Nothing under mine. There’s a place where I can input that kind of information, but everything is empty. Maybe this is unique to US America?

Is it possible there are less businesses doing it because many companies have already done it? I know a lot of people aren’t in favour of self-checkouts, but decisions go to where the money and convenience are. We don’t go to tellers or the few gas stations that serve because of convenience. We troubleshot our computers and do our own renovations because hiring workers would be too expensive. If you don’t like self-checkouts, don’t use them. It’s as easy as that.

What country is this? They seem to becoming more prevalent here. (Canada) My observation is that people generally look at the cashier lines. If there’s too long a wait, they head for the self-checkout. Or, if they only have a few items, they head to the self-checkout.

Some have vaccines. Others have medicines you can take prophylactically.

Well, actually, they’re just the vector. The real killer is the microbe.

Downvoted for cow hate. Deer kill more people.

It’s Australia. They have “rare” shark attacks too so maybe the word has some leeway.

I’m still trying to figure out why “how come” means “why.”

You can find people like that on Hellotalk (although that seems to become a bit of a pickup place lately) or there’s a website called conversationexchange.com. Alternately, you can ask chatgpt to have a conversation with you and set how difficult you want the language.

Thunderstruck by Walk Off the Earth. Female vocalist, a wild twist on instuments that just seems to work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RnGkIxhFGU

Like every stage in life, it has its pros and cons.

I am an old person.

Yes. I have a strong opinion on the subject and have shared it extensively among my close friends.

It’s too bad we can’t get animals (including ourselves) to hold it all day then dispense it into a fuel tank for home use.

My problem is with the word soup. Scientists don’t call today’s ocean a soup and it has many times more compounds, materials, and living matter.

Primodial soup. It was perfectly sterile. No organic matter in it. (didn’t exist yet.) Today’s oceans are wet cement in comparison.

Cigarettes cause more deaths: 8 million per year compared to 2.8 million per year. Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out why perhaps there are more lenient rules.

I’ll buy it from you for double what you paid.

And what did all that dirt and trees cost to buy?

If you own the forest.