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[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

I've been enjoying these all day with my global south ^tm^ popcorn. Keep 'em coming X^D

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

It took two weeks to get my hazardous goods transported from the other side of the country.

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 4 points 5 days ago (6 children)

not me but i would imagine people who lived in a gas-attendant place would wonder where the helpers are if they visited a place where there's no gas attendant.

for my own experience, lost the tv remote, tv is now unusable.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

for my own experience, lost the tv remote, tv is now unusable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_remote

A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the user to program in new control codes to the remote. Many remotes sold with various electronics include universal remote capabilities for other types of devices, which allows the remote to control other devices beyond the device it came with. For example, a VCR remote may be programmed to operate various brands of televisions.

[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I come from South Africa, I've driven at least 200,000km in my life, the first time I put Fuel in a car was at the age of 30 after temporarily moving to Europe.

'Petrol Attendants' often also wash your windscreen while you fuel up

when i see it in the movies, i feel like having the attendants is a different experience altogether -- like a drive-thru type gas station.

[–] invertedspear@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The TV one is real. Without the remote the TV has one button. Hitting it turns it on if it’s off. When it’s on, hitting it brings up a menu, tap to what you want then hold it down to select it. Even turning it off is super annoying, but trying to do anything else is damn near impossible.

channel skipping / surfing is hard with the tv buttons as well!

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