O RLY?!

I was so happy when I first started seeing self-checkout lanes show up at grocery stores.  Finally, it was now possible to run in to a big grocery store, grab an item, and be out in just a few minutes.  Now you can find them just about anywhere.  Unfortunately, the general public is not capable of utilizing this new concept.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the self-checkout is meant for people that just want to stop in, pick up a few things, and get out quickly.

There is a Kroger behind my work that I visit frequently to pick up random miscellaneous items.  Here is what I see at the self-checkout yesterday.

Station 1: A white trash looking woman with a two carts full of Swanson dinners, taking her time to scan each one while screaming at her kids.

Station 2: A 95 year old woman who has no idea what shes doing.  She only has a few items, but it could be hours before she figures out that touch screen.

Station 3:  A Mexican family that is totally lost.  I don’t even know where to begin describing some of the things they were trying to do.

Station 4: A middle aged man who can’t seem to figure out that the bagging area is weighted and keeps removing items from the bags.  He then waits for assistance from an employee each time. Note: The employee is tied up helping the 95 year old woman and trying to understand the mexican people.

I waited in line for 10 minutes to check out with 1 pack of light bulbs and an energy drink.

Wow its been a long time since I’ve made a post.

I finally got the exhaust for my car.  There is only one company (CM Performance Exhaust) that makes a cat back bolt-on exhaust for this model of car, so I had to wait in line to get mine made.  The install was fairly simple, and it used all the factory hangers.  I had been driving around with no muffler for so long that I’d forgotten what a quiet car sounds like.  There are a few pics at the bottom of this post showing the exhaust.

I also replaced the radiator.  I didn’t get any pictures, but it was a straightforward OEM replacement.  I purchased it from www.radiatorswarehouse.com.  I began to notice the car gradually overheating on the highway.  It only seemed to happen when the temperature outside was above 70 degrees.  This is probably why I never caught it in the winter.  I tried just flushing the radiator once, but the car continued to run hot.  Through some deductive reasoning, I determined the radiator was probably bad and hunted for a cheap replacement.  The hardest part of the install was removing the bumper.  I broke a bunch of plastic clips and broke a few bolt heads off.  Car is running great now.  Next on the list is to get the A/C checked out.