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|    Daniel70 to rbowman    |
|    Re: The "Standards" Game    |
|    08 Dec 25 23:49:06    |
      XPost: comp.os.linux.misc       From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org              On 8/12/2025 12:13 pm, rbowman wrote:       > On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 14:37:25 -0500, Paul wrote:       >       >> The plastic baskets are electronically marked, and the detectors at the       >> store exit beep if you try to walk out with the plastic basket.       >       > I'll have to look more closely. I was surprised they had enough shrinkage       > for it to be a concern. The carts, otoh, easily convert to a Homeless       > Hilux.       >       .... or provide income for local Councils who, here in Australia, used       to have tray-trucks that could pick up lost carts that get reported. The       various Shopping Centres then had to buy them back from the Council!       --       Daniel70              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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