when you need to go shopping at a grocery store other than the commisary, (the commisary is what most air force bases call the grocery store on base. the BX is the mini-mall department type store on our base) TAKE A BUDDY(even though it's a great store, it is often fickle about things it carries. sure, you can find pickled pigs feet and cracklin' oat bran, but good luck finding cook'n'serve butterscotch pudding or dry bread pieces for your thanksgiving dressing). becky and i decided to go to the grocery store right outside of the base. we needed a few things that we could not find at the commisary, so we braved it and met at the large super store.
being cautious, we decided to meet there and park next to each other. it was a good idea.
granted, we've deduced that the area surrounding our gated community (we live on base) is a tad, well, scary/different than we're used to, but as if to prove the fact, the following things happened to us on our 20 minute shopping trip.
1. we are almost certain we heard a no-joke drug deal being made by a gruffy looking guy on his cell phone while he was picking out cantaloupe in the produce area.
2. we witnessed a finger-snapping insult exchange between two ladies in the bread aisle.
3. i was pan-handled in the parking lot.
4. two different groups of people tried to sell us tamales out of the trunks of their cars.
It has been a while.
12 years ago
4 comments:
Who can't resist a good 'ol Thanksgiving tamale?
The parking lot tamale selling may be creepy, but those tamales are some of the best tamales I've ever had - seriously. Send Tom to fetch some for you sometime :)
Hi Deanna...I love your blog! It's so fun to see the pictures, and hear what's going on in your life. It makes me happy that you are so happy!! I'm glad that you and Becky were ultimately safe at the grocery store, but yikes! You didn't want any tamales?!?! Haha...talk to ya later
http://ourhaitianjourney.blogspot.com/2008/12/allow-me-to-offend-you.html
This reminded me a bit of this post
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