re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth

meanwhile, in the UK:

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That vending system in Amsterdam looks for all the world like the old Horn & Hardart Automats, which used to be a fixture in NY for generations. Though they were on the way out by the time I first used one on a long-ago trip to NYC with my parents, I can still recall the gee-whiz of putting a nickel or dime in* and getting actual food out of the little door. OK, I was about eight: things are more interesting at that age….

*yes, it was THAT long ago.