Hello Roger,

On Tue 2012-Jul-17 06:17, Roger Nelson (1:3828/7) wrote to Richard Webb:



 RW> YEah think we're gonna get the same here next week.  Weather folks
 RW> said cooling off with chances of rain yesterday, but the bit of 
 RW> rain we got just made it hotter.  YEsterday morning i was making 
 RW> turn off the air conditioners and open windows noises, but not 
 RW> last night when we got back from running errands.

RN> We can't live without A/C in this climate.  It's too humid and yet
RN> we are still cooler here than where Roy lives.  (-:

Yeah I know, remember I've lived down there also .  Up here we're still
in the zone where it's essential, but now
and then it's nice to be able to get fresh air.


 RW> We watch average gas prices, because there are certain places I'll 
 RW> stop to gas up, and others I won't, even though price is the same.

RN> And some places here, there are the independant owners still selling
RN> non-ethanol gas at about $3.40 per gallon.

YOu can't find much at all around here without the ethanol
additive.

 RW> Some want to play touch screen games with their pumps that the old 
 RW> blind man can't decipher, and it's much easier at a place where I 
 RW> can both go in to pay, and pump.

RN> Yes, but that's optional, isn't it?  I mean you can still pay before
RN> you pump, can't you?

Right, but the tocuh screen sin't optional if that's what
they have to work the pump.  Even if you pay cash before you pump you still
ahve to interact with the pump.  IF it offers anything other than discreet
controls that are tactilely
apparent I won't patronize the business.

 RW> IF we use the golly gee whiz cool touchscreen technology pumps she 
 RW> has to pump, and it takes us twice as long to gas up just because 
 RW> we have to get her out of the van, on the ground, etc.

RN> I haven't seen those.  Down here, you swipe your card and enter your
RN> pin number; then select the grade of gas you want.

Right but i"m not swiping a card, and many of those, even if you paid cash you
have to interact with it.  Kroger and a
couple of otehr places that offer the card at the pump still have actual
buttons to interact with the pump, but there are a few stations around here
that have gone to all flat panel
touch screens, whether swiping a card or not.  I try not to
patronize those places that have that, even if the price is
comparable because that means Kathy has to interact with the device at least
to get it started.


Regards,
           Richard
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