One would have, and if I'd ordered a
wheelchair ahead of time they no doubt
would have. But playing by the rules is
important to these corporate people,
and observation and initiative are not.

A sad situation....

Predictable mediocrity. The word was always
that the Asian service providers didn't
adhere to these rules, but now in the days
of the almighty accounting department and
lawyer's offices, they're falling more and
more into line.

That's a shame....

As elsewhere, it's a consequence of the owners'
(stockholders') cupidity being valued above all
other values. Radix malorum, as they say.

I too have been guilty of not noticing,
I admit. The electric carts being mostly
silent doesn't help, either. The drivers
used to have little bicycle bells or bulb
horns, but it appears these have been
forbidden, so the drivers are reduced to
calling out "beep beep" or "coming through"
as they negotiate the crowds.

A herald trumpet seems to be called for, but I'm sure that is also forbidden.... ;)

And a banner attached, to the shaft, and that
would likely not be forbidden (first amendment
right).

I looked it up. Morgan Stanley held it but
(according to the Wiki article, which I presume
accurate as of the time written but probably is
outdated) sold it to Tops management, making it
independentish once again. But the current
owners of Tops are bankrupt, so ... .

There might be more to the more recent story... but I've not really been

What's certain is the current corporation
being bankrupt. Whether that's a sign of
real trouble or a strategic debt-shedding
is not so clear.

keeping up... SOW, I found out who bought out Rite-Aid... it was
Walgreens, not CVS.... What I was seeing was CVS wooing the customers... Wegmans had a sign up in store doing similar, we saw on a recent
visit...

One's pretty much the same as the other. I
figure you go with convenience, friendliness,
and accuracy, same as before - though I'll
actively avoid a company whose parents are
steeped in injustice or graft.

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4 lg egg whites
1 1/4 c sugar
1 1/2 c unsalted butter, softened
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2 1/2 ts vanilla extract

Put egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl
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water. Whisking constantly, cook until sugar has
dissolved and mixture is warm (about 160F).

Attach bowl to a mixer fitted with the whisk
attachment. Beat egg white mixture on high speed
until it forms stiff (but not dry) peaks. Continue
beating until fluffy and cooled, about 6 min.

Switch to the paddle attachment. With mixer on
medium-low, add butter several tablespoons at a
time, beating well after each addition. (If
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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 05-02-18 04:52 <=-

One would have, and if I'd ordered a wheelchair
ahead of time they no doubt would have. But playing
by the rules is important to these corporate
people, and observation and initiative are not.

A sad situation....

Predictable mediocrity. The word was always that the
Asian service providers didn't adhere to these rules,
but now in the days of the almighty accounting
department and lawyer's offices, they're falling
more and more into line.

That's a shame....

As elsewhere, it's a consequence of the owners'
(stockholders') cupidity being valued above all
other values. Radix malorum, as they say.

Quite... and sadly so...

I too have been guilty of not noticing,
I admit. The electric carts being mostly
silent doesn't help, either. The drivers
used to have little bicycle bells or bulb
horns, but it appears these have been
forbidden, so the drivers are reduced to
calling out "beep beep" or "coming through"
as they negotiate the crowds.

A herald trumpet seems to be called for, but I'm sure that is also forbidden.... ;)

And a banner attached, to the shaft, and that would
likely not be forbidden (first amendment right).

But would the banner be noticed without the trumpet...?

I looked it up. Morgan Stanley held it but
(according to the Wiki article, which I presume
accurate as of the time written but probably is
outdated) sold it to Tops management, making it
independentish once again. But the current
owners of Tops are bankrupt, so ... .

There might be more to the more recent story... but I've not really been keeping up...

What's certain is the current corporation
being bankrupt. Whether that's a sign of
real trouble or a strategic debt-shedding
is not so clear.

Good question... I've not been seeing any evidence of such at the store
level, though I'll admit it isn't a place I regularly go...

SOW, I found out who bought out Rite-Aid... it was Walgreens, not
CVS.... What I was seeing was CVS wooing the customers... Wegmans had
a sign up in store doing similar, we saw on a recent visit...

One's pretty much the same as the other. I
figure you go with convenience, friendliness,
and accuracy, same as before - though I'll
actively avoid a company whose parents are
steeped in injustice or graft.

Which is why we've always been at Wegmans, and why I'd moved MJ's to
Wegmans when we started having issues with the RiteAid she'd been
using.... If I know the parent company is suspect, I'd also avoid...

ttyl neb

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