There's a comic strip author who writes occasional one-cell comics called Life's Little Victories. I had one today -- wahoo! Getting on toward Christmas, there's always a tough balance between acquiring the freshest possible food for Christmas dinner and getting beat into a pulp by all the other last-minute grocery shoppers. I dread the crawl across the parking lot, the fight for the last shopping cart, the tussles over half-dead picked-over produce, and the unending lines to check out, complete with shoppers abandoning carts to go back and forth picking up last items.
Today, I had lunch at a restaurant that shares a parking lot with a grocery store. It was grim. Although there were loads of parking places around the side, everyone wanted to be close to the door (so they could make a getaway after shoplifting?). Cars were everywhere they weren't supposed to be and drivers were horribly aggressive.
That experience really helped me get into the mood. Yeah, Christmas!
I finally forced myself to venture out a little after 4, and... not bad. Drivers were politely yielding right of way. There were spaces in the parking lot, and carts readily available. The produce department was overloaded with fresh, sparkling produce and cheerful workers. They were out of only one item that I wanted, and that was non-essential. (But it's due in at 8am tomorrow morning if I want to go back.) The shelves were well-stocked. There were lots of shoppers, but it wasn't crowded. And when I slid into the checkout lane, I was second in line behind someone with a relatively small order.
Well done, Shaw's. I'm impressed. And I'm not nearly half as crabby as I should be at this point.
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