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PROMPT March 20th Share a time when your mouth hung open in shock/awe/surprise/wonder etc. What was it that made you feel that way? My mom always told me it was rude to let my mouth hang open. Apparently there were many times in my young life that I let my jaw drop in shock, awe, or surprise. Sitting here this morning and contemplating current circumstances, though, I can't say that I really remember anything that sticks out in my mind. BUT I can say that my mouth dropped open just today...several times...before 8:00 a.m. even! I dragged myself out of bed before dawn this morning. I showered and threw some food into the kitty's dish. Also threw some food into the dog's dish and gave each of them clean water. I skipped the coffee and the news and my exercises and dashed out the door in search of toilet paper. I sped through my town of Rocklin without my seat belt and with no heat. The streets were really kind of eerie. No people. Not many cars. Just...empty. I put that out of my head because I had a mission: toilet paper. And I had a list of stores that purported to have said TP. I arrived at Walmart #1. The doors weren't open yet so I waited PATIENTLY with everyone else. Finally the doors opened and...whoosh...everyone shot into the store and directly to the paper products where there was...nothing. Nothing. It was 7:00 a.m. and there was nothing. My jaw dropped. Someone had the courage to ask, "Where's the toilet paper?" The really unhelpful Walmart employee said simply, "We don't have any. And we don't expect to get any today." My jaw was still hanging open. But I found my voice and said, "But your website says you have some and it will be available today." The really unhelpful Walmart employee looked me in the eye and said, "Don't trust the website. We stopped updating that. It's really no good." I sucked in my breath and did my best not to reach out and strangle the guy. I did the next best thing. I turned and literally ran out the door to the next store. So did everyone else. Raley's: Nothing Safeway: Nothing Walgreen's: Nothing Nugget: Nothing Target: Nothing Chevron Gas Station: Nothing I ended up at Walmart #2 and found a shelf that had 10 or 15 single rolls of TP. Single ply and small. Limit of 1. Of course my jaw dropped open at the absurdity of the whole situation, but I pulled it close and squared my shoulders. I chose my 1 roll and made my way to the checkout. I spent $1.07. Seven stores and I came home with 1 roll of TP and a frown on my face. What a morning! The sad part is that it all has to be done again tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is my husband's turn. Maybe he'll have better luck than me. |
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