Self-Serve checkout

I notice all the stores are encouraging us to use their 'self checkout' lines. In fact, they seem to have more of those, and just one or two actual cashier lines. I miss them, as I'm lazy and would rather not have to think about the paying process. Even in some restaurants, they bring you a machine to enter your own payment information. It's not that I can't do it, I'm just not mechanically inclined and tend to avoid anything automated in general. I'm ok with computers and bank machines! Oh, and I do pay at the pump for my gas. I've put air in my own car tires, but I think because I don't do it often enough, I find the process a bit awkward. I wonder if there are a lot of people like me or do people actually prefer self-serve?

I seem to be spending the day watering the grass. It'll probably rain tomorrow (or later today)! It does take a long time moving the hose around if you don't have a sprinker system. I like to use a sprinkler hose as I think I can better control the coverage. I just took K to the orthodontist for an emergency 'power elastic' repair. The doctor was pleased to hear we have an appointment for wisdom tooth surgery.

We're having barbecued Italian sausages on buns for tonight's supper. We were supposed to have those on Sunday night, but we ended up eating out at a new Chinese restaurant we found.

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