Social Responsibility

Crazy Woman Went on a Rampage Today

Crazy woman at my grocery store went on a rampage today.  The customer was so impatient that she couldn't wait for me to be properly checked out in the line and certainly did not want to wait for my groceries to be bagged.  It also must have irritated her that the cashier and I were smiling and having a pleasant conversation.  Next thing I know, a shopping cart was being rammed into my butt.  Not once, not twice, not three times but however many times it took for me to be pushed out of the cashier line and literally down past the baggers.  Swallow this....She did it on purpose.  That's right ladies and gentlemen, she rammed her cart into my butt multiple times on purpose!!!  Today I was having a great day, the weather was beautiful, time was going by at a perfect rate, and I was in good company so lucky for her I just smiled and continued on my conversation.  I didn't even respond to her ignorance.  But get this...She pushed me so far out she got her pay back when I had to go back up to the cashier so she could start my second transaction on the conveyor belt.  LOL!  Hah, impatient grocery customer.  Chill your heels.  Naturally, I had to pay....well the lady stuck up her nose and turned her head because she wanted to refuse my access to the credit card swipe key pad.  I looked at her, pointed to credit card machine and said, "excuse me please, I need to get in there to finish my transaction".  She grunted and moved her cart at an angle 2 feet to let me in.  

I left to load my vehicle and came back into to double check something for one minute and walked passed my cashier.  Her and I looked at each other and couldn't stop laughing!!  Believe it or not, yes Four Points we have a impatient woman who rampages at our local HEB ramming carts into your behind.  Gosh if only that 50-year-old woman's mother was around, I wonder if she would have tolerated that from her kid!

End of Era for Austin: Social Responsibilty




It is an end of the an area for Austin, Texas.  This is the last week that we will be able to freely obtain single-use plastic bags or paper bags from our grocery and retail shopping establishments.  As of March 1st the city has placed an ordinance against them being handed out.  There are many people who are mad about this and for reasons that I think are just from plain ignorance but the majority of Austinites are thrilled to abide by bringing their own bags.  Me?!  I am very relieved not to have to hassle with plastic bags anymore!  I hate having to carry those god-for-saken junky things that break before we get them in the house.  Granted we always have a double use for them since we own a pet.  But thank goodness we are being more responsible to the environment and more responsible to ourselves.  Why should it not be our duty that we bring our own bag to the store.  Other countries do it.  


Now to only get a Publix grocery store to Texas...

Well, at least we have the Whole Foods world headquartes here.... no other can compare to our beautiful downtown store.   Heck it is the best place in town to stop for lunch.