Walmart, heaven on Earth. I’d met the clerk in question before, in that “Did you find everything okay,” kind of way and dreaded ever hitting her line again. I was third in the “express” line. I looked up to see the one I shall call “The Old Clerk.” Both people in front of me had six items. Fully 15 minutes later, my turn finally arrived. This will make no sense to many younger than me, but the thing that was flashing through my mind was “The Old Man” character Tim Conway did on The Carol Burnett Show. “The Old Man” was sure to make Harvey Korman break character and was sure to cause me excruciating pain and frustration as the character went through his molasses-slow schtick.
Scan item, fail, pick it up, turn it over several times, try to scan again….slowly and painfully look up at me with a confused, yet dull look, put it back down again, twist it a couple more times until…success! Then, open the bag, do a slow motion stretch to drop it in the bag, and bam…ready for the next item. Rinse and repeat through all seven items. I know, I just know, that they put her in the express line just to have fun with those of us in a hurry. I did find the humor, and now I actually like finding her, just to see everyone’s reactions behind me--that alone is worth the trip.
I got a comment today from a woman who has a website for Sacramento Foodies. Please check it out if you are in the Sacramento area and love good food the way I do. Perhaps a Port group will break off of this group, if I’m lucky.
Also, take a gander at Cori Crooks’ A Gag Reflex. It’s an absolutely mesmerizing chaptered story about her search for her biological father. Part fact, part the fiction she thought was truth, it is truly worth reading. She is working with a publisher now and once published, I am definitely going to pick it up.
Oh, and everything turned out okay on yesterday’s stress-inducer.
Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~ Unknown
Published on: Oct 25, 2006
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