{"id":331,"date":"2008-12-05T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eightminefortress.com\/surewhynot\/index.php\/2008\/12\/05\/postoffice"},"modified":"2008-12-05T19:48:53","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T00:48:53","slug":"postoffice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eightminefortress.com\/surewhynot\/index.php\/2008\/12\/05\/postoffice","title":{"rendered":"The End Is Near"},"content":{"rendered":"

So just a bit ago I was at the post office to stamp and send the first batch of NYRA’s holiday cards (yay!). Needed to buy a buttload of stamps first so I went to this service machine since I couldn’t use the regular stamp vending machine since I had no cash and had to use my debit card.<\/p>\n

Went to the machine, swiped card, ordered five books of stamps, etc. Then it was waiting to dispense the stamps. Then it had a message on the screen.<\/p>\n

“I’m dispensing your stamps. Please wait.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

I don’t like the sound of that “I’m”. Do you know what this means? We have machines in our post offices that are self-aware.<\/p>\n

Where shall it go from here? :scared:<\/p>\n

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