The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2562

ApK · 08-20-2025, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Must be an Eastern thing. All the ones I've noticed here have that catcher box at the end of the belt. Otherwise, things would accumulate inside the cabinet since they aren't going to hang upside down on the belt very long.

Or perhaps the cashier was just clueless, or not interested in taking the 5 seconds to help. Some people suck.

DNSB · 08-20-2025, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

Or perhaps the cashier was just clueless, or not interested in taking the 5 seconds to help. Some people suck.

All too possible. It may also be a store policy to keep unqualified staff from sticking their hands where moving parts live.

Rumpelteazer · Yesterday, 03:27 AM

We heard last night that my uncle (mother's brother, so not THAT uncle) has died.

Last Saturday he celebrated his 80th birthday, my sister and I didn't go because we had tickets to go see a musical (it was only decided a couple of days before to celebrate his birthday, so we there wasn't time to arrange different tickets).

In the past he and his wife were very close to our parents, and my mother's sister's family. But ever since his wife was diagnosed with a terminal terminal brain tumor the contact was low and they focused more on her family (which is completely understandable). My uncle was diagnosed with Parkinson's and dementia (though the latter was early stages). A couple of years ago, after a fall and a Covid infection, he moved to a care home. After that he kept more in contact with his wife's family than with his own.

Last weekend he seemed as healthy as he could be and in good spirits.

Hopefully he didn't suffer (haven't heard what happened yet). Now we have to wait and see what is going to happen. Who will organize everything and if/when there will be funeral.

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Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,347 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	We heard last night that my uncle (mother's brother, so not THAT uncle) has died. Last Saturday he celebrated his 80th birthday, my sister and I didn't go because we had tickets to go see a musical (it was only decided a couple of days before to celebrate his birthday, so we there wasn't time to arrange different tickets). In the past he and his wife were very close to our parents, and my mother's sister's family. But ever since his wife was diagnosed with a terminal terminal brain tumor the contact was low and they focused more on her family (which is completely understandable). My uncle was diagnosed with Parkinson's and dementia (though the latter was early stages). A couple of years ago, after a fall and a Covid infection, he moved to a care home. After that he kept more in contact with his wife's family than with his own. Last weekend he seemed as healthy as he could be and in good spirits. Hopefully he didn't suffer (haven't heard what happened yet). Now we have to wait and see what is going to happen. Who will organize everything and if/when there will be funeral.