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Article #624541Re: Computers, anyone?
From: hanc...
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:27
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:27
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On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 12:30:04 PM UTC-4, JimP wrote: > The Japanese vending machines have blue lights under the cold cans, > and red lights under the hot cans. When the air temperatire/seasons > change, they increase/decrease the appropriate items available. NYC and Phila had a restaurant chain, Horn & Hardart, that provided good quality food in vending machines known as the Automat. It was generally fresh food, frequently reloaded by people in the back of the machines. Very popular in its day. Many small office buildings or college campuses have only vending machines, some with hot canned items and cold sandwiches. One wonders if the sandwiches are fresh or left for a few days. Not very appetizing. Other places have a microwave to heat up a canned item. Some railroads, trying to save money, replaced their dining cars with such vending machines. Passengers hated them and it hurt patronage. Personally, I don't mind well maintained and stocked vending machines for things like soda or snacks, but I don't like the idea of buying real food in them. Vending machines do have the advantage of always being open 24/7, important for people in I.T. who often work odd hours. My college had batteries of vending machines in its lounges. They didn't sell real food, but snacks, candy/cake, and coffee and soda. The vending machine operator took good care of the machines and had reasonable prices. On cold mornings, the coffee machines were very popular. On a recent visit to the campus, I was surprised to see that the machines were gone and replaced by a human in a cart selling the same sort of things. A rare example of a human replacing a machine.
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