Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Couple of Steps Back

 Collingwood won the '23 premiership. The No vote won in the referendum.


I really have nothing to say about either event. Best to move on. I'm pretty good at it. Had lots of practice in my 71 years plus some months.


Get this one though. Gord went to Aldi a couple of weeks ago, on a weekend. As is his habit, he parked at Coles McCracken and walked to Aldi, killing two birds with one stone, getting some exercise while shopping. (Funny saying that, killing two birds, Who would? Who did? Origin?)


He made a minor purchase at Aldi, paying with cash, and walked back to Coles and came home. He didn't have his phone with him. Sometime later, a message/notification came through on his phone from Aldi/Google asking the question, "How was your shopping experience/visit at Aldi today."

I ask. How did they know he shopped at Aldi? I can only assume it was by face recognition by a camera that filmed him, as he used no card that would identify him, no phone, nor had a vehicle with registration that may have been recognized. 


I don't like it.

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