Well. no I didn't do it!

OK, so bear with me...

This morning Dawned bright and clear. I know this because I got up at 2:45 AM!!.

I awoke at 1:15 AM, but tried to go back to sleep. Gave up and hour later and went downstairs. (Quietly as Landlord was still snoozing..damn him) and turned on coffee and had a smoke (Cough)

At 6:28 Am (Or so) I went to the local (9 miles away) Win-Co and did my shopping. I trundled around a nicer cart then usual and found something I had seen, but never checked out. Carne-asada Or just thin sliced meat. Hmmm...Ohhh..NOW I SEE...

"Sandwiches" light go off in head..(Blinded, I end up picking the higher priced one..damn)

Here all this time I had thought it was some sort of specially sliced meat that only Hispanics liked..(Silly me!) Sight returns and I continue shopping. Butter, creamer (Ouch..$3.28 each, last time it was $2.18 ea..shoot) Eggs..(Crossing my fingers for some double yolkers..Grade A extra Large (That poor chicken!)

Finish with it and a $68 price tage. (I actually hit a bill of $53, but wanted $15 for "Other stuff" and so I loaded my "Old Lady Cart" (You've obviously seen them, little 1' by 1' by 2' little carts little old ladies push with a few things on the sidewalk) and headed to the exit. stopping only to spend $5 towards some scratchers. $5 wasn't accepted by the machine..Not about to put the $10 in..Sigh and leave.

(Side note: I worked in Houston, MO at the Durham plant, we made those huge green electrical boxes and I was 46 and lifting (By myself) those doors which were made of 16-12 gauge steel. Those doors (At 12 gauge) weighed 110 lbs and I'm doing it alone, so I my arms (At 49) aren't what they used to be. That's why the "Little Old Ladies Cart")

I then trundle back to bus stop, wait 30 min and then get home and put away food (Except for a section off the 2' hero I bought) munch and then head to Jantzen Beach and the Tobacco Store) I arrive a bit early, so I hit the bar.

After 30 min, I'm down about $60 and then hit another bar (There's 10 bars I believe in one building) all devoted to gambling/drinking/food (Damn good burgers at Rachel's BTW). I then run $80 into machine and pull out $290.

I cash out and then I got stupid. I had a beer. I drink only mildly (About 1 every other month usually) and so, in 5 min I'm a bit relaxed..Tooo relaxed. I then repay machine for $60 and then remember smokes. I head out, buy the 1 lb special $40 and 2 boxes of tubes and a small "Swedish Delight" cigar (Those Swedes are masochists if they smoke that crap!) Total damage was $47

I then had a brain cell not explode and stashed $60 away. I then went back to bar. Nuff said...I get home with tobacco, food is put away and Landlord has the final $50.I have my food, smokes, happy landlord...I guess then this should be a good week...(still have $20 in bank too.

So, nothing scanned..But then I realize I'd better back off online stuff till I do have the car, otherwise I'll never get one.Bad enough I can still get to OR, just have to remember to NOT CROSS THE STREET next time!

(Excuse me while I kick my ass around block a few times)

So, what have the rest of you been doing?

Hi Gene,

Thanks for sharing a day in a life of Gene! But what i really want to know is......you hit an awful lot of bars....just how many beers did you have........wink!

Lips

Genenco:
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