Sometimes less isn't more....
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Inspired by a thread in "movies" about 1st class cinemas, I started thinking of areas of life where cost control etc has led to a worse experience. 3 come to mind:
- lack of usher(ettes) in cinemas - no one to control the talkers etc and I miss the kia-ora/ice cream lady who came round!
- The dearth of park keepers. Parks were looked after, well kept, and they stopped the bad behaviour. They've gone, and parks are mostly (with some notable excpetions) now big fields rather than places to go and walk and look.
- Bus conductors - every bus had them at one time. It made sense to let the driver drive and the conductor look after the rest of us!
Must be others though
- lack of usher(ettes) in cinemas - no one to control the talkers etc and I miss the kia-ora/ice cream lady who came round!
- The dearth of park keepers. Parks were looked after, well kept, and they stopped the bad behaviour. They've gone, and parks are mostly (with some notable excpetions) now big fields rather than places to go and walk and look.
- Bus conductors - every bus had them at one time. It made sense to let the driver drive and the conductor look after the rest of us!
Must be others though
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I miss these too .... Sometimes the kids can really ruin a movie for someone !!!
I don't ever remember a kia-ora lady !!
:eek::eek::eek::eek: That was the big treat as a kid - the lady (it always was a lady) who came out with a tray full of kia-ora cartons and walls ice cream tubs for you to buy
Still do it at my local theatre in the interval between acts - no kia-ora though, these days its hagen daz!