I had to go to Seymour today to pick up glasses and pop into the local Wal-mart for a few things that aren’t available at Tanner’s here in the burg. Big mistake!! I’d rather have a stick poked in my eye than go to Wal-mart on a NORMAL day, but it was totally a freak show this afternoon with the forecast calling for around 8 inches of snow.
Judging by Wal-mart’s parking lot, you’d think that good ole’ Jackson County, Indiana was expecting a blizzard that would bring driving to a halt for at least 30 days. No bread or milk were left on the shelves, and cashiers were few and far between. I hate waiting in line (YES, I know I’m impatient!!), but today I found plenty of stuff to do to pass the time. For example…
There was this dude in front of us in line and his cart was seriously overflowing. He would weigh in at least 500 pounds (probably more), and I noticed that he had a couple 12 packs of Reeses peanut butter cups, at least 10 Snickers candy bars, and no less than 6 pies. I’m already about to tell him that carbs are his enemy when I notice he begins to haul all of this Ol’ Roy dog food and dog treats onto the conveyor. (Ol’ Roy is the only dog food that our veterinarian has specifically said to NEVER buy.) So this huge turd is buying all the good stuff for his fat self, but is giving his dogs bargain garbage! ::gasp::
I know that everyone doesn’t treat their pets like family, but some of us do. And to me, his statement was no different than when I see a Mother wearing BKE jeans and has her kids dressed in dirty sweatpants that are too short and have holes in them. Please take this post as a lesson… when you’re standing in line trying to get milk, bread and eggs before a predicted month-long blizzard, there are people like me who have nothing better to do than analyze your purchases. My 8 bags of Starbucks coffee and 2 large bottles of sugar-free vanilla creamer are probably going to be the hot topic of conversation for someone tonight.