Supermarket: Sadness.

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Marlene M

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On 2011-01-25, Chemiker wrote:



Horsecrap!

A lady I never met walked over and complimented me on taking the time
and making the effort to keep on eye on my alzheimers mom. Feeling a
bit embarrased and resentful about other issues at the time, I made an
unrelated remark. Later, I realized she didn't have to say a DAMN
thing, let alone give me a compliment. She left, for the season,
before I realized how selfish I'd been and could apologize to her for
my rude behavior. I'll be looking for her to apologize, come Spring.

It's not about YOUR problems. It's about acknowledging when someone
takes the time to, essentially, thank you.

nb
 
Supermarket: Sadness.

At the supermarket I lined up to check out behind this little old lady.
She was ailing somehow, hunched over with an empty personal wheeled pull
cart. We both waited patiently. When it was this lady's turn she put a
glazed donut down. The cashier asked "Is that all?" She said yes. The
cashier said "that'll be 59?" for which she paid from a change purse. I
said to her, for one item you could've paid at the customer service
desk. By then obviously it was too late.

Of course I didn't know the lady's story but to come out in the cold to
the supermarket, stand in a non-express lane, for ONE donut?

Made me sad. A brush with poverty? I dunno. Maybe. :(

Loading my car, a cart man came up and began to help me load it. He
broke into "Happy Birthday ACME! Today is ACME's 125th birthday!" With
the little only lady's issue still bothering me, I replied "Thank God I
won't be around that long!" He laughed and wandered off with my cart, in
his own world, declaring to no one in particular, "that's a lot of
candles."

2 x sadness. :((

Andy
 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:00:28 -0500, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


The card catalog have certainly outlived their utility, but I, too,
miss them. I spent so much time at libraries when I was in school
that the very smell of the card catalog is a memory all by itself.

There are so many advantages of online card catalogs, but there is one
the cards offered that is missing from online - that of getting
"distracted" during one's research and stumbling upon a card or two
nearby one's intended target that wound up being of benefit or leading
to some new path or idea while studying or writing.

Boron
 
On 25/01/2011 5:44 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

Good question. If they do they are out of luck now. I rarely buy books
because I borrow them from the library. Any used books go to my wife's
church bazaar.
 
On Jan 25, 2:28?pm, Janet Wilder wrote:
And unpatriotic sorts like me would be happy to have my tax rates
increase
to fund better benefits for veterans. Of course, most veterans are
contemptibly stupid,
and vote for the party that treats veterans and all other working
people like shit.
When I saw folks with bumper stickers that said, "Veterans for Bush,"
it made me think
that I wish he'd been one of the ones who made "the ultimate
sacrifice." The
dumb cocksucker certainly isn't fighting for MY interests. Next
election, I'll make a point
of actually saying that face to face to one if the situation arises.


--Bryan
 
Boron Elgar wrote:



Exactly. I know just what you mean. And clicking away on the
search box doesn't come close to flipping through all those cards.


You never knew what you'd come across. Of course, I was in the
stacks for a couple of hours a day, so I was pretty familiar with a
lot of the books. We used to have to "read" the shelves all the time
to put the books back in order.

nancy, tired of shovelling
 
On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:11:05 -0600, Andy wrote:


She's old and she has a lot of time to make transactions. It's nice
to hear a story about someone who was willing to wait in line for a
change instead of being rude because they thought their time is more
valuable than yours. The good news is that she's out and about and
not cooped up sitting at home, avoiding human interactions. Does your
town have a senior center? Sounds like it needs one.
Hey, look at the bright side! He's happy and he wasn't mooching.



--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
Jean B. wrote:




Charity/thrift shops are good places to both buy and donate used books.
Some of them actually shelve by category or author which is terrific.



Overdue fines make me feel guilty; cash donations make me feel great.

gloria p
 
On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:44:10 -0600, Janet Wilder
wrote:


We have the children's hospital book sale every year, that's who we give our
gently used books to. They use the money to buy extra equipment that's needed.
 
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:55:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:


my library system (montgomery co., md) has online access to the oxford
english dictionary. not something you'd use everyday, but very cool to
know is there.

your pal,
blake
 
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