“Nah bruh, I don’t have a dollar. I barely got here myself.” Where’s my list? Damn, look at those lines… it must be check day. The store manager should staff better. They always tryna cut costs like people got all the time in the world. It’s bad enough they’re keep cutting bus routes, but thank God we don’t live in Clayton County – their whole bus line is shutting down. It’s gonna take me forever to get out of here. If I had a car, I would carry my ass further north to the store.

Yep, up north off Reagas Ave. I stopped in there after work one day right around 6pm… you would think that the lines would have been long, but I was standing in line – HAPPY. Glad to be in a line that only had 4 people ahead of me. A lady came up behind me to get in line and the check-out girl called a manager. I was thinking great, what’s about to happen now. I about fell out though, they opened another line. Guess the people up north don’t have time to stand in nobody’s line.

Maybe it will clear out by the time I reach the check-out. Jelly, bread, milk, orange juice… nah, I’ll get the frozen kind. It’s cheaper and easier to carry. Corn, peas, green beans… wait. Hmm… $1.09 for one or 4 for $3.98. I’d save 9¢ per can. This is going to be a heavy trip, but that’s a better buy. How much are the fresh green beans? I won’t fool myself. I won’t have time to cook them. I’m sure they’re more expensive anyway. Chicken pot pies, corn dogs, French fries, frozen pizza… I remember when we used to have family night. We’d make pizzas from scratch, everyone adding their favorite toppings. That was always fun for the kids. Ahh, the frozen orange juice.

Ok, done with my list and then some. I doubt I’ll have enough to cover everything in this basket. Dang, the lines are even longer and there are no baggers. “Now I know you see me standing here.” (smiles) Young men kill me, no home training (… keep it light and friendly, light and friendly) “Yes, I do see that you only have one item. If you would have acknowledged my presence initially and asked to go ahead of me I would have let you.” Man, I hope this conversation don’t get me in some mess (still smiling). “You should try the self check-out lines. The lines are shorter.” He seems to be cool. “No, you can use your bank card.” Whew, that worked out well. I’m always saying too much. I hope he learned more than the fact that he can use his bank card at the self check-out. People need to learn how to speak to people directly and quit trying to get over all the damn time.

I see it so clearly, yet only…

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