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bigmacbear) wrote2006-08-19 04:55 pm
bigmacbear) wrote2006-08-19 04:55 pm
Computers multitask; people shouldn't.
Last night after ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gmjambear and I had dinner at the Old Country Buffet in Factoria Mall in Bellevue, I wanted some batteries for my camera (as the rechargeables I've been using have become untrustworthy). I found what I needed and got in line at the cashier. The woman in front of me was juggling a purse, two other bags of purchases, and not one but two conversations on her cell phone, all the while trying to make a small purchase. As she fumbled in her purse for change, gabbing all the while, she suddenly decided she didn't have enough change and decided to pay with a debit card instead, requiring more interaction with the clerk and more juggling of stuff. Gary was this ->||<- close to telling the lady to do one thing at a time, and instead left the store and waited for me in the mall.
gmjambear and I had dinner at the Old Country Buffet in Factoria Mall in Bellevue, I wanted some batteries for my camera (as the rechargeables I've been using have become untrustworthy). I found what I needed and got in line at the cashier. The woman in front of me was juggling a purse, two other bags of purchases, and not one but two conversations on her cell phone, all the while trying to make a small purchase. As she fumbled in her purse for change, gabbing all the while, she suddenly decided she didn't have enough change and decided to pay with a debit card instead, requiring more interaction with the clerk and more juggling of stuff. Gary was this ->||<- close to telling the lady to do one thing at a time, and instead left the store and waited for me in the mall.