Word: pump
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They plan to construct a borehole with a hand pump to tap into clean water underground...
...years old, and it's hard enough to lift the heavy grocery bags, let alone do all the work the checkout clerk is being paid for. The same goes for pumping my own gas. Sometimes I yearn for the good old days, when an attendant would not only pump gas but clean the windshield and check the oil too. Companies are more interested in saving money by replacing employees with machines than in making things more efficient for consumers. Anything that makes life simpler and easier is fine, but I don't like the idea of doing the work...
...years old, and it's hard enough to lift the heavy grocery bags, let alone do all the work the checkout clerk is being paid for. The same goes for pumping my own gas. Sometimes I yearn for the good old days, when an attendant would not only pump gas but clean the windshield and check the oil too. Companies are more interested in saving money by replacing employees with machines than in making things more efficient for consumers. Anything that makes life simpler and easier is fine, but I don't like the idea of doing the work...
Thursday's summit declaration fleshed that out: both countries pledged to double up efforts in a raft of areas, from the push for greater transparency in the money markets to the fight against global warming. Both would do more to inflate Europe's military muscle, pump more cash into joint defense R&D projects and bolster their own border controls. And to better face down global challenges, officials from both countries would meet quarterly to discuss hot-button topics; senior ministers meeting every six months would do the same...
Opposite page: Chanel Take Me Higher wooden platform pump, $795 chanel.com...