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Trophy Wives had always wanted to start a band. At first it was a joke, but it wasn't long before they were buying secondhand instruments from creeps off Craigslist and writing 30-second long songs. Rachael Boswell, drummer and proclaimed 'sweet' girl of the group, says anyone quick to write off Trophy Wives' sound as "angry girl punk" should reconsider.
"We're more like an aggressive, 'get-your-feelings-out' kind of band," says Boswell. "We're out there, sweaty, [a] really non-traditional girl band," adds Emma Ledgerwood, the bassist and admittedly most intense member of the four-person band. Madison Davis on vocals rounds out the group on the sexy end of the 'girls with attitude' spectrum.
Citing bands like Bikini Kill as good excuses to do whatever they want, their guitarist is Van Tyler Mills from The Anxiety Junkies, another local punk band familiar with the house show circuit. "Originally, Madison was going to play guitar and sing, but eventually we realized she was really strong without an instrument," says Ledgerwood, who agrees that the group is less about keeping boys out and more about creating an equalized experience for men and women in the punk scene.
"Tyler is teaching us how to convey the emotions we actually want to convey. He has more experience in music theory and in starting a band. He helps give us the sound that we sometimes know that we want and sometimes don't know we want until we hear it," says Ledgerwood.
"We wanted it to be more of a performance — an experience," remarks Davis, who says that people should expect "chaos" from their show on Thursday. "It's more fun when there's a vocalist or a guitarist moving around and interacting with the crowd."
Trophy Wives are right. Punk music should be about the experience of the show just as much — or even more than — the music itself. They're confident in the fact that their "prime time" for songs currently hits at about a minute because they know they'll be bringing it as hard as they can, even if it sucks.
"Ultimately that's not really the point of anything we do — to sound "right" about it," says Ledgerwood, who was inspired by a catcalling incident to write a song entitled "Piggy" where she describes herself as the butcher who wants to cut out the catcaller's eyes. "We just want to sound how we wanna sound and do what we wanna do," she continues. "If it sounds like shit? Well, we wanted someone to be screaming the whole time. And we wanted the song to be 10 seconds long. We don't care."
Boswell adds that it initially wasn't ever about the music, but about the things they wanted to communicate to others through artistic expression. "Music just happened to be the connecting factor of it all," she states, adding that, "Tyler is really supportive of everything we do."
Throughout the interview, Mills draws in his sketchbook, looking up to tell the girls not to curse and mentioning his family's history in music during their college days. Although quiet, it's clear that he represents a sort of backbone to the group as they find their sound.
"Even though we pull from feminist core values, feminism is slowly turning into equalism, so who even cares if we have a dude in our band?" Davis adds, acknowledging Mills' ability to add a lot to the group without discrediting their work as women in a male-dominated scene.
"We hope that people – with having Tyler in our band, that we want to maintain a female presence. We don't want people to be like 'there's a dude in [their] band that's why they're good!'" says Boswell.
That being said, Trophy Wives agree that it's not so much about tearing down dudes to feel better about their isolation as female punk musicians. "We're also careful not to degrade men in the process," says Boswell, who argues that only two of their eleven-song set is explicitly about feminist issues.
"We've tried super hard to not become that typical girl band. We're trying to be real without feeding into the stereotype. There's a lot of other things we have to say because that's not all there is to us," says Ledgerwood, who is the star of the song "Coca-Cola Edge" which describes her choices not to do drugs or drink alcohol and instead get a little wild off Coca-Cola at parties.
And as much as they might seem nonchalant about their immersion or acceptance into the local punk scene, it's obvious they're all eager to develop their sound through practice and playing shows. "We want to be a part of something that's really awesome," says Ledgerwood. "We've been going to shows and we love it so much and we want to be a part of it. But sometimes it feels like girls are wanting something in a scene to happen and they just wait for someone else to do it."
Trophy Wives aren't waiting any longer. Their set during Friday's show with Toxic Shock, Forced Entry, and The Anxiety Junkies should be a punk refresher on what it means to do what you want, when you want it — no matter the sound, the experience, or the gender.


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''Music -- the greatest good that mortals know, and all of heaven we have below.'' -- words written by 18th century English poet Joseph Addison.
Music has long been recognized for crossing the barriers of language, and even time itself.
Athens group The Belle Hill Singers have dedicated themselves to bringing a bit of that heaven to those who are no longer able to find it on their own. In 1983 the group of women who regularly met for lunch at the Athens Community Council on Aging center discovered that they also enjoyed singing together.
One of the group's original members Feleta Mae Mitchell, who long served as the pianist for the singers, recalls.
''We were able to come down to the center and enjoy each other's company, but lots of old folks we knew were in nursing homes and couldn't get out anymore. We thought we'd just carry them some happiness,'' said Mitchell, who is visually impaired.
The Council on Aging provided the group with scheduling and transportation for volunteer singing appearances at six different care facilities in the area. They began singing every Tuesday and Thursday morning. In time it was feared the group would disband as a result of the personal aging and illness of its members, but Belle Hill, one of those original members, urged them to stay the course.
''Belle Hill encouraged us when we didn't think we could keep going, so when she passed away we named the group for her,'' said Mitchell whose health no longer allows her to volunteer with the Belle Hill Singers.
None of the original members remain in the group today, though many new faces have come along to fill the vacant spots. Currently the group has 10 members, including one mother-daughter pair. Margie Rae Yearby, Georgia Mae Hill, Lola Mae Christopher, Pauline Turner, Hazel Lawrence, Maudestine Burton, Ruth Hill and Bessie Sheats join Annie Mae Lumpkin and her daughter Alice in the group.
On a recent morning, Grandview Care Center was a quiet place with subdued activity from staff members and residents. Slowly the dining area filled as residents entered the room, one-by-one. Some walked of their own accord, some with assistance, and some rolled in wheelchairs. A few faces held the vacant stare of those disconnected from the world around them.
Slightly after 10 a.m., vans from the Council on Aging pulled into the parking lot and the Belle Hill Singers began to file in, swathed in emerald robes. They made their way through the gathering, stopping to give tender greetings along the way, and took their seats in the front of the room. With no introduction, the group softly began to sing ''If I Can Help Somebody, Then My Living Shall Not Be In Vain.'' Soft voices began to increase in volume and the pace began to quicken as they moved from one song to the next. By the end of their second song, more residents began to come down the hall. Hands began to clap and tap on the tables; heads began to nod and faces to smile. Several residents who came in with heads drooping straightened up their necks and strained to focus on the singers in the glowing robes. Dim eyes began to shimmer as some shed tears of joy at the sound of the old gospel hymns from their youth.
Just hearing these songs may spark memories and play an important role in the patients' therapy, some experts say.
''We have residents who cannot speak in complete sentences, but will sing along to these songs,'' said Melissa Parker, a registered music therapist and activity director for Grandview Care Center. ''I see patients who do not speak at all lift their head up and sing with these ladies. There is no doubt that on the two days a month we are visited by the Belle Hill Singers we see a much more contented mood in our residents.''
''I love these ladies. I like their style of music, because they sing songs I know. We all look forward to them coming,'' said Emma Clark, a wheelchair-bound resident at Grandview who took a front row seat for the singalong. ''Sometimes we lose track of time and everyone will be asking when will it be time for the Belle Hill Singers to come back. The songs they sing stay with us after they go, and it soothes me. You can hear people humming the tunes in the afternoon after they've been here.''
TiTonia Morris, a certified nursing assistant and an activity assistant, moved through the crowd handing out cookies and drinks along with a warm smile. She also soon joined in and sang out in a clear voice that encouraged the residents to sing along.
Encouraged by the participation, piano player Maudestine Burton began to pound out a more lively rhythm that soon found weakened limbs straining to move in unison to the music.
''I'm 88 years old, I'll be 89 on July 15 of this year. I've been playing the piano and singing with the Belle Hill Singers for about nine years now, and I don't plan on quitting any time soon,'' Burton said. ''I drove myself here today, and I'm going to keep right on. When we come out here to sing, we're touching lives.''
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Self check out
It almost seems these days they are promoting that (and online shopping) over cashiers and having adequate things in stock.
I was at Target the other day getting a few items, including a bottle of wine for dinner. There is a clear sign at the self check out "No alcohol can be purchased through self check out." Interestingly, there were no lights on of any other cash registers working, but there was a Target employee at the self check out lanes designating where customers should go to check out and I heard her say to someone "don't worry, I'll help you if you need help." I remarked to her I had wine and she said "I'll help you on aisle 5" (right next door to self check). It was not lit up.
She processed my items and as I was gathering them up, another man came in behind me and placed his items on the conveyor belt and she took care of him.
It dawned on me as I was leaving the store.
They are training us to use self check outs. Think about it. One store we go to has 8 self check out "lanes" and one person monitoring it. Probably 95% (if not higher) of the check outs run smoothly. One person monitoring 8 lanes of people checking out, reducing the amount of lanes ran by a "live" cashier.
I have to admit. Self check out is easy for a few items. I won't go past 5-6 items with its use. Some stores will allow alcohol to be purchased through them, some won't. (Those that do, they have it built into the system you have to show your ID to the person monitoring the lanes or they see you are "older than dirt" and just click their button, clearing you to continue to check out).
Sometimes I'll use the regular check out lanes even if they are busy because that at least keeps someone employed, if only for that date.
I fear the check out lines of the past are fading away, like so many other things, and being replaced by self check out services.
Another way to reduce jobs and cut expenses.
Yet it is so prevalent, so what does one do?
To self check out or not to self check out, that is the question. How do you answer it?
Do you prefer a "live" cashier taking care of your business?
I still miss the full service gas stations. Anyone remember those?
49 comments:
- weekend-windup said...
To maintain the finance in family is a very tough, so i don't get interfere in it...
- October 27, 2016 at 1:46 AM
- jack69 said...
Oh yes, I remember the full service stations, I worked at one and had a ball. But self check out? I am not too keen on it. I have used it about 4 times twice I personally had a problem understanding what I needed to do. I have wondered about veggies sold by the pound, can that be processed?
AND besides that I do like a cashier, but as you mentioned we are being trained. I stopped to deposit a check at the ATM and mentioned to SHerry, the kids today will never know their banker, and will never know what it was like to write a check for a purchase, etc.
I don't know if coupons work at check out. I am not a fan of coupons either. Sell the product at a good rice, forget the coupon trickery.
(but coupons are another subject)
Good entry, makes one think.
- October 27, 2016 at 2:07 AM
- EcoCatLady said...
Well, as a total introvert, I LOVE self checkout and self serve gas with pay at the pump. Perhaps this is bad, but going to the store is just sooo much less stressful when I don't have to interact with a cashier.
Plus, at self checkout, I can make sure everything is bagged the way I want it. It's not that I think the paid baggers do it "wrong" - they just don't know how my pantry is set up at home. If I bag it myself I can put all of the things that go on the same shelf in the same bag and it makes my life easier when I unload it all. Plus, I can't count the number of times some teenager has just tossed my apples or peaches into a sack and they come out all bruised.
Does this mean I'm crazy or OCD or something? I do sorta feel bad that it means less jobs for people, but honestly, I really prefer doing it myself.
- October 27, 2016 at 2:17 AM
- Cathy said...
Self checkouts are all over the place - even in the library! And thats the only place I will use it.
As far as I'm concerned using them in the supermarket means the 'bosses' are paying one less cashier so I make a point of waiting in line as long as I have to. I place my goods on the belt in the order i want them bagged - cold with cold, veggies together etc etc
And yes it's a sad thing to say but service stations aren't manned these days. Pump your own is the way they work - unfortunately
Nice to meet you. - I came via Joeh's
Cathy @ Still Waters
- October 27, 2016 at 5:47 AM
- baili said...
for me it is very interesting and informative because this thing has not arrived in here yet but i am sure sooner it will be .
new facilities are meant to be easier but it is not a good new for who lose their jobs when machines replaces them
- October 27, 2016 at 6:14 AM
- Bijoux said...
I hate the self checkout. It takes everyone longer because few know what they are doing. Another way for consumers to get less service. It just makes me angry.
- October 27, 2016 at 7:37 AM
- Maria Zannini said...
Not only do I remember full service gas stations but I remember that they used to give us free gifts with every fill up. I still remember the set of John F. Kennedy glasses and the big boxes of laundry soap. :)
Self checkouts are popular where I live. I use them all the time. There's usually one employee overseeing all the self checkout lanes in case someone needs help or needs approval for alcohol or coupons.
I use them only when I have a few items, but for big orders I prefer the people lanes.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:28 AM
- I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...
I use the self check out when all the other lines are full so I don't have to wait so long to check out, but I always wind up needing help. The days of trying to please the customer is fast fading. But I'm about to change where I shop, there must be some place that will appreciate serving a customer.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:32 AM
- joeh said...
I hate self-checkout! I never use them, though Mrs. C will. I always need help with the credit card "Swipe or stick?" Stop changing stuff, I just learned how to use the damn card now the do that chip thingy.
We are not allowed to pump our own gas in New Jersey and that Is why I'll never leave...they don't clean your windshield anymore and no need to check the oil. Most of the attendants are not from this country and have not learned the custom of "Thank You" or "You're Welcome" and when they ask "catch o chach" you have to learn it means "cash or charge" if you ask "what?" they just repeat and get angry...still I hate pumping my own gas.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:41 AM
- Joanne Noragon said...
My granddaughter fills the cart and I meet her at the registers. She and her sister were whizzes at self checkout; me, no. I cannot load the bags fast enough to clear the area and all hell breaks loose. After that trip through, I made her meet me at the real register, and explained we had to keep that cashier employed, to make our lives easier. Beside, I am the person with the card, and she would be a mighty strange 14 year old stranded at the self check out.
- October 27, 2016 at 9:25 AM
- Mac n' Janet said...
I seldomly use self-checkout as I'm usually buying too many things and like you I only like using them if I have only a few items. Plus I've never used one where I didn't end up needing help. Don't know if the problem is me or it.
I remember full service gas stations too, but I prefer self-serve, it's quicker.
- October 27, 2016 at 9:58 AM
- Pat Hatt said...
The self check outs are good only as long as they are working and no slow pokes who don't have any idea how to use them are using them lol. But yeah, they do take jobs away. When you have lots of items they aren't very good to use.
- October 27, 2016 at 10:34 AM
- Joanne said...
I hate self checkout. Amy time I use it a worker bee has to come over and take care of something to do with the items or machine,etc. Defeats the purpose. Thus I'd rather deal with a person from the beginning.
- October 27, 2016 at 10:49 AM
- Alicia said...
Recently I purchased a new car that has a little icon that comes on every time the tire pressure isn't absolutely perfect, which means that I have to find someone to check my tires because it terrifies me to put air in myself. I feel I'm going to overfill and they will blow up in my face! It prompted me to think about those days when I first started driving and I'd pull up to the gas pump and a friendly attendant would come running out and he'd clean my windshield and check my oil and my tires, I really miss the good ol' days!
I don't do self check out! I already feel like the stores have made me do too much work in making me bag my own groceries, the least they can do is make an effort to have a live human taking my money! Great post!
- October 27, 2016 at 10:55 AM
- Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...
I remember the full service gas stations very well and I had my favourite locations because of some great employees. I do miss that. We are definitely being trained for self check-out. We're already on that path. Gas stations are done. And even banking is pretty much over the hump. And online shopping is now very big!
- October 27, 2016 at 11:25 AM
- Paula Kaye said...
Good thoughts here. I only use self check if the kids are with me and we don't have very much. I mess it up every time. Wine at Target!!! I live in backwards Kansas where we have to shop at a liquor store for any alcohol purchase. Keeps me from drinking too much cause I usually won't make the extra stop!
- October 27, 2016 at 11:55 AM
- Intense Guy said...
I always use self checkout and self pump my gas. In New Jersey they have to pump gas for you and it always takes twice as long to refill the tank (the people they hire always very slow!)
You can't buy alcohol in the supermarket in PA - so self checkout is no issue.
- October 27, 2016 at 12:08 PM
- Big Mark 243 said...
...I go to cashiers whenever I have a full basket... but when I am purchasing a handful of items, I will go self-checkout... I like to think like you, that I am helping someone stay employed for at least that day for certain..!
- October 27, 2016 at 12:24 PM
- Melanie said...
I noticed new self check outs at our Target a few weeks ago. I will go through self check out if I have 1-2 things and the lines are long to be done quicker. If I have a big basket of stuff, I go to a cashier.
- October 27, 2016 at 1:42 PM
- Danielle L Zecher said...
I'll use the self checkout if I'm just getting a few things, but most of the time it seems like I have a lot of stuff. It also seems to take forever to use the self checkout if you have a lot of produce. The cashiers seem to have codes memorized. I don't, and it seems really unfair to anyone behind me who just wants to buy one thing and go.
I remember occasionally going to a full service gas station with my mom when I was a kid. I think they were all gone long before I started driving.
Our library has self checkout now. I refuse to use that. I've gotten way too many great book recommendations from people at the library to give that up.
- October 27, 2016 at 2:55 PM
- Ann Bennett said...
I have thought of the job angle too. This is off topic; but, I do have an ax to grind with companies making large profits and paying large salaries to those at the top and little to those on the bottom. At the average grocery store, the manager's salary is indexed to sales and can make a good six figure income. Moving up the food chain, generous salaries are there. The cashier gets minimum wage and no guarantee of full time hours. If business is slow, they ask cashiers to go home. Even though the company is making enough money to pay their cashiers more and deliver consistency with income, they save money. This applies to folks who work fast food. I get irked when people say hamburger flippers don't deserve $15 an hour. Do they ever say the owner of a McDonald franchise does not deserve a Mercedes, nice home and money in the bank. It's about fairness and equity.
- October 27, 2016 at 3:56 PM
- Saleslady371 said...
I never use the self check. And I remember those old fashioned gas stations with all the special service. How about banking? I was in Chase cashing a check and approached urging me to use machines! I told her I need a roll of quarters and she laughed and told me to stay in line. We both got into a great time of sharing about the laundromat and washing our comforters for the fall/winter season!
- October 27, 2016 at 4:17 PM
- Adam said...
To be honest, self-checkout doesn't really cut much jobs. Walmarts that don't have them have the same amount of cashiers they had with them. Mine got rid of them and the lines are horrid now.
Most companies have a payroll budget and it adjusts how many hours they can deal out versus how much sales they've made. When sales are down, cashiers just seem to dwindle down. And I can run a cash register at work (if they are busy) but I hate it. I usually become "pre-occupied" so I don't have to jump on one. But a few years ago I did a whole 8 hour shift when they were desperate and that's the most boring and stressful job ever.
I like target's self-checkout. Works really well. We just got ours if others had them before.
- October 27, 2016 at 4:47 PM
- Jerralea said...
Betty, you've brought up a pet peeve of mine. I very rarely use a self-check out because I fear that is cutting out someone's job.
My daughters are introverts and want to use the self check out so they don't have to interact with anyone. SMH
- October 27, 2016 at 5:13 PM
- Lowcarb team member said...
I do miss the full service gas stations too ...
When shopping I always try to go to a check out with a human being sitting their to help me - and I always say hello and how are you - it's nice to smile and inter-act with people.
Having said that there are those who don't want this.
I do feel sorry for people whose jobs are under constant threat from so called progress and the use of more machines ...
Call me old fashioned !
All the best Jan
- October 27, 2016 at 5:44 PM
- Jo said...
At our grocery store the self checkouts are very much in use but at the same time, there are long lines at the live checkouts too. If I have a lot of shopping I much prefer to go through a live checkout. We still have a full serve gas bar close to us although we personally don't use it. Well I probably would, but it's usually Matt who gets gas. Of course we can't buy wine and beer in a grocery store here although I understand there are some stores allowed to sell beer these days. Not round here, as far as I know.
- October 27, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Megan Whitson Lee said...
Like you, I use them if I only have a few items. If I'm buying wine or a lot of stuff, I don't want to get held up at the self check out line while waiting for someone to come over and help me.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:08 PM
- Liz A. said...
I hate self checkout, but for a completely different reason. I worked in retail for years, and I worked as a cashier. I hated it. The scanning, the bagging. It was incredibly tedious. So, when I'm not getting paid to scan and bag, I'd rather have someone else do it for me.
I do not remember full service gasoline stations. I encountered one when I went to Oregon years ago. But they haven't had any around here as far as I know during my lifetime.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:25 PM
- Chatty Crone said...
Haha I hate self checkout - I am always needing help!
Libraries and books are going away too! Oh vey - progress.
- October 27, 2016 at 8:27 PM
- Debby said...
I use the self-checkouts all the time except if I am doing my big grocery shopping. I prefer it, because I love new technology, and I am an introvert (in real life) I don't like chatting in the line...
In Oregon, it is state law - no self service gas stations. We always enjoy getting gas in Oregon! We get the full service - windows washed, tires checked...just like the old days.
- October 27, 2016 at 9:24 PM
- Birgit said...
I remember the full service and it was wonderful. I don't like the self check out lines and will not use them. I had a person, working at the store, try to have me use them and I just looked at her and said," I didn't know you like to get rid of your job." She just stared at me. I think it is a shame that so many jobs are going and so is the quality.
- October 27, 2016 at 10:02 PM
- Mevely317 said...
You've hit a nerve here, Betty!
I really (really!) dislike the self check-out business; and certainly agree with Ma's observation.
(Well, I'd like to sound all altruistic ... but I'm more like Jack, afraid of messing up!)
Gas stations? Furgetabout it!!! Not that many years ago I used to fantasize about winning the lottery and opening a retro gas station. Remember that jingle, "You can trust your car to the man who wears a star...." I've not a lot of disposable income, but I would deliberately pay more at the pump to patronize such a place.
- October 27, 2016 at 10:09 PM
- Victoria Zigler said...
Self check-outs are great if you only have a few items, but not so much if you've got a lot of stuff to scan.
My main complaint with all this technology that's meant to improve things for us is that it would be a lot easier if someone would actually show people how to use these things, rather than expecting people to just know, or leaving them to hold everyone else up while they figure it out.
I mean, I do worry about the job thing too. But there were never more than a couple of cashiers at their stations at any given time before the self check-out options, and that hasn't changed, so I'm not too worried about that when it comes to supermarkets. I mean, they still have to have some staff on to help out when needed anyway, so... *Shrugs*
- October 28, 2016 at 4:13 AM
- DMS said...
I use the self check out when I only have a few items or if the items I have are "easy" to check out. I do think they are training us to check out our own stuff- but I do prefer there to be more live cashiers during busy times of day and when they know more people are doing "big" shopping. I have been finding lately that often only 2-3 lanes are open and the lines are so long. Someone in line mentioned the other day that the prices should really do down a little because the stores aren't paying cashiers and baggers to do the work, we are doing it. I thought that was something to think about...
- October 28, 2016 at 10:35 AM
- Sheena-kay Graham said...
Those poor cashiers! I'm glad in the Jamaican stores I have been to that we don't have self check out. At most you might pack a few things yourself after cashing to help the cashier along because there are too few bag boys around. I like the camaraderie and would take a real cashier any day.
- October 28, 2016 at 11:30 AM
- Susan Kane said...
I'm a people person. I carry on a conversation with check-out people all the time. It makes me happy, and I hope it does the same for them.
- October 28, 2016 at 8:05 PM
- Kat said...
I would love to use a self checkout lane (I was a cashier for quite a while) if they ever worked! It is maddening! Every. Single. Time. I use the self checkouts it makes me get an attendant for an override. It usually says there is something in the bag that isn't. Something ridiculous. And there is NEVER an attendant around so I wait and wait and wait. It makes me crazy.
- October 29, 2016 at 8:44 AM
- Optimistic Existentialist said...
Personally, I prefer a live cashier because I like to make conversation with them :)
- October 29, 2016 at 1:59 PM
- Secret Agent Woman said...
The thing I like about self-checkouts at the grocery store is that I can group the items by where they go - garage freezer, fridge, cabinets and so on.
And yes, I remember full-service gas stations.
- October 29, 2016 at 4:51 PM
- Debby@Just Breathe said...
I've been so busy since Wednesday that I'm just getting around to reading blogs today. Heading to Florida in the morning.
They are promoting it with less checkers. I've decided to embrace it because I was getting to angry about it. I only do it at Target and I've gotten pretty fast now! That is interesting about the wine. Truthfully it seems like some of the real people I have had lately worked really slow. I do get pleasure out of bagging my own things because they never do it like I would like it done.
Yes I miss the full service gas stations. I was so angry when I had to start pumping my own gas....LOL!
Take care,
- October 30, 2016 at 2:01 PM
- yaya said...
I do remember full service gas stations. I was surprised to find out, when we visited our son in Portland, Oregon, that it's illegal to pump your own gas there. As for self check out lanes...well, I do go there once in awhile and almost always at Sam's Club.
- October 31, 2016 at 9:36 PM
- Denise said...
Our local Costco got rid of self-check out. When they had it I told management that they should give IQ tests before letting folks in line. I finally went back to using a cashier, which was much faster. No surprise when I got there one day and found the lanes gone. Pumping gas is even worse. How can you wait in line for five minutes or so and then get to the pump to discover you do not have your card, or fumble around looking for it after you get out of the car.
- November 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM
- Nick Wilford said...
I'm definitely a sucker for the self-service checkout if I've only got a few items, even if the ones at my local shop keep having "a problem with that item" and an assistant has to reset it. Not really self-service then. But I'm not really into having a big chat with someone at the checkout. I'm with you though on wondering how much staff levels are downsized because of it.
- November 1, 2016 at 5:38 PM
- Wendy said...
Where I live self checkout is designed for just a few purchases. In fact, there isn't room to do all your grocery shopping because you can't remove the bags until you're done. I like the convenience but it seems there is always an issue that requires the pro to come override something. It is sad to regard self checking as employee-reduction but I guess that is what it is. Yes, we now pump our own gas. AND we operate elevators all by ourselves. Do you remember elevator operators? But really, didn't that have to be the most boring job?
- November 1, 2016 at 8:10 PM
- Susan Gourley/Kelley said...
Our last full service gas station in town closed about three years ago. I use the self check if I only have a few items. Yeah, they're going to put people out of work. A lot of jobs like that are going to go away. One more way not to interact with people.
- November 2, 2016 at 2:51 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I agree with what EcoCatLady said. I'm an introvert and slightly picky about how my groceries are bagged. Even if you arrange them a certain way on the belt, the cashiers don't always take the hint. I will also add that my pharmacy is in a big box store, and after dealing with people all day long I just want to get out of there as quickly as possible, and self-checkout is usually the shortest wait. But, if I see an open cashier, I usually try to go to them.
- November 2, 2016 at 11:22 PM
- SweetMarie said...
I don't like self check-out. hubby will use it once in awhile, but I won't.
- November 4, 2016 at 10:08 AM
- Lux G. said...
Yeah, someone assisting you and checking out your items is still better.
- November 4, 2016 at 9:33 PM
- Ruth said...
I do not like self checkouts. My husband uses them sometimes and that is the only time I will go near them. He either can't remember I hate them or he doesn't care.
I am not going to do a store's job for them so they can save money.
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TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings, Japan's biggest investment banking and brokerage group, reported its first profit decline in seven quarters as waning enthusiasm over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus policies brought down stock trading volumes.
Nomura and second-placed Daiwa Securities Group processed a surge of transactions last year as optimism over "Abenomics", aimed at ending a decade of deflation, helped the Nikkei stock average rise over 50 percent.
But many who invested heavily grew impatient for more drastic structural reform, leading to a drop in sales of mutual funds and a decline of around 9 percent in the Nikkei benchmark in the first three months of 2014.
Net profit for January-March fell 26 percent from a year earlier to 61.3 billion yen ($597.8 million), Nomura said in a statement on Wednesday. That still beat the 41 billion yen mean estimate from five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, thanks to a strong showing in its fixed income and investment banking division.
Chief Financial Officer Shigesuke Kashiwagi said investors appeared to be seeking more concrete indications of economic recovery and assurances that the economy can withstand the impact of a sales tax hike on April 1.
"If an improvement in corporate profits becomes clear and employment shows further signs of recovery, then I think we can see a more positive impact from the macro environment," Kashiwagi told a news conference.
Even with the quarterly decline, profit for the fiscal year to March 31 doubled to 213.6 billion yen, the highest since the year to March 2006. Earnings per share also roughly doubled to 55.8 yen, beating Nomura's target of 50 yen by March 2016.
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Deutsche Bank analyst Masao Muraki said the buyback amount, compared with last year's 40 million bought for stock options, was much bigger than he expected and showed the company is intent on improving returns for shareholders.
He forecast that Nomura's shares, which have fallen almost 30 percent since the start of the year, would rise in reaction to the buyback announcement. The results came in after Wednesday's market close.
Nomura earns more than half of its annual profit from individual investors, in contrast to global peers such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which focus mostly on corporate customers.
In the fourth quarter, weak investor sentiment pushed pretax profit at its retail division down 59 percent. The drop was also brought about by a 58 percent fall in sales of stock investment trusts as Nomura cut back on marketing new funds and shifted resources to longer-term asset management services to cater to Japan's ageing population.
Profit in Nomura's wholesale business, which includes overseas operations and investment banking, fell 6 percent from a year earlier but rose 20 percent from the previous quarter thanks to growth in its fixed income business.
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We are off on holiday at Easter for 10 days and I'm in a worry about what to do for the best for my (beloved) new cat. We haven't had her long (adopted stray), and I'm in a lather of indecision between cattery and cat feeding/visiting service. We don't have any relatives nearby or neighbours we know well enough to visit her every day, but the idea of leaving her somewhere strange bothers me too (although I have a good recommendation).
She is a sociable cat, and we have a big garden for her to explore, but I worry that I we left her with just a feeding service, there would be no-one just to keep an eye on her.
I'm new to this cat business (obviously), so looking for advice.
the last two times we have been away we have had a cat sitter come in. she is a cat lover and thus spends time with our cat, not just feeding/basics. she comes in twice a day and both times hangs out with her for a bit. when we come home she (for some nice reason) leaves flowers and a cake on the table for us!! when i come home i worry that our cat will miss her and love her more than us..
We've always had cat sitters and we've been very happy with them. We've used cat sitters in different locations now for 13 years. At first it was because we had 2 cats and it was cheaper than putting them both in the cattery but now, even with just 1 cat, we much prefer having a cat sitter.
I think the advantage for the cat is that it's in its own home and it has more room than in a cattery. Also, in my experience, the cat sitters have always ensured that he/she sees the cat and spends quite a bit of time with the cat fussing over her, playing with her, making sure she's OK etc.
We've always found cat sitters to be cat lovers. One was a lovely, if slightly dotty, old lady who used to come and just sit with the cats, show them photos of the family and talk to them about us. She always wore jingly bangles and the cats would hear her and always come out to greet her.
Another advantage of having a cat sitter is that the house gets checked on every day. So post gets picked up etc.
I put ours in a cattery and ring them every morning to check he's ok. They humour me.
Cattery here. I need to know she is safe, she has a major routine that could not be catered for by cat sitters.
Previous cat quite happy with my Mum and Dad popping in twice a day. Sparkling Cat would not be.
We always have a cat sitter, she actually lives in our house while we are away. In this way, the cat has company and the house is looked after as well.
Also, with a cattery there is always a small risk that the cat picks up some type of disease, plus most cats prefer to be home.
We found our cat sitter through a house sitter service. Now she works for herself. Before her, we also had other house sitters. All of them have always been properly vetted and all have been brilliant.
So difficult MyAngels - especially because she's a recent stray.
In your position, I guess I'd be making my choice based on the quality of any cattery available to me versus the quality of any local sitting service. (After doing just a little digging around for views on both.)
If it's evens, I'd pretty well toss for it if I didn't know her character and likes inside out.
Good luck whatever you decide.
Cattery here. I'm worried my cats wouldn't come back in for anyone else. (No cat flap. I call.) They are spoilt and someone is about for much of the day instead of popping in.
I would worry that she'd take off if you weren't about. Never forgotten the story of a cat that got itself run over whilst being looked after by a cat sitter. Worrier me!
You could do a night or two in a cattery to see what happened.
My boy is so old that I don't go for holidays any more. (He couldn't cope with any change and the saving nets off on the vet bills! )
id always opt to let them stay in their home environment if poss - less stressy for them. mine hated it in catteries - they always put them together and they loathe each other to start with!
much better to leave them somewhere familiar and have someone come in daily - probably cheaper too. and you know someone is keeping an eye on the house....
That's a fair point, Vicar. You get a Twofer.
I left my 2 the first summer I had them (with a cat sitter) and they got horribly stressed wee ed all over the furniture, towels, anything they could really...
I have put them in a cattery for the last 2 summers and whilst I am sure it's not their idea of fun, they were safer and more relaxed....
Tricky thing is making sure they don't run off when they see the cat baskets so it's worth booking them in the day before you go away so you are not stressing about a missing cat (can you tell I have had this happen to me??!!)
Thanks all for your advice.
I was erring towards a home based service, but am surprised to find little in my area.
A friend of mine offered to pop in to see the cat this weekend as we were thinking of going away. She offered to do the holiday period too - I'm more happy with this as she knows us and the house, but I am a bit worried about her disappearing if we're not about for an extended period, but my friend could also stay over now and then too.
We'll see how she gets on this weekend.
I can't believe I'm being so precious about this, I never thought I was a cat person, but she has stolen my heart...
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- Partiers. We direct you to the happiest happy hours.
- It's your birthday! We offer insight on places that host birthday parties and even scavenger hunts (note; you don't have to be celebrating a birthday). We even have list if you want to create your own scavenger hunt.
- Boy and Girl Scouts. Mall of America is a big scouting destination. Did you know you can earn badges and fun patches at MOA?
- Homeschoolers. There are a lot of learning opportunities throughout MOA.
- Locals. Are you a local Minnesotan thinking this book is not or you? Well, if you have friends and family who visit and insist on visiting the mall – then THIS book really is for you, to pass along to them.
- Book signings and celebrities. Barnes & Noble teams with Mall of America regularly to bring a variety of top celebrities for author events (usually held in the Rotunda with plenty of security). These events are great fun!
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The most impressive and memorable boss fight in gaming history! Can't wait to play MGS5!
Yeah, my dad beat Psycho Mantis, because at that time I was too young to play difficult games. LOL :D
This is all a dream sequence in which Snake is beginning to regain his memory. These are fragments of his past we are seeing.
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Listening: Stay the Night - Zedd ft. Hayley Williams
Reading: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ranson Riggs
Looking Forward To: Finishing uni.
Feeling: Happy!
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Oh this is lovely! I wish it was warmer here, then maybe I too would venture outside. I have so much studying that needs to be done (sigh). Love the pictures, Jas.ReplyDelete
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very cute!! Good luck with uni, I can't wait to finish!!ReplyDelete
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Thanks, you too! I seriously cannot wait, it's got to an annoying endy bit now.Delete
The weather really has been amazing today, I ended up just having a dress and some thick tights on :) Lovely photos so personal xReplyDelete
It has! It's meant to be like this all week I'm so happy!Delete
Cute pictures! Did you shoot them with a self timer? Is it even called self timer? ^^ I seriously lack photography vocal!ReplyDelete


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Noxian Diplomacy (Q)
Talon's next autoattack deals 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+0.3 per bonus attack damage) additional physical damage. If the target is a champion, they will bleed, taking 18 / 36 / 54 / 72 / 90 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) over 6 seconds and revealing their location for the duration.
Rake (W)
Talon sends out a volley of daggers in a cone that then quickly return back to him. This attack deals 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. Additionally, the enemy is slowed by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% for 2 seconds.
Cutthroat (E)
cutthroat Talon instantly appears behind his target, silencing them for 1 second and amplifying his damage against that target by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 % for 3 seconds.
Shadow Assault
Talon disperses a ring of blades outwards and gains stealth for up to 2.5 seconds while gaining 40% movement speed. When Talon emerges from stealth, the blades converge on his location. Each time a blade passes through an enemy, they take 120 / 190 / 260 (+0.9 per bonus attack damage) physical damage. Each enemy can only be damaged once at the start of the ability and once at the end.
Early gaming
In early game you should play quite defensively unless your opponent is idiot and let your harass with w. in that situation u should harass him low and go in with cutthroat for kill. Then you can return back to turret or visit fountain if you have money. In the case ur opponent can play you just let him push the lane to turret and then harass him with e and q.
In mid game you should prefer more ganks than laning, cause you are talon it should be easy to steal kills from the lane with your q.
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Late game when you move with your team you are the one who comes bit late, jumps in with e throws w an goes into ult. After ult you jus look who is low enough for your q and kill him. If possible try to stay with your teams carry and protect him.


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For 30 hours and then I sleep constantly to make up for it. Can something be done to make it normal?
Do you have problems sleeping with the fentanyl patch? When I apply the 50 mcg patch I cannot sleep?
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Some people have a reaction to opioids the opposite of most. For most people opioids make them sleepy but a few people get stimulant effects from them. It sounds like you are one of the latter. Sometimes it is only certain opioids that do this and changing to a different one might help. For some, it is dose related and a reduction in dose helps. I would discuss it with your prescriber. You might need to try a different dose or a different medication. If all else fails, you may need something to help you sleep. I tend to get wired from opioids too but I find taking a muscle relaxant at bedtime helps me sleep (and it helps with the pain and spasms)
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Interviewer: Evelyn McLemore Person Interviewed: Peter Bruner Date of Interview: 1936 Location: Kentucky Place of Birth: Winchester, Kentucky, Clark Co. Date of Birth: 1845 ESTILL CO. (Evelyn McLemore) Story of Peter Bruner, a former slave: Peter Bruner, was born in Winchester, Kentucky, Clark Co., in 1845. His master was John Bell Bruner, who at that time treated him fairly well. When Peter was 10 years of age his master brought him and his sister to Irvine. After arriving in Irvine, Peter's master was very cruel to him. They got only cornbread, fat meat and water to eat. If his master's hunger was not satisfied, he would even take this little from them. The[TR:?] were tables to eat from. Once Peter, was taken into his master's house to nurse the children and was made to sleep on the floor with only a ragged quilt to lie on and one thin one over him. Often he was whipped because his mistress said the washing was not clean, when it was. On one occasion when he was beaten his master took a piece of sole leather about 1 foot long and 2 inches wide, cut it full of holes and dipped it in water that was brined. He then took the leather and lashed the poor slave's back. Joe Bruner, was a better master to his slaves than John. Once when Peter...Read More


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A reader from Ballard has written a very sweet, very sincere letter asking why The Stranger uses the coarse language it uses:
Dear The Stranger,
Since I moved to Seattle about 5 years ago, I have had a love/hate feeling about The Stranger.
Frequently the most important things I learn about my new community I have read in The Stranger. Frequently I quit picking it up at the Ballard Library because I feel so bad after I have read articles in which your use of bad potty language has been excessive.
Seriously. I'm not talking about articles about sex, which are fine. I am talking about using words such as those with the f and sh, which make me cringe and which also are not as expressive or as clear as other adjectives, verbs, and nouns [that] would be in your writing.
Every week I also try to read the New Yorker, every month The Atlantic, and every day the New York Times, which are all excellent, as you know. No potty language needed. As well-written and packed with information as The Stranger.
More letter—and my reply—after the jump:
Just now on KUOW I heard Joni Balter, Knute Berger, and Eli Sanders on "Your Take on the News" talk about the mayoral read at the library the other night, which I was unable to attend. When I telephoned Central, they informed me that, since there was no note that it would be recorded for those (like us senior citizens) who were unable to attend, that they were almost positive it would not be.
Of course, what they just said on KUOW just now was that the recording was on the Slog ("I'm canceling Netflix and Putting the Mayoral 'Read and Greet' Video on a Loop" from June 19).
Yay! There it is! I REALLY wanted to attend this reading down at the library. SO THANK YOU.
So now I'm going to try skipping the paper version of The Stranger and just try checking the Slog every day to see if I can get the information I need without the bad language.
But the problem is that I think what The Stranger would really like me (and every reader) to do is see all the jewelry and marijuana ads, etc. I would be getting if I read the paper paper.
So in a way it would actually be to The Stranger's financial advantage to remove the obscene language. Unless I'm wrong, and part of the reason people read The Stranger is because they enjoy the obscene language (?).
AGAIN, please don't misunderstand me. This is not about sex. It is about language. Dan Savage is one of my favorite writers, for example. "The War this Time" is unbelievably good.
Since this is The Stranger, I am guessing you get about a million letters every day about every subject there is, but if you could please, just click on "Reply" on this email, so I'll know that you read it. Actually, of course, I would really be interested to hear why The Stranger is written in the style that it is (with obscene language). I would love to know.
Thank you again. I love (and sometimes cringe when I read) The Stranger!
Best wishes to you all,
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This was my reply: Dear P.W.: Thanks for sending this thoughtful letter to the editor, which we'll post on Slog to share with our readers.
To answer your question: Adults swear. Even smart, thoughtful adults who know lots of other words. We don't talk down to our readers by pretending that their eyes are too tender to read the same words they hear and speak themselves. I'm sure you swear sometimes, too. Not all the time, of course, and neither do we. Most of the time, other nouns, verbs, and adjectives are best for the job. But sometimes—every now and again—an adult picks a curse word because it's the best word for the job. There's no need to belittle our readers by softening the English language like they're children.
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The last month has seen a shift in culture and politics — not just in the United States but on a global stage. There are many moving parts, some of which are clashing. Others are content to sit back and watch the chaos unfold. And then there is Zedd. Zedd, born Anton Zaslavski, is an immigrant from Germany that has dominated the charts with tracks like "Clarity," "Stay The Night," and "Spectrum." He's toured the world and now he is giving back through a concert he has organized to raise funds for the ACLU Nationwide. Zedd made the announcement today on his Facebook.
Zedd reached out to colleagues in the industry, on short notice, and in 24 hours has amassed what already looks like a star-studded lineup. The Phase 1 lineup includes Daya, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore, Skrillex, Incubus, Halsey, Tinashe, and Zedd himself. Every artist on the bill is expected to perform up to 30 minutes. What each artist does is up to that artist, according to Zedd, but the common goal will be to help in this great time of need.
On Friday January 27, 2017 President Donald Trump signed executive orders that halts the admission of Syrian refugees into the United States indefinitely and prevents admission of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen) for the next 90 days. The order also refuses entry to any refugee that is waiting to resettle in the United States for the next 120 days. Protests and demonstrations erupted at airports and lawsuits have been filed as a result of the orders.
Back in February of 2016, Zedd posted on Twitter that if Donald Trump became president, he would move back to Germany. Leaving the country is understandable, given the political climate and questionable direction of the United States, but Zedd has chosen to do something with his influence. Next Thursday on February 9th, more information is expected and tickets will go on sale.
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On a recent business trip to Dallas, the hotel I was staying at had digital picture frames placed in key locations around the hotel. Naturally, this caught my attention. I noticed them at the front desk, in the lobby, in the windows of some offices off the hallways, and at the reception desk in the restaurant. They were very large, I think only 7 or 8 inch frames, and they looked very classy. Each frame had the same slide show playing; a collection of professionally taken pictures of different parts of the hotel, showcasing their facilities and services.
The brilliant part of this strategy was that it gave the hotel an opportunity to cross-sell their services to their customer. I wasn't even aware that they had such nice gym, sauna and spa facilities until I saw the pictures in the digital frame. People who stay in hotels on business trips don't usually take the time to wander the hallways and see what else there is available. They just don't have time. Therefore, without giving each person a sales pitch when the arrive, most people wouldn't find out about these things.
The benefits in this particular case would be increased use of the hotel's facilities, presumably leading to increased customer satisfaction, and therefore a higher rate of re-bookings. Anytime there is something you can do to impress on your customer that you are better than the competition, it is well worth doing.
The digital frames served the purpose of educating me about my options – on my own time, in a way that was interesting to me, and very quickly. I was free to walk right past if I chose, or if I wanted, I could quickly watch the whole slide show in about a minute.
You see, many businesses just focus on getting people in the door. However, once there, the next challenge is to see how you can serve them best, and therefore maximize their profit potential to you.
People can't help but look at moving pictures. Have you ever been to someone's house, trying to have a conversation, and the other person kept watching the TV, even though the sound was off? It's the same idea. Our eyes are naturally drawn to the movement. Business owners can use this to their advantage by setting up a quick slide show on a digital frame. People will naturally stop and look, even for a brief moment. Use these few seconds to your advantage!
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Stephanie Pratt, best known for being the unlucky sister of Spencer Pratt, is getting some press of her own lately. After a very sexy pictorial for Maxim magazine the sexy blonde is appearing in her first PETA ad. She is the latest in a long list of celebrities to bare all for the I Would Rather Go Naked campaign.<
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