Posted by MidnightBlue on August 8, 2005, at 21:08:53
In reply to Re: Problem with definitions... » Racer, posted by ClearSkies on August 8, 2005, at 16:50:07
ClearSkies,
I just had to add this. When I go to the big megamarts (you can guess which one) I ride one of their shopping scooter/carts because it is hard for me to walk very far. This last weekend I was trying to pick out silk flowers for an arrangement. It is NOT easly to reach what you want sitting down, and the only ones I wanted were on one side of a major aisle. I was almost run over THREE times in 10 minutes by stockers pulling huge restocking flats! I got so mad one time I said very loud "Why don't you just run over me next time. It's not like I'm trying to shop or anything." Well, less than 5 min. later they were trying to run me down again. Each time I had to move out of their way. Each time I got MADDER! I accidentally rammed one of their displays turning it askew. Serves them right! Not one person treated me as if I even existed.> Even though you're (gulp!) blocked, let me define my difficulties in grocery stores:
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> if there is an employee stocking the shelves, I will turn around rather than ask them to get out of my way. Even if they are not standing in front of something I want, they *might* be, and that makes me very upset, to the point of crying if I think of opening my mouth to ask them to move.
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> if there are more than 2 carts ahead of me in the aisle, I will turn around as I don't like playing bumper carts and find most other shopper oblivious to my existence. See above as to asking others to get out of my way.
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> at some point, someone will ask me where something is. I don't like this as it just reinforces for me how illogical the grocery stores are laid out, and I think the store clerks should be Looking for people to help, instead of lining up the last 2 cans of diced tomatoes in a perfect line, so that when you want to buy 4 of them, you are out of luck.
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> Can you tell I can go on and on? If I could economically buy my groceries online, I would. It would save me at least one .5 mg xanax tablet a week. What a savings!!
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> p.s. Post p-doc appointment: I have been underdosing the Topamax by half!!!! Watch out for me next week in the local supermarket!.
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> hugs,
> ClearSkies
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