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[Thomas Shey]

Depends on the bagger.

I had one guy a couple years ago who- unbeknownst to me- put almost 3 flats of canned goods in a single (reusable) shopping bag. It was a surprise when I was loading up the car.

And I’ve had to tell the odd bagger to put delicate stuff like eggs on TOP of bags they’re loading.

At least I no longer need to worry about cold vs room temperature stuff anymore- all of my bags are insulated.

The worst I've had to deal with is people spreading frozen stuff across four bags; people have usually been pretty good about, say, putting the eggs on top.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

The worst I've had to deal with is people spreading frozen stuff across four bags; people have usually been pretty good about, say, putting the eggs on top.

Last week, a friend got asked if she minded if the bagger put the watermelon on top of the bread

 

[overgeeked]

Safety tools are great and everyone should use them. Even in games where you don’t think you should. They are a great litmus test and early warning system for filtering out problem players and referees.

 

[Reynard]

Safety tools are great and everyone should use them. Even in games where you don’t think you should. They are a great litmus test and early warning system for filtering out problem players and referees.

Or just bad fits. Someone doesn't have to be a "problem" for their preferences to fail to align with yours.

 

[MGibster]

It’s still a bit of a misnomer. Every job you can think of has its correlative skills.

It's an example of professional jargon that has a very specific meaning within the context of classifying workers. If you're working in a position that requires no experience and little to no training then you're engaging in unskilled labor.

Making sausages isn’t difficult, but there IS a trick to doing it quickly and consistently. I’ve watched CIA-trained chefs who can’t do the job as well as the guy who foes it daily.

Historically speaking, meatpacking has been considered skilled labor. I'm thinking sausage making is most likely an example of skilled labor. Though I'm amused at how long it took me to figure out you were talking about the Culinary Institute of America rather than the Central Intelligence Agency.

So what are they going to do? Retail isn't for the faint of heart, either.

From 2020-2022 the average restaurant worker's wage went up by 20%. Many restaurant owners realized they'd have to pay more for labor if they wanted to stay in business. There's still a labor crunch in some areas, but it's not as bad as it was in early 2022.

 

[MGibster]

Safety tools are great and everyone should use them. Even in games where you don’t think you should. They are a great litmus test and early warning system for filtering out problem players and referees.

I don't believe role playing games are an inherently dangerous activity that requires safety tools any more than most other social activities. If some groups want to use them, that's fine, but I won't ever use them for any game I'm running. And if a player was insistant, I'd suggest they find another game to participate in.

 

[Reynard]

I don't believe role playing games are an inherently dangerous activity that requires safety tools any more than most other social activities. If some groups want to use them, that's fine, but I won't ever use them for any game I'm running. And if a player was insistant, I'd suggest they find another game to participate in.

Roleplaying games -- as opposed to.board games or miniature games -- are inherently intimate. Even if you are just beer and preztling it, the open ended, try anything nature of RPGs mean that you are sharing your fantasies, however shallow, with the other people at the table. I think that warrants an extra layer of care.

 

[MGibster]

Roleplaying games -- as opposed to.board games or miniature games -- are inherently intimate. Even if you are just beer and preztling it, the open ended, try anything nature of RPGs mean that you are sharing your fantasies, however shallow, with the other people at the table. I think that warrants an extra layer of care.

I've got 30+ years of gaming that says otherwise. I don't believe these safety tools will ever be widely adopted. Of the many games of D&D being run at Gen Con in 2023, how many made use of the X-Card?

 

[Reynard]

I've got 30+ years of gaming that says otherwise. I don't believe these safety tools will ever be widely adopted. Of the many games of D&D being run at Gen Con in 2023, how many made use of the X-Card?

That's not what is important. What is important is that the X card is available.

 

[overgeeked]

I've got 30+ years of gaming that says otherwise. I don't believe these safety tools will ever be widely adopted. Of the many games of D&D being run at Gen Con in 2023, how many made use of the X-Card?

I’ve got almost 40 years that disagrees with yours. Safety tools are vital to playing horror games and games with horror elements.