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   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   18 Jan 14 10:16:48   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , Bernard Peek   
    wrote:   
   > On 17/01/14 01:28, Robert Bannister wrote:   
   > >   
   > > For a while last year, I was without a car so I signed up for online   
   > > shopping, but fortunately got the car back before it became necessary.   
   > > If I were still working, things would be different, but now I'm retired   
   > > doing a little bit of shopping every day gets me out of the house and is   
   > > partly a social occasion.   
   >   
   > Yes. It's worth remembering that we may be able to automate the primary   
   > function of shopping there are secondary functions too. Someone at home   
   > most of the time may need to get out or go stir-crazy.   
      
   On the flip-side, there are people who for whatever reason can't or   
   don't want to go out.   
      
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