[stevezr1]

.............. A lot like Surferchick's experience .................

Long while back, pre-digital.......
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I needed to take a few rolls of Caribbean vacation film down to the local film shop, but was busy, never had the time. Finally the wife said her friends, family and co-workers were bugging her to see some of our vacation photos. Tired of waiting for me to take them, she grabbed the couple rolls of film and went down to the local shop.
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We were both a little skeptical taking them to a local shop, knowing that probably half the pic had at least some nudity. Nothing explicit, just chilling out at the beach, maybe a few in the room, and her topless practically everywhere, etc. Of course the friends and family weren't going to see those. But off she went to the photo shop while I was working.
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The wife said she felt comfortable leaving the film there, as they had this huge machine right at the counter, and she watched as the guy loaded a roll of film in the machine for processing. Signs on the machine advertised that the totally automated machine color corrected, etc. etc. Other signs said 1 hour turn-around. Good, she figured no one would have a need or the time to go through the pics, and the pics won't be seen by anyone!
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When she stops back in an hour or two later, there are a few people in line ahead of her. As she's waiting in line, she realizes that all the finished snapshots are on a continuous roll, and slowly scrolling out of the machine down a viewing area right in front of the counter, and back into the machine to be cut into snapshots! Any customer could see every pic developed! Of course the people waiting in line with nothing else to do except watch the pics scrolling past. Embarrassing? Yes. It was about then that she said she regretted not wearing dark glasses. She was wondering how she could not have seen that when she dropped off the film, she figured it probably idle then.
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But luck was on her side; her pics never came past, and were hopefully done when no one was standing in line. When she got up to the counter, the attendant said she timed it perfectly; her pics had just come out a few minutes ago! She paid the guy, scooped up the pics and got out of there quickly.
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It was only then she said she began to wonder if she just imagining it, or if the two guys and one woman who were in line ahead of her seemed to pay particular attention to her when she walked in the door, and then kept turning around to get a second and third look at her while they were waiting. And she wondered if she was imagining it or did they all seem to be wearing a knowing grin.
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