Short post today, to make up for the extra post this week. I’ve also included a short (~12 seconds) video. I’m sure you can all relate to this situation. You will need sound to understand.
Of course I get this cart
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OMG!!! ROFL here… that’s MY cart you’re pushing sir! LOL And what restaurant served you that breakfast?? No offense, but the bacon seems to be a wee bit overdone, as is the toast. And the eggs could have used a few more minutes in the pan (or on the griddle). At least it’s not a pure English breakfast–those I can take a pass on. Thanks for the chuckle–it felt great!
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I’m glad you enjoyed the one-liner. Sorry for taking your cart. The bacon and toast are the way they are (and they are both very good). The eggs are ‘over medium’ which they do very well. My best friend and I eat here about once a month, usually after I get a haircut.
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Ha ha ha ha OMG that’s me too, I get the wonky, rattling, mind-of-its-own cart every time! :-)
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I guess the wonky cart is a universal thing. Does yours start out OK and only start wobbling after you’re about 20′ away from the rack?
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Yeah, they can be sneaky little blighters, luring you into a false sense of security then just as you think it’s fine they start the shopping cart version of Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks! :-)
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Haha
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Hi Dan – yes we have them over here too … good luck to John for finding a reviewer … and to you for your publications – cheers Hilary
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Thanks Hilary. I guess they’re everywhere.
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That breakfast borders on cruelty! What a gorgeous plate of forbidden food! I love your portraits of breakfast; they are a tribute to real eating. As for that cart, I think it has a good beat. Spike Jones could have used it.
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Now that’s looking for the bright side, Maureen. I was thinking more along the language of a wrap song by the time I made it back to my car. I only have that breakfast once a month, but I do enjoy it.
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Dan, how the heck did MY grocery cart wind up in your store? Lol!
Pam has her gears rolling looking at the leaf caught between the deckboards. She might even include the other two in her story/poem!
Hooray for the feisty Rose of Sharon. Can’t wait to see her next year.
I think Old Glory loves these windy days. She really gets to strut her stuff!
Ginger
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You can have your cart back, Ginger. Oh that was annoying.
The little Rose of Sharon was started by nature, or maybe a squirrel. This year I guess it decided it wanted to bloom like the big guys. I took the picture and said, “Um, you know it’s October…right?”
I love the leaves that refuse to lay down and rot. They want to stand in the bright sun. And the flag has been shaking off the rain and hitting the blow drier this week.
Over the hump now, I hope this week is a good one.
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When you are going to show one of your breakfast shots, you could stop right there as far as I’m concerned because I can’t concentrate on anything else. Boy, that looks good.
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I am sorry about the breakfast photo, especially since I’ll be having toast and an apple today.
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I do love the photos Dan. As for the trolley I always get that one too!
I would be happy to listen to the book and review it! I read your post on John’s and assume it the geniology book you discussed there.
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Thanks Willow. If it’s OK with you, I’ll pas your email onto John. The book is amazing, and the snippet of the audio really seems to make it come alive.
I guess those carts are everywhere.
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Thank you Dan that’s fine.
As to the carts yes in droves. 💜
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While I do love the bunny sightings, I have to admit Smokey does paint an impressive picture.
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He is a handsome boy. I think he knows it, too.
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Do you have multiple black squirrels… or is he an anomaly? I’ve never seen one up here.
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We have many. At one point in the summer, we would see 4-6 in the yard at one time. They rule this neighborhood. It seems some have moved on, but we still have at least three living close by.
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How wonderful. I’d be thrilled just to see one here.
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They’re really just Easter Grey squirrels with a pigment issue. They aren’t a separate breed, like your red lady.
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No, but I’ve still never seen any this far north.
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I think we’ve all taken turns with that cart of yours. I always feel like I’m getting the entire store’s attention as I roll through with it!!
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One aisle was closed off at one end. I had to go down, turn around and come back, There was this guy on the phone, talking to (I assume his wife) about something they had or didn’t have, and I felt so bad. But it’s not like I built the cart.
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Those carts cost about $250, and are usually deducted from the mgr.’s budget – so they hate to buy new ones.
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Ah. The clearest of all reasons.
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haha, you know that no matter what the question, the answer is always MONEY*.
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Those carts are annoying… but not as much as the ones that pull to one side!
Lovely photos.
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That’s a good point. I guess I should count my blessings.
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Haha! ;-)
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Love the photo selection this week, especially that flag, waving strong!👍🏻
Sent from my iPhone
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It’s been windy here and I love seeing the flag like that.
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👍🏻💛
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When I was not banned from grocery shopping I would get that cart every time. I sure could use that breakfast. Your photos made me smile. Thanks, Dan
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I’m happy to bring a smile, John. I only do that breakfast once a month. You know it’s good when the cook sees you come in and asks if you want the usual.
That cart tricked me. It started out quiet and then busted loose.
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Ha ha ha
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The noisy cart may be subliminal motivation to shop more. I like the sun through the fallen leaves.
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I’m glad you like those photos, Frank. That cart was driving me out of the store.
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I knew it was a HD cart before I saw the handle. I have a love/hate relationship with that store. I keep trying to coerce hubby into going out for breakfast one day soon. We haven’t been since the pandemic started and we have a few mom and pop restaurants that serve just the kind of breakfast you pictured!
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I try to use our local hardware store as much as possible, but there are some things they just don’t carry. We have a few favorite places for breakfast, but this one is the best. It’s compact, and you can get drawn into conversations with people , and the food is excellent.
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Our local stores are quite a bit more expensive, but with gas savings it comes out equal.
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Gas, and time. With the local store, I can get in, get what I need and get out quickly. Now need to wander around.
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That cart at Home Depot–the fixer-upper store–so funny! Your photos of leaves and pinecones always make me smile. You do some really deep bending to capture those!
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If I don’t get any other exercise, Lois, I walk and bend. I know those carts take a lot of abuse, but you’d think they’d have a supply of replacement wheels tucked away in the back.
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That grocery cart! I’ve made a racket many times rolling one of those through the store. Lol. Lovely autumn photos, Dan. Everyones getting ready for the cold weather. :-)
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I felt so conspicuous pushing that thing around, Diana. People were turning to look as I rolled up the aisles. I wanted a shirt that said “I just shop here!” We are getting ready for winter. It’s work, but it’s my favorite time of year.
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Lol. I know the feeling. And love the changing seasons too. Autumn is so beautiful.
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And when that’s the only cart left to take…..🤦♀️
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Just our luck ;-)
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The dreaded crap cart! I seem to find them, too! They all should be put down…
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Haha – we should round them up and send them to thew crusher!
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🤣
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LOL!! I think at one time or another we’ve all had that cart! It’s usually on a day when I don’t want to be noticed at.all! 🤣
I loved the fall leaf stuck between the deck boards.
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Exactly! I was hoping for a quiet in and out trip. Everyone in the store was looking at me – like it was my fault!
I never know how those leaves get stuck like that, but we get a few every year.
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LOL! I know right! I think someone who works at the store would notice and pull it out for a little adjustment, but no…I’ve never seen that happen.
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Our local grocery got all new carts in 2020. They already have a few of these.
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😮
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Those leaves look so lonely… There’s something niggling at the back of my mind. It will come. As for that shopping cart, been there done that, do not have the T-shirt.
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The T-shirt that says, “Driver of the Wobbly Wheel Cart?” Those should be easy to find. I do think of you when I see those leaves. I think of Maddie, too. I miss her, but I feel like I should carry on the tradition she started. I never noticed those leaves before. Now I can’t walk past them.
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I think of her too when I see those leaves. I like the thought that she is always with us through them .
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I like to think that.
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Horsefeathers, Dan… I’m laughing with you. I always got that cart too. Hugs.
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The cart introverts hate having. Just when you want to walk around unnoticed, you’re pushing a cart that screams “Look At Me!!!”
Worse yet, I just discovered the thing I bought has a problem and has to be returned. :(
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Ugh… That’s such a pain. Sorry.
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The cart? Yeah…
Every.damn.time
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Haha – It’s so damn annoying.
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Squirrel and rabbit – post pics winners.
So, the cart is the one liner?
I HATE those carts. I would chuck them, and throw them, and crash them and hoist them to hell; but I don’t have the strength.
Thinking about this almost makes me want to take up body building. (Almost)
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Haha. Or training for a demolition derby. Yes, the cart (caption) is my one liner.
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It’s funny, lol… but not if you have the cart!
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If I started to push that cart, I would have found another one. I hate being “that shopper” who goes through the store announcing my presence to others. I guess it’s slightly better than doing your shopping with a long stream of toilet paper stuck to your heel… but only slightly.
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The cart was smooth and quiet for about 20 feet. It tricked me.
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Pure evil.
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When I get a cart like that, I don’t know why I think it’s going to get better, or it won’t be so bad. Now, I’m imagining having a big piece of paper and pen and writing FIX ME! and leaving it in the cart off to the side. Yeah. Next time!
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Sometimes, rarely, they get better when loaded up. Not this time.
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The shopping cart made me laugh. Yep. It’s my luck, too. Great photos. Love the flag!!
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I’m glad you can relate, Jan. I love seeing that flag in the wind.
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I always enjoy photos of Smokey and I really like the POV you used for the drying leaf. Noisy carts and carts that don’t roll straight are the bane of shopping existence!! I’ve actually taken a cart back because of one of those reasons, especially the latter.
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Thanks Janet. I keep trying to get good angles on those leaves. It isn’t as easy to get down (and back up) but I try. That cart tricked me. It was smooth and quiet for at least 20 feet then went all wonky.
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Hi Dan, I have had carts like that. So irritating.
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They really are. They should park them off to the side.
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Wait…I’m not the lone soul who gets that cart?
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Nope. There are plenty to go around, it seems.
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Good to know! 😅
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