May 17, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 32

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Activities Guest glued to cellphones poy. Rone It or Not:fo can wear out their welcome aUS. PRESIDENTS HONE WON GRAMMYS: they're spending on their teresting to know how many computers and cellphones. of the other employees will Because you are so turned off follow you out the door. DEAR ABBY: My husband you are considering rolling and Ilivein anice homein up the welcome mat, explain DEAR ABBY: A good the desert Southwest with an to your guests that you have given them an open invitationfriend’s wife is currently in in-ground pool and guest- so you can enjoy each other’shospice care and not ex- house. Our friends and rela- company, and you are hurt pected to live much longer. tives from back east have an that they spend so much time While I was at Walmart the open invitation to visit when- on their electronic devices. ever they please. We enjoyed Nobody gets something for other day, I passed through these visits until recently. nothing, and it seems the the card department and, The problem is their ever- “quid” has gone missing from because I was already there, present compulsion to be the “pro quo” you have been I figured I would purchase a connected to an electronic de- offering. condolence/sympathy card. vice. We are not yet retired, When my inner circle discov- but in the past we didn’t mind DEAR ABBY: Iam a male ered I had bought the card taking a few days off work who was molested 30 years to spend time with folks who ago. It has troubled me into before she passed, they criti- came all the way out here adulthood. Recently, my cized me to no end. I thought to spend a few days with us. boss informed my crew that it was an efficient thing to do. Butit seems like nowadays aconvicted pedophile will T’m not wrong, am I?-- EFFI- our guests have their noses be working on a trial basis CIENT IN THE MIDWEST pointed at a phone or com- puter most of the time they on our shift. The moment he said it, it started setting off DEAR EFFICIENT: Oh, i are here. They have actu- ally missed the beauty of our triggers in my head, and I am very angry about it. come on! There was nothing S I area, which we are missing work to show them, because When I told my boss about wrong with what you did. = CAN EAT 3 Many people buy cards ofall they are otherwise engaged. Is there a pleasant way to my childhood experience, he acted like he didn’t want to hear it. Do I have any rights types because they think the £ 2507 i ask them to disconnect for in this matter? I really can’t message is appropriate. You OF INSECTS = 4. abit while we are enjoying thought of your friend and their visit, or should I just work with a man who has his wife while you were in _ IN ONE NIGHT. worm gocomics.com hurt another child like I was. get in the grumpy old lady -- TROUBLED VICTIM the card section, and it is the BARACK line? I want our visitors to DEAR TROUBLED thought that counts -- not the OBAMA have a good time, but I find VICTIM: You absolutely do date of purchase. If you made this behavior especially rude. have rights. You have the any mistake, it was in letting Rewpeuen wonweipleys.com © 2019 Ripley Entertainment ine. 5A 7 -- ALMOST DONE INTHE right to request a different itbe known that you pur- — SOUTHWEST shift, if that’s possible. If it DEAR ALMOST DONE: isn’t, you also have the right chased the card in advance. It’s possible that your guests Inasituation like this, discre- don’t realize how much time to look for another job. If that’s the case, it will be in- tion is key. 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