I've been looking forward to the treacherous weather since I heard about on Sunday afternoon. You see -- I kind-of like the notion of being snowed-in and not having...A) to do anything; B) the ability to do anything. It's a nice feeling. Some people feel trapped...and I am sure that if the Lord moved me to some tundra way-way up North...I might feel a little differently...however, for now in Rockford, Illinois, I am enjoying the blowing snow from the comfort of my cozy cottage and in my flannel jammies.
Tonight I needed to run in to Hilander to get a bottle of salad dressing...as I am literally out...and I forgot my bottle at work...so I ran in for this one item. (Surprisingly, I left with only that item!) However while I was walking up the check-out, I noticed that EVERY single lane (and I think they had 7 of the 8 open) had a gazillion customers lined-up with carts FULL of groceries. Infact one such customer appeared to be buying enough canned goods to live in a BOMB SHELTER for what I could only guess as 30 years!!!!!! Goodness.
I'm sure this blizzard has been
good for grocery sales and snow-blowers!!!
After opting to use the self-checkout lane, I had the pleasure of watching three (3) people self-checking out cartfuls! Now - bless their hearts, this might have been their very first time ever using one of these You-Scan lanes...it was apparent that one such customer was soo mesmerized by the computer screen that she actually scanned each item and then paused for what felt like minutes (I'm sure it was only seconds) while she watched the price magically appeared. Okay, it's not magic. You want magic - DAVID COPPERFIELD! You want magic -- there are books at the library that will teach you how to make things disappear. This is the grocery store...and it's snowing outside...and then I got to thinking...Angie Good, how many times have people been patient with you. Cut this lady a break. Maybe she has lived under a rock since 1984 and is just now emerging back into society and she's never seen a computer.
After purchasing my salad dressing (Roasted Red Pepper - in case you were wondering), I got in my car and headed straight for the cottage. No gym tonight. I did consider it for about 2 minutes and then determined that if I did work-out for an hour, the roads would be 60 minutes more worse off then they were presently...and PRESENTLY -- THEY WEREN'T GOOD. Soooo my little Corolla and I headed to the cottage where I tucked her safely in the garage and I trudged my way to the front door.
Dumping my stuff on the floor, I informed Maggie (the evil feline) that I was home - she didn't seem impressed by the fact that I had survived the 47 minute commute (which normally takes 20) without an incident. Nor was she thrilled by the fact that I would be shoveling the walkway instead of gracing her with my presence. Cats...they have staff. Dogs have owners, but 'tis true - Cats have staff.
So that about covers my day...I suppose I should confess that on my way to work (and please note - I'm kind of math geek...as in "I like numbers and how they work together") I calculated how many cups of coffee I would have to consume to equal my body weight. It made me laugh. Once I calculated the quantity of cups, I then turned it into a story problem..."If Fun Angie drank one 8 ounce cup of coffee each workday morning (only Mon-Fri), how many days would it take her to consume her body weight in coffe?" Then if I drank it on all 7 days... And then if I drank 2 cups a day? 2-1/2 cups per day...
Look I have a 20 minute commute to work (this morning it was closer to 25 or 30 minutes)...I've got some time in the car. Nothing was decent on the radio and I didn't feel like playing a CD...so I had to amuse myself somehow...
Hope you had a fabulous day too!!!
~ Fun Angie
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