That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons bring us some web forums whereupon we can gather
http://garbi.online/forum/
Same result in Firefox and Chrome. uBlock doesn't show anything blocked.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:38 pmIt worked fine for me. Kraken probably has some security feature blocking it.stessier wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:25 pmHmmm, I thought I had figured out how to share photos. Guess I just have to provide links instead.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fLt8Emexdiw8xZjg8
Same result in Firefox and Chrome. uBlock doesn't show anything blocked.
I find this interesting as I never heard of the store before and I was stationed in Wurzburg Germany while in the army.Kraken wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:36 pm Department store lunch counters go way back. I remember eating at a couple with my mom when I was a child, and we'd go into the city to shop at Wurzburg's and Herpolsheimers. Kinda nice to see the concept still hanging on. Even as retail is passing away, shoppers gotta eat.
Don't get me started on soda fountains.
Have you been to Ikea? Their cafeterias are actually good, and the pricing is reasonable (probably a loss-leader).Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:53 pm Remember the 90s when a lot of places had eateries in them? Me and my wife loved the little diners in places like Walmart, Kmart, and even the food store Bi-Lo. Kmart actually had really great hamburgers. Theres still a few places around but not many like once. Guess they were a fad. Food City(used to be Bi-Lo) still has a little place to eat in their deli area. Cookes a hometown food store has a place to eat. Its not the same as the old days though.
Nowadays, it's the food courts. Somehow, these things still manage to hang on despite everything around them. We have a local mall that's a skeleton of its former self, with more than half the mall being empty due to high rent. When the major anchor store closed down many years ago due to a national bankruptcy, the mall was never able to recover. Yet the food court is always buzzing with activity. It's kind of strange to see a half-empty mall where people still go to eat food.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:53 pm Remember the 90s when a lot of places had eateries in them? Me and my wife loved the little diners in places like Walmart, Kmart, and even the food store Bi-Lo. Kmart actually had really great hamburgers. Theres still a few places around but not many like once. Guess they were a fad. Food City(used to be Bi-Lo) still has a little place to eat in their deli area. Cookes a hometown food store has a place to eat. Its not the same as the old days though.
Probably because it's ideal for groups who can't decide what to eat. They can all go and order from different places and eat together.Rumpy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:02 pmNowadays, it's the food courts. Somehow, these things still manage to hang on despite everything around them. We have a local mall that's a skeleton of its former self, with more than half the mall being empty due to high rent. When the major anchor store closed down many years ago due to a national bankruptcy, the mall was never able to recover. Yet the food court is always buzzing with activity. It's kind of strange to see a half-empty mall where people still go to eat food.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:53 pm Remember the 90s when a lot of places had eateries in them? Me and my wife loved the little diners in places like Walmart, Kmart, and even the food store Bi-Lo. Kmart actually had really great hamburgers. Theres still a few places around but not many like once. Guess they were a fad. Food City(used to be Bi-Lo) still has a little place to eat in their deli area. Cookes a hometown food store has a place to eat. Its not the same as the old days though.
Wow young. Terrible news. They always seemed so happy and in love.Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:11 pm Marina Sirtis (Troi from TNG) just announced on Twitter that her husband passed away last night.
Whole Foods has a food bar/sandwich counter/pizza bar. They also have a seating area. And they also have a regular bar with beer. Ours used to have a wine bar too but that got turned into the Prime Fresh processing area. You can buy a beer or wine and then drink it while you shop. You know, so you forget you are paying $5/lb for broccoli crowns.Holman wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:07 amHave you been to Ikea? Their cafeterias are actually good, and the pricing is reasonable (probably a loss-leader).Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:53 pm Remember the 90s when a lot of places had eateries in them? Me and my wife loved the little diners in places like Walmart, Kmart, and even the food store Bi-Lo. Kmart actually had really great hamburgers. Theres still a few places around but not many like once. Guess they were a fad. Food City(used to be Bi-Lo) still has a little place to eat in their deli area. Cookes a hometown food store has a place to eat. Its not the same as the old days though.
The Target stores around here also have a cafe, although it's more like a coffee shop with sandwiches than a real cafeteria.
It's generally all online these days. I get an email when a payment is made and have to log into the app or web site if I want to see the details. There should be an option to get a paper statement and you should absolutely get one early in the year for tax purposes.Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:35 am Small mortgage related question. My mortgage payment is auto drawn fro ma bank account. But I dont get any kind of receipt other than the bank showing the name of the place that withdrew it. Should I be getting a email or something as a receipt? I mean I feel like they are getting free money without me having somehow to show what that was for. Wouldn't hurt if I had a running total of whats left to pay and such right? Or is this standard?
This. I believe I had to set up my online account so that I would receive confirmation of payment - and possibly the mortgage statement. It's not all on by default. You definitely will be able to find the info you want on their website. And you should be able to request an email. You also may even be able to request paper statements if you'd like.coopasonic wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:42 amIt's generally all online these days. I get an email when a payment is made and have to log into the app or web site if I want to see the details. There should be an option to get a paper statement and you should absolutely get one early in the year for tax purposes.Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:35 am Small mortgage related question. My mortgage payment is auto drawn fro ma bank account. But I dont get any kind of receipt other than the bank showing the name of the place that withdrew it. Should I be getting a email or something as a receipt? I mean I feel like they are getting free money without me having somehow to show what that was for. Wouldn't hurt if I had a running total of whats left to pay and such right? Or is this standard?
Man, that really sucks. Hope you can get this worked out with minimal effort...Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:34 am College Board. The organization responsible for administering the SAT test.
My eldest is a senior this year, so it is time for his SATs. I registered with collegeboard.org several months ago for the December 7th test date. I paid the $80, which is (to us, at least) a great deal of money. When I did, the site said that the testing center would be determined later. Five days ago I went to print out his ticket and it still listed the testing center as 'see below', with nothing below. I called them to ask where the testing center was. The person I talked to was incomprehensible. I don't mean that they had an accent, I mean that I honestly couldn't tell if they were speaking English. I had to ask them to repeat every question three or four times. Some I know I answered wrong, because I couldn't tell what they were asking. After ten minutes, I was put on hold and transferred. The second representative was similar, and kept saying something about 'accommodations', but I still don't know what. They transferred me again. On hold for 15 minutes, they hung up.
I called back. I talked to one person, got transferred, and was hung up on again.
Finally, the third time, I was put in contact with the right people and got the five-second answer.
College Board emailed me to remind me of the date he was registered. They texted me to remind me. I double checked everything on his admission ticket to make sure it was all correct. I spoke to the teacher who was administering the test. Everything was in place. My son prepared heavily, every day, and was extremely stressed about it. Being autistic, this has a big impact on him, and the past week has been terrible for him. Still, he was ready for his test today. He went in, presented his ticket, showed his ID... and they didn't have him in the system. They showed him as registered, but the College Board forgot to enter him into the actual test computer. He wasn't allowed to take the test. He was upset, the teacher at his school is pissed, and we're pissed. We're not sure if we can get the date changed or our money back, even though it was their mistake. And I'm looking at more time with their 'support' to find the answer. A five second, easy answer took me an hour. This? I don't even want to think about it.
And it seems that this is normal for the organization. The BBB shows them at one star. They're famous for bad support, high prices, compromised security, refusing to answer complaints, losing test scores, and have had multiple class action lawsuits filed against them.
And there are no alternatives. This isn't some contracted company, this is the official non-profit set up by the colleges to administer these tests, which are essentially mandatory. It's shameful.
And, since they don't seem fazed by complaints, and because there doesn't seem to be any oversight over them, there is nothing that parents can do. They're at the mercy of this organizaiton.