK
several times when I've been home alone I've heard a voice talking - always a female - but not so clearly I can make out the words
I would guess that many others have had this experience
the mind plays tricks
I don't believe in the supernatural - but I don't dismiss it as impossible
as humans we want to understand things
when we don't understand things we can become frustrated
so some of us invent explanations to satisfy our pride
and so as not to have to face up to the hard truth that we're ignorant about so many things
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Same here. It was my Baofeng walkie talkie saying 'battery low'Quote: lilredrooster......................
several times when I've been home alone I've heard a voice talking - always a female - but not so clearly I can make out the words
I would guess that many others have had this experience
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Quote: OnceDearSame here. It was my Baofeng walkie talkie saying 'battery low'
you're lucky - you knew the explanation - I don't
other than to say the mind plays tricks
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Quote: lilredroosteryou're lucky - you knew the explanation - I don't
other than to say the mind plays tricks
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Do you live in an apartment or condo where the noise may be coming through shared ductwork?
Have you checked if someone is living in your attic?
Neither did I for the first hour or so.Quote: lilredroosteryou're lucky - you knew the explanation - I don't
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Quote: unJonDo you live in an apartment or condo where the noise may be coming through shared ductwork?
yes, a condo - that happens - but I know that sound - it's very muffled and the volume is very low
this is different - not the same thing at all
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My Mom used to hallucinate at the strangest times and we actually took her to several Doctors before one can up with a simple explanation.
We don't really see or hear anything. Our eyes send nerve impulses to the brain and the brain translates them and shows us the results. My mom was legally blind, but she had some vision and what was happening was her nerves were broken so they were not transmitting the proper message to the brain. The eyes would send 1111121111211 to the brain only because the receptors were broken it would receive 2222112212221. The brain had no such sequence stored so it would go with the closest one it could find. The eye was seeing the tree and trying to tell the brain it was seeing a tree but the sequencing was wrong , so the brain was translating it into flying elephants. He also said it was possible part of the messaging might fragment along the neural pathway and bounce around for minutes, days or even years before it finally reached the brains receiving center.
I took that to mean that I am really" hearing" my mothers voice, but it really is just a rogue nerve ending finally delivering the message that was sent years ago.
Quote: billryanMy Mother died in 2015, in a hospital some 2500 miles from here, yet I would swear I've heard her call me on several occasions. I know she wasn't there, but I also know what think I heard.
My Mom used to hallucinate at the strangest times and we actually took her to several Doctors before one can up with a simple explanation.
We don't really see or hear anything. Our eyes send nerve impulses to the brain and the brain translates them and shows us the results. My mom was legally blind, but she had some vision and what was happening was her nerves were broken so they were not transmitting the proper message to the brain. The eyes would send 1111121111211 to the brain only because the receptors were broken it would receive 2222112212221. The brain had no such sequence stored so it would go with the closest one it could find. The eye was seeing the tree and trying to tell the brain it was seeing a tree but the sequencing was wrong , so the brain was translating it into flying elephants. He also said it was possible part of the messaging might fragment along the neural pathway and bounce around for minutes, days or even years before it finally reached the brains receiving center.
I took that to mean that I am really" hearing" my mothers voice, but it really is just a rogue nerve ending finally delivering the message that was sent years ago.
I heard that Leronlimab might solve that problem
Quote: DRichI heard that Leronlimab might solve that problem
Thus my vendetta👍
Quote: DRichPeanut Butter Pretzels go great with a Coke or Pepsi. Again, probably the sweet and salty,
Freeze dried prunes -- sweet, semi-crunchy, and a potential weight loss aid.
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Quote: AxelWolf
My method would be that only hot females would start off with an A+ and GO DOWN from there. All others with a D-.
I can only assume none of our new moderators are hot females(proof Mike doesn't know what this website really needs) therefore, they will all start with a D-, but hey, a D- is a good thing since that's better than the current F- someone is holding.
I can't speak for other mods, but I can assure you that if I were to transition that I would still not qualify as "A HOT FEMALE." I mean, not even close,
Quote: lilredrooster......................
several times when I've been home alone I've heard a voice talking - always a female - but not so clearly I can make out the words
I would guess that many others have had this experience
the mind plays tricks
I don't believe in the supernatural - but I don't dismiss it as impossible
as humans we want to understand things
when we don't understand things we can become frustrated
so some of us invent explanations to satisfy our pride
and so as not to have to face up to the hard truth that we're ignorant about so many things
.
When I was a teenager I was taking a shower when suddenly I witnessed the drain rising into the air of its own volition, the water swirling around like a cyclonic whirlpool.
I nearly freaked at the unexplainable sight but my logical side kept me rooted, studying the impossible, physics defying event.
Then finally it became clear.. it was a mouse crawling up through the drain and the flooding stream of water, the tornado like whirlpool was actually it's brown drenched body slipping up through the pipe... Into my shower with me.
And then I freaked and jumped through the shower curtain!
Quote: gordonm888II would still not qualify as "A HOT FEMALE." I mean, not even close,
The air conditioners are working well, thank you very much.
I have a little fan, too.
Quote: gordonm888I can't speak for other mods, but I can assure you that if I were to transition that I would still not qualify as "A HOT FEMALE." I mean, not even close,
I'm old and I don't look good at all, IMO anyway - but I still get hit on by gay guys sometimes
recently I was walking by Home Deport close to their outdoor plants and such displays - which in summer are quite impressive
anyway, this gay guy screams out at me as I'm walking by:
"DO YOU KNOW FLOWERS?"
I wasn't even a customer - I was just walking past - and there were many customers looking at flowers and lots of Home Depot employees around in their orange aprons
I just shook my head and kept walking
the guy screams at me again:
"DO YOU KNOW GERANIUMS?"
I was like WOW!..............this guy is really desperate...................and I don't send out any kind of gay vibes at all - I wouldn't register on anybody's gaydar
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Other than the hot pink Miata, that is. (-;Quote: lilredrooster
I was like WOW!..............this guy is really desperate...................and I don't send out any kind of gay vibes at all - I wouldn't register on anybody's gaydar
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Quote: lilredroosteryes, a condo - that happens - but I know that sound - it's very muffled and the volume is very low
this is different - not the same thing at al
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Prince (of the Purple Rain) kept hearing a women's voice in his bedroom. He eventually had the wall next to his bed removed and they found a female fan hiding in there.
good for a belly laugh for sure
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That's one talented guy. Thanks.Quote: lilredrooster..................
good for a belly laugh for sure
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Quote: billryanMy Mother died in 2015, in a hospital some 2500 miles from here, yet I would swear I've heard her call me on several occasions. I know she wasn't there, but I also know what think I heard.
My Mom used to hallucinate at the strangest times and we actually took her to several Doctors before one can up with a simple explanation.
We don't really see or hear anything. Our eyes send nerve impulses to the brain and the brain translates them and shows us the results. My mom was legally blind, but she had some vision and what was happening was her nerves were broken so they were not transmitting the proper message to the brain. The eyes would send 1111121111211 to the brain only because the receptors were broken it would receive 2222112212221. The brain had no such sequence stored so it would go with the closest one it could find. The eye was seeing the tree and trying to tell the brain it was seeing a tree but the sequencing was wrong , so the brain was translating it into flying elephants. He also said it was possible part of the messaging might fragment along the neural pathway and bounce around for minutes, days or even years before it finally reached the brains receiving center.
I took that to mean that I am really" hearing" my mothers voice, but it really is just a rogue nerve ending finally delivering the message that was sent years ago.
billryan,
Thank you for this explanation. I had a nearly blind friend who also had frequent hallucinations. We eventually figured it was Charles Bonnet Syndrome (see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_release_hallucinations) but that didn't explain why she had the visions that she did have. Eventually, she grew to enjoy them in a way, like her own private movie.
Dog Hand
A) Must appear as a centerfold model.
B) Any model in Playboy, including covers and pictorials like Girls of the Pac-10.
Quote: WizardI just made a rather large wager today. Without betraying my side, which of the following is required to be a Playboy Playmate?
A) Must appear as a centerfold model.
B) Any model in Playboy, including covers and pictorials like Girls of the Pac-10.
After some googling I believe it’s A
