You don’t miss something until you need it. That’s the only way I can explain why I
never realized that complimentary seating has disappeared from department
stores. I have endured a year-long saga
with my knees. Thanks to Dr. Dana
Peterman and her great staff at Healing Arts Physical Therapy in Forsyth, I am
finally able to go shopping unassisted.
Although my knees are working properly, I still need to build my
stamina.
Last week I was having a rack attack and there’s not a
better place to feed that craving than Belk Department Store when they are
having a big sale. After about thirty
minutes, I realized that I was exhausted and needed to rest a moment. I started looking for a place to sit
down. I was incredulous that throughout
the entire clothing section, there was not a single place to rest. I finally found a place, IN MY CAR! I literally shopped ‘til I dropped.
I’m not picking on Belk, as I now understand that most
stores have removed chairs that used to be available for people that need to
sit. It’s a conspiracy! It’s a war on the infirm! I’m sure Obama is responsible for this! Where’s my buddy The Reverend Al, Al
Sharpton, when you need him?
I called the manager of Belk and asked him “Why don’t you
have chairs for your customers in case they get tired?” He said,
“We have to use the space for merchandise.” I told him, “I would have spent a lot more money if I had a chair
for two minutes.” He then told me that
I should have asked a store employee and they would have gotten one from somewhere. I thought, but didn’t say, “ Are you
kidding? Store employees are almost as
scarce as chairs.”
I think there is something far more sinister to this
disappearing chair issue than a space problem.
I will continue to investigate.
In the meantime, if you are in a store and can’t find a chair, DEMAND
one (if you can find a store employee.)
By now you must be wondering why I’m telling you this. I thought it might help you understand how a
liberal thinks. It’s issues of this
nature that I care about. I could give a flying doughnut what design is on a
Starbuck’s cup. Besides, our new
Dunkin’ Donuts has snowflakes and snowmen on their cups if that’s important to
you.
Nothing new happened in the Presidential circus this
week. Donald Trump is perfecting his
stand-up comedy routine on the Iowa crowd.
He spent 95 minutes telling an audience last Thursday that “I’m a good
Christian. Everybody knows that.” “I’m gonna fix things. Everybody knows that.” “Ben Carson has pathological disease. He says so in his book.” “Five minutes in a bathroom can’t cure
that.” I give his speech a “thumps up”
for its hilarity. I particularly liked
the part where he first appeared to be undressing when he demonstrated how a
belt buckle wouldn’t stop a knife. You can’t
pay for entertainment like that.
The Republicans had their fifth debate last week. Carly Fiorina did nothing to dissuade me
that she is not an Avatar. John Kasich
pointed out the ridiculousness of Trump’s mass roundup of eleven million
Mexicans. I liked that, but evidently
the right-wing focus groups did not.
When the feasibility of doing such a thing was questioned, Trump pointed
to Dwight Eisenhower’s mass deportation in 1954 called “Operation Wetback.” He intimated that it had to be a good thing
because it was a plan by a nice guy as evidenced by his slogan, “I Like
Ike.” Can things get any more bizarre?
Yes they can. Ben
Carson spent his week trying to convince voters that he did in fact try
to kill his mother with a hammer and he did try to murder someone by
stabbing them with a knife in the stomach.
He blamed the liberal media for questioning what he said in his own
words, in his own book.
The Veterans Day observance at the courthouse last Wednesday
was a top-notch tribute to Monroe County veterans and all veterans who served
our country. If you missed it, put it
on your calendar for next year, 11-11 at 11 a.m.
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