Over the past couple of weeks I have gotten stuck behind older people who just don't seem to understand how kiosks work - Redbox and Paying for Parking to be exact. In my experience - they don't read and/or understand the instructions - they are very impatient - get real snarky when offered help!
Example 1 - The dreaded Redbox Kiosk. This is a simple machine - you walk up - pick a movie - check out - slide your card - pick up your movie. Not rocket science. I went to return some movies last weekend and was behind a woman who was having major issues. First - she couldn't quite get the hang of how to page through the movie title even though there are big arrows at the bottom that say NEXT and BACK. She finally picked a movie - was able figure out the check out button. Then she needed to pay - which seemed to surprise her for some reason, not sure if she thought she'd get a bill or was looking to pay cash. Any ways - it was time to slide the credit card. There is a picture right next to that spot which shows how to slide the card and the message on the screen tells you which way the magnetic stripe should be pointed. Next came the part where you can enter your email address if you want to get a receipt via email - she got all snippy about having to give that info - her daughter clicked the skip button for her. Then the movie finally came and I was able to return my movies.
Example 2 - The Kiosk where you pay for parking and get your ticket validated so you can leave the parking garage. There were a lot of the same issues as with the redbox - not reading the instructions and putting the credit card in wrong - but this time there was also impatience. This machine is not fast but not real slow either. This lady must have been in a hurry because she kept trying to shove her credit card in the slot before it was ready and then couldn't understand why it wouldn't take it - when it finally did take it she put it in backwards so it spit it out and said unable to process try again - yup she shoved it in there again and ended up jamming up the machine so we had to call for an attendant to come help out. When he opened up the machine her ticket was all crumpled and stuck in the machine because she had shoved her credit card in the slot before it had fully processed the ticket.
Not big issues - but very frustrating. This impatience thing happens with computers too - you know - the clicking on the enter key over and over to try and hurry it up - which then usually ends up freezing the whole computer!!
Should we institute an age limit on how old you can be to use these machines - maybe they should have to go through a licensing test - carry a card saying you know how to follow computer instructions and have the patience to let the machine do it's job without clicking around and pushing buttons over and over again!
De
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Preview
I have not been in the mood to write when I get home after work this week. Tired - Frustrated - Writer's Block! I have ideas for topics but just haven't written anything. So - Here is a preview of upcoming subjects - I may end up writing more than one post on Saturday to catch up.
1. Older People and Technology
2. Baked McDonalds
3. Frustration
4. Balancing Work - Home - Church
De
1. Older People and Technology
2. Baked McDonalds
3. Frustration
4. Balancing Work - Home - Church
De
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Season Is Over
Well - the football journey is over for the season - the Seahawks lost to the Bears. They tried to comeback from a huge deficit, 28 - 0, in the 4th Qtr but it was too late. They did bring it to a 35 - 24 ed of game score - wish that team ad been out on the field the whole game. I was really hoping they were going to make to at least one more weekend - wanted K to come up for a visit!
Tonight was really fun - I went over to the Kennedy's for dessert - they are a family in my ward. It was a very fun evening - they are such a nice family - their little girls ages 5 and 9 were very cute! We talked for 2 hours! I just had a really good time.
Now for a little drama - It has been about 2 weeks since E moved out of the house that he shared with L - She has been doing really well too - I think this is pissing off E even though he was the one who said they needed to break up not just live in separate places. A week ago he sent her a text calling her a liar and saying they will never be friends and he's glad he left. A day later he texted her apologizing saying he had been drinking and was sorry - they could be friends and still talk. Four days after that he sent her a text "It's been 4 days why aren't you talking to me. You must be real broken up about us you B" Now - he was the one who kept telling her they were over - she needed to grow up and get over it - and she has and it's pissing him off. Now - L called me this afternoon to say that she received a bunch of texts from E this morning and they were just horrible - I can't remember them word for word but the he mostly called her names - Whore, B - said he was glad he didn't have to look at her "kicked in" face anymore - glad he had cheated on her - and on, and on, and on. L responded with how mature - name calling. Were not even together anymore and you still need to be mean to me. I'm glad we're over because you have turned out just like Justin! What is it with him - is he so miserable with his decision and his life that he needs to make sure she is just as unhappy! I can't believe I liked him - he seemed like such a nice kid and he seemed good for L too - I guess he served his purpose though - he helped L learn how to be on her own - how to pay rent. Just wish he had done this before Christmas - then I wouldn't be out what I spent on him for presents! Dumbass!
OK - time to head to bed - it is a Work Night! Have a good week!
De
Tonight was really fun - I went over to the Kennedy's for dessert - they are a family in my ward. It was a very fun evening - they are such a nice family - their little girls ages 5 and 9 were very cute! We talked for 2 hours! I just had a really good time.
Now for a little drama - It has been about 2 weeks since E moved out of the house that he shared with L - She has been doing really well too - I think this is pissing off E even though he was the one who said they needed to break up not just live in separate places. A week ago he sent her a text calling her a liar and saying they will never be friends and he's glad he left. A day later he texted her apologizing saying he had been drinking and was sorry - they could be friends and still talk. Four days after that he sent her a text "It's been 4 days why aren't you talking to me. You must be real broken up about us you B" Now - he was the one who kept telling her they were over - she needed to grow up and get over it - and she has and it's pissing him off. Now - L called me this afternoon to say that she received a bunch of texts from E this morning and they were just horrible - I can't remember them word for word but the he mostly called her names - Whore, B - said he was glad he didn't have to look at her "kicked in" face anymore - glad he had cheated on her - and on, and on, and on. L responded with how mature - name calling. Were not even together anymore and you still need to be mean to me. I'm glad we're over because you have turned out just like Justin! What is it with him - is he so miserable with his decision and his life that he needs to make sure she is just as unhappy! I can't believe I liked him - he seemed like such a nice kid and he seemed good for L too - I guess he served his purpose though - he helped L learn how to be on her own - how to pay rent. Just wish he had done this before Christmas - then I wouldn't be out what I spent on him for presents! Dumbass!
OK - time to head to bed - it is a Work Night! Have a good week!
De
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Happy Weekend Readers!
It was a busy work week - a bit stressful just because there is so much that needs to get done in January. When I look at my desk I get overwhelmed and my brain goes on overload which means things get lost in there! I make lists of the things I need to get done - I set out a plan - then more stuff gets added!!
Right now I am taking a break from the kitchen - I am about 2/3 of the way through cleaning it - it's amazing!! I actually have counters! I'm not sure when the last time was that I could see my counter tops! Pretty sad I know! I needed to make space for my new addiction - Keurig!! I bought myself one and ordered the apple cider to go with it! So very yummy!
Last night I had the Elders (missionaries) over for dinner and a teaching lesson. We discussed God's commandments and being of service to others. Service doesn't have to be big things - it can be something small too. Listening to someone - being there for a friend - taking someone grocery shopping who doesn't drive - sending college care packages. All of these things have an effect on the lives of others - even if it is small. After our lesson we ate pizza and just talked about things they like to do - I discovered that one of the Elders likes to play the same Hidden Object games that I do! We talked about some of the ones we have both played and I told him that when he is off his mission that there is a new Mystery Case Files that had been released. We talked about movies that have come out that they will need to rent and what were some of the ones they last saw. It was such a nice evening. This time I was prepared for feeding boys! I ordered 2 Large pizza's which they demolished! There were only 3 pieces left over and I sent those home with them. I also made brownies in my new Brownie Baker pan - each brownie has a crispy edge - and they turned out sooooo good! I sent some of those home with them too. After they left I just hung out on the couch with Chrissy - it was nice because I had cleaned up the living area before the boys got here. It is so very relaxing to be in a clean space.
As I was cleaning my kitchen I found lots of bananas ready to be made in to bread/muffins. I also had forgotten that I have Jumbo Muffin tins so I am thinking of making a huge batch of jumbo muffins. Share some with the Bennetts who are coming over after church tomorrow and bring the rest in to work.
Speaking of church - the Seahawks game starts at 10 tomorrow which is right in the middle of church. So now I am debating - do I just follow the game through the ESPN notifications on my phone or do I set my DVR to record the game and try to avoid any mention of the score and how it is going. What would you do?
OK - break time is over. Time to finish wiping down counters and then get to baking some muffins!
De
Right now I am taking a break from the kitchen - I am about 2/3 of the way through cleaning it - it's amazing!! I actually have counters! I'm not sure when the last time was that I could see my counter tops! Pretty sad I know! I needed to make space for my new addiction - Keurig!! I bought myself one and ordered the apple cider to go with it! So very yummy!
Last night I had the Elders (missionaries) over for dinner and a teaching lesson. We discussed God's commandments and being of service to others. Service doesn't have to be big things - it can be something small too. Listening to someone - being there for a friend - taking someone grocery shopping who doesn't drive - sending college care packages. All of these things have an effect on the lives of others - even if it is small. After our lesson we ate pizza and just talked about things they like to do - I discovered that one of the Elders likes to play the same Hidden Object games that I do! We talked about some of the ones we have both played and I told him that when he is off his mission that there is a new Mystery Case Files that had been released. We talked about movies that have come out that they will need to rent and what were some of the ones they last saw. It was such a nice evening. This time I was prepared for feeding boys! I ordered 2 Large pizza's which they demolished! There were only 3 pieces left over and I sent those home with them. I also made brownies in my new Brownie Baker pan - each brownie has a crispy edge - and they turned out sooooo good! I sent some of those home with them too. After they left I just hung out on the couch with Chrissy - it was nice because I had cleaned up the living area before the boys got here. It is so very relaxing to be in a clean space.
As I was cleaning my kitchen I found lots of bananas ready to be made in to bread/muffins. I also had forgotten that I have Jumbo Muffin tins so I am thinking of making a huge batch of jumbo muffins. Share some with the Bennetts who are coming over after church tomorrow and bring the rest in to work.
Speaking of church - the Seahawks game starts at 10 tomorrow which is right in the middle of church. So now I am debating - do I just follow the game through the ESPN notifications on my phone or do I set my DVR to record the game and try to avoid any mention of the score and how it is going. What would you do?
OK - break time is over. Time to finish wiping down counters and then get to baking some muffins!
De
Monday, January 10, 2011
Busy Monday
Picked L up from work tonight to take her grocery shopping - I didn't pay, I was just the transportation. This was her first grocery shopping trip since E left - she was so funny - having such a good time getting what she wanted and not having to worry about what he wanted also - no one asking her why she was getting certain things! She is a very good shopper too - after check out she still has $50 left on her food stamps card for the rest of the month! I am so very proud of how she has handled all this E drama - she's,not moping around all depressed - she is getting on with her life and looking at all the good things this means. My baby is doing some growing up.
Here are my symptoms - headache, body ache, small bit of nausea.
I am either trying to come down with something - or I am going through withdrawals as I cut back on my soda intake. I really feel like crap! If this is withdrawals - no wonder people have a hard time giving up addictions. So much easier to just have some soda than to feel like this.
What is it with the Seahawk Haters - they were all whining about how we didn't belong in the playoffs in the first place - then we went and proved them wrong by beating the New Orleans Saints - defending champs. Now the Chicago Bears are whining and printing crap - Time to prove them wrong again Seahawks - I am so looking forward to this weekend's game.
I am going to head to bed - hopefully to get a good nights sleep and to get up and out of here on time tomorrow. They are predicting snow tomorrow afternoon so I want to get in at a decent time to get lots of work done in case I need to head home early.
De
Here are my symptoms - headache, body ache, small bit of nausea.
I am either trying to come down with something - or I am going through withdrawals as I cut back on my soda intake. I really feel like crap! If this is withdrawals - no wonder people have a hard time giving up addictions. So much easier to just have some soda than to feel like this.
What is it with the Seahawk Haters - they were all whining about how we didn't belong in the playoffs in the first place - then we went and proved them wrong by beating the New Orleans Saints - defending champs. Now the Chicago Bears are whining and printing crap - Time to prove them wrong again Seahawks - I am so looking forward to this weekend's game.
I am going to head to bed - hopefully to get a good nights sleep and to get up and out of here on time tomorrow. They are predicting snow tomorrow afternoon so I want to get in at a decent time to get lots of work done in case I need to head home early.
De
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Trending Up . . . . . Hopefully
Hey Readers - I am so behind in writing - yet again! My goal for this year is to post more than I did last year - if you look at each year the trend is that the number of posts go down each year - time to stop that trend!
Last week was Year End at work - which we completed on time! It was also the first full work week I've had in a while - it seemed very very long! It ended on a good note though - we closed and then went out for a team Happy Hour. This of course was my first happy hour since I joined the Mormon church - so no alcohol for me. I thought it might be hard but ti wasn't - I am going to have to start looking into other things to drink though because I am going to get really tired of soda real fast - I know, weird to hear that from me!
On my way home I went to QFC to drop of some movies I rented form RedBox and I decided to get some Scratch Tickets while I was there - the machines are right next to each other. I bought a new $5 ticket - and I won . . . . . . . . . $50!!!!!!! I have never won anything more that $10 on a ticket!! I was so very excited!!
Saturday was run some errands - do some grocery shopping - watch me some football! I needed to go drop my PC Laptop off at Plateau Computers to see if they could fix it - the part of the computer where you plug in the charger has come loose - when I brought it in the guy there said that it is definitely a know issue because he has had to repair quite a few lately - it is not an easy fix though. The replacement piece is fairly cheap but it takes a lot to replace it. You have to remove the mother board - remove the old piece - solder on the new piece and then put it all back together. Takes about 7 - 10 days and will cost about $200!! I am getting it fixed cause it is still cheaper than getting a new one and there are some things I need a PC for - like working from home and playing some games that I can't do on my Mac. After leaving my computer at the PC Fix It place I went to do some grocery shopping - hadn't done any since well before Christmas so I needed to get some basics.
Finally done with all of that and it was time to watch the Seahawks!! I had faith in them all week. I had had enough of all the sports announcers complaining about our losing record and how we didn't deserve to be in the playoffs - it was time to shove it all in their faces!! And The Did!! Amazing Game!! I think I channeled my niece K - I yelled at the TV very loudly - I'm sure she could hear me down in TX! Next in line . . . . . . . Chicago Bears!!
OK - I'm not feeling very well right now so I am going to sign off and head to bed.
De
Last week was Year End at work - which we completed on time! It was also the first full work week I've had in a while - it seemed very very long! It ended on a good note though - we closed and then went out for a team Happy Hour. This of course was my first happy hour since I joined the Mormon church - so no alcohol for me. I thought it might be hard but ti wasn't - I am going to have to start looking into other things to drink though because I am going to get really tired of soda real fast - I know, weird to hear that from me!
On my way home I went to QFC to drop of some movies I rented form RedBox and I decided to get some Scratch Tickets while I was there - the machines are right next to each other. I bought a new $5 ticket - and I won . . . . . . . . . $50!!!!!!! I have never won anything more that $10 on a ticket!! I was so very excited!!
Saturday was run some errands - do some grocery shopping - watch me some football! I needed to go drop my PC Laptop off at Plateau Computers to see if they could fix it - the part of the computer where you plug in the charger has come loose - when I brought it in the guy there said that it is definitely a know issue because he has had to repair quite a few lately - it is not an easy fix though. The replacement piece is fairly cheap but it takes a lot to replace it. You have to remove the mother board - remove the old piece - solder on the new piece and then put it all back together. Takes about 7 - 10 days and will cost about $200!! I am getting it fixed cause it is still cheaper than getting a new one and there are some things I need a PC for - like working from home and playing some games that I can't do on my Mac. After leaving my computer at the PC Fix It place I went to do some grocery shopping - hadn't done any since well before Christmas so I needed to get some basics.
Finally done with all of that and it was time to watch the Seahawks!! I had faith in them all week. I had had enough of all the sports announcers complaining about our losing record and how we didn't deserve to be in the playoffs - it was time to shove it all in their faces!! And The Did!! Amazing Game!! I think I channeled my niece K - I yelled at the TV very loudly - I'm sure she could hear me down in TX! Next in line . . . . . . . Chicago Bears!!
OK - I'm not feeling very well right now so I am going to sign off and head to bed.
De
Friday, January 7, 2011
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