Re: Melancholic crosspost

On 22.09.2022 21.49, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 21.09.2022 23.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> On 19.09.2022 21.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 18.09.2022 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> I was supposed to get tested last year but the appointment was
>>>>>>> cancelled due to the lockdowns.
>>>>>>> I should probably rebook but fear getting picked with a needle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You probably should. It's just a little prick...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It all start with a little prick...
>>>>
>>>> Is this about Amazon again...?
>>>>
>>>>> I could find out something awful like I'm allergic to coffee or
>>>>> chocolate.
>>>>
>>>> {scream}
>>>
>>> {see?}
>>
>> Is coffee allergy even a thing? Horrible thought.
> 
> Not sure.  I'm not supposed to drink it. Apparently it causes
> inflammation. I can see how someone might have a sensitivity to it.

I guess. Also I've heard some people suffer from increased libido...
In an alternative universe I can see caffeine being a controlled substance.

>>>>> And then I'll be extra sad and order a bloo screwdriver from
>>>>> Amazon.
>>>>
>>>> Are there no actual hardware stores in your are - why must it par
>>>> tout be from *that* place. They treat their employees terribly, you
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>> *That* place also has a fantastic streaming service.
>>
>> If you say so - I have no streaming services in my tv. I do have 173
>> (est.) channel of home shopping in italian from a sattelite.
> 
> I have no idea how many channels I get. There are a lot of duplicates. I
> still have the old-fashioned cable box which I don't want to get rid of.
> When I got it way-back-when, I got all the channels (yep, even NASA).
> The new packages don't have HBO. You have to subscribe to it separately
> and it's expensive. I also have a firestick for each of my tvs. I can
> stream from there.

I've got the four public service channels and a local community channel 
on air; a dish which is mostly useless without a subscriptions (except 
some international news channels); and my pc and ps4 hooked up to the 
same tv. I still have to move a bit to turn things on and off...


>>> The news media can always find employees from every employer who will
>>> complain about being treated terribly.
>>> There are people out there complaining about working for me. And I'm
>>> super nice.
>>
>> Do you make your employees wear a daiper to save the toilet breaks
>> too...
>>
> Not yet.  Let's face it there are shit managers everywhere. If every
> Amazon were run like that, no one would work there.

 From what I can gather pretty much all their warehouses are run 
according to corporate policy, so there's that.

BeH