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(Shopping - part 1)
Have I been watching too many horror movies? I was beginning to feel we were the only two people left alive. But no, I was wrong. I ventured out today, to do a little shopping. There were a few cars on our local road, presumably driven by live humans. There was even mail in the box, indicating someone had been as close as our front gate in the last week. Saw a few 18 wheelers on the highway, hopefully delivering toilet paper. (Do you know that USAns, who don’t have the word ‘toilet’ in their vocabulary, call it ‘bathroom tissue’?)
Anyway, got to the supermarket, parked my car at least 1.5mts from the next car, thereby using two parking places, donned my mask and ventured forth with my reusable shopping bags. Grabbed a trolley (no wipes on offer) and started to browse the near empty shelves.
Stocked up with the essentials such as ice cream, chips and soft drinks. I considered these essential for two reasons. Firstly with so much TV viewing I need lots of snacks and secondly, as I am only permitted by Scotty to shop for essentials I declared them such.
Just as well I didn’t need toot paper, eggs or pasta as there were none. I mainly went for fresh greens and yes there were choices. I was afforded the luxury of choosing between bok choy and celery as the only greens available. Partner had asked me to get him some plums. They had two left at $7.99 a kilo.
(To be continued)
Have I been watching too many horror movies? I was beginning to feel we were the only two people left alive. But no, I was wrong. I ventured out today, to do a little shopping. There were a few cars on our local road, presumably driven by live humans. There was even mail in the box, indicating someone had been as close as our front gate in the last week. Saw a few 18 wheelers on the highway, hopefully delivering toilet paper. (Do you know that USAns, who don’t have the word ‘toilet’ in their vocabulary, call it ‘bathroom tissue’?)
Anyway, got to the supermarket, parked my car at least 1.5mts from the next car, thereby using two parking places, donned my mask and ventured forth with my reusable shopping bags. Grabbed a trolley (no wipes on offer) and started to browse the near empty shelves.
Stocked up with the essentials such as ice cream, chips and soft drinks. I considered these essential for two reasons. Firstly with so much TV viewing I need lots of snacks and secondly, as I am only permitted by Scotty to shop for essentials I declared them such.
Just as well I didn’t need toot paper, eggs or pasta as there were none. I mainly went for fresh greens and yes there were choices. I was afforded the luxury of choosing between bok choy and celery as the only greens available. Partner had asked me to get him some plums. They had two left at $7.99 a kilo.
(To be continued)