I must be getting old
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (364167)
Rockingham, Australia
October 17, 2025 4:47am CST
I really think I’m getting old. While we were away, we ran out of instant coffee which is really the only coffee we like. I buy the large tins of our favourite brand as it’s cheaper that way.
So I bought a large tin in Mukinbudin and refilled the smaller glass jar. When I went to store the large tin in the storage tubs under the bed, I discovered I’d bought one from home and it was sitting under the bed waiting for me to find it. So now I have two big tins of coffee. I don’t think I’ll run out again for a while.
I’ll use the opportunity to add another photo from Westonia Museum. Do you remember the fancy money tills like the one on the right-hand side of the photo?
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@Tampa_girl7 (53527)
• United States
4h
It happens to me sometimes too. At least you will have plenty of of coffee.
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@xFiacre (14489)
• Ireland
3h
@Judyev I loved those old style stores. Everything in them was so special, or maybe that's just how I saw the world when I was little. I was always fascinated in large department stores by the suction pipe that sucked canisters of cash from the till desks up into the office. I think I've described them correctly! And cash registers were so intriguing back then. Today's stores are so boring and they don't make me feel special any more.
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@MarieCoyle (49653)
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3h
We all forget things sometimes, I think it's normal--especially when we have a lot to think about or to do. Hey, be glad you have extra coffee. The prices for coffee seem to go up every single week!
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Great photo!
@snowy22315 (197486)
• United States
2h
I worked in a shoe store once in the 70's. They had a very ornate register that had been around since the previous century. It worked fine as well.
@FourWalls (79463)
• United States
1h
Oh, yes, those old old cash registers! (With the “no sale” sign that would pop up if you had to open the drawer for something.) I’ve never seen a telephone like the one on the wall, though!
@Marilynda1225 (86568)
• United States
3h
I can certainly relate to the "getting old" . Happens to me more and more frequently these days 
@Shiva49 (27558)
• Singapore
2h
It is easily said age is just a number but it starts to bite after a certain number!
I am careful whenever I travel for days as forgetting even one item can become very troublesome.
Nowadays, it is all digital payments though we still have to hold on to our hard earned money.
The rifle may not help when digital fraudsters are on the prowl looking for easy prey.
@AliCanary (3416)
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46m
Nothing wrong with having an extra stock of something you like :) When I saw that picture, I was going to ask if the bank accepted payment in bananas!
