They don't have it in 'em

[Oldcarpy2]

I took my dear old Mum to a Harvesters Pub for a meal.  You had to wait to be seated at a table.

Waitress said ""Are you eating here or are you going somewhere nice"?

[argentus]

Naw.

I've worked in supermarkets before, back in my uni days.

It gets soul-destroying after a while.

You start hearing that scanner beep in your head when you are trying to go to sleep at night. 

"Thank you, come again". 

You know what is somewhat worse?   Waiting on the public directly.  Like in a restaurant.   I did that for four years.   SOME people are courteous.  SOME people are friendly.  The rest are entitled assholes, who think they should be honoured and worshipped during their gracious evening meal.   I was fired from two places in the Los Angeles area because I couldn't bite back my acerbic retort when pushed too far.  So it goes.  Selah.

[andy06shake]

You know what is somewhat worse?   Waiting on the public directly.  Like in a restaurant.   I did that for four years.   SOME people are courteous.  SOME people are friendly.  The rest are entitled assholes, who think they should be honoured and worshipped during their gracious evening meal.   I was fired from two places in the Los Angeles area because I couldn't bite back my acerbic retort when pushed too far.  So it goes.  Selah.

I can relate.

I've done silver service and waiter work, also back in the day.

Dont piss off service staff people.

The life you save may be your own................................

[argentus]

The 1970s still had working power grids, vehicles, communication systems, and infrastructure.

A global EMP would be more like going back to the 1800s, not the disco era.

So a cowboys and indians type wild west scenario, i should imagine. 

Might not be that bad. 

Not so bad for those who can adapt.   Those in the cities would destroy themselves.   Urban areas might do okay and even prosper.  Remote people are remote for a reason.

[Mantiss2021]

I am a late boomer (born late 50's) and I actually prefer self check-out. 

It is usually less crowded, and I can get through check-out quicker than waiting for a checker. As long as the scanner is working properly. I usually use a card or Apple pay for my purchases, so that I don't have to fumble around with bills and coins. I also like the fact that I can bag my own groceries the way I want them (cold and frozen foods in one bag, "crush-ables" in their own bag, and heavy cans and bottles in another), it makes unpacking and storage once I get home so much more efficient.

I guess after 20+ years of experience in "customer service" (telephone line agent for a government agency, now retired), I no longer especially crave, or relish, face to face human contact!

[quintessentone]

I am a late boomer (born late 50's) and I actually prefer self check-out. 

It is usually less crowded, and I can get through check-out quicker than waiting for a checker. As long as the scanner is working properly. I usually use a card or Apple pay for my purchases, so that I don't have to fumble around with bills and coins. I also like the fact that I can bag my own groceries the way I want them (cold and frozen foods in one bag, "crush-ables" in their own bag, and heavy cans and bottles in another), it makes unpacking and storage once I get home so much more efficient.

I guess after 20+ years of experience in "customer service" (telephone line agent for a government agency, now retired), I no longer especially crave, or relish, face to face human contact!

Same here, late boomer and at first I hated self-checkout, but I now have the hang of it and it's not so bad. The other week my daughter and I went to self-checkout and she scanned one item twice and the supervisor had to delete one entry, then she did it again. I'm glad I take things slowly now especially at the self-checkout. Next time, I won't let her do the scanning.

[andy06shake]

Not so bad for those who can adapt.   Those in the cities would destroy themselves.   Urban areas might do okay and even prosper.  Remote people are remote for a reason.

Cannibals would fare better than others.

The problem is that people from cities would spill out into urban areas in search of new sources of food and water.

The more remote you are, the better i suppose.