But Baby It's Cold Outside!

     I think we got spoiled by what has been
some very mild weather for this time of the
year.
     That's why, at least for me, the cold
temperatures and frigid winds over the
past two days got me to thinking there will
be a winter after all.
     The wind was the biggest problem for me!
     On Monday it scattered the contents of
my Recycling container all across my front
yard, the street,a neighbor's property and the
edge of the nearby woods.
     I had already spent a good ten minutes
bending over recovering the cans and
plastic bottles when I began to realize I was
picking up a lot of products we never used!
     Surely no one would be littering around
here! Yet, I started filling a second
container where once there was only one.
      If an "ill wind blows no good" what do
you call a wind that brings somebody else's
trash?
     And why can't it blow all the cats away?
     It was just as cold and windy yesterday!
    But this time I escaped.......on a shopping
trip! Don't laugh! Not only did it get me out
of the cold.......it introduced me to some new
shopping carts!
    I don't have to tell regular readers how
annoyed I get with shoppers who leave their
carts where ever they want in front of the
stores they've patronized. That's usually
right in front of the space where their car
had been parked!
     I've seen a real mess over the past
couple of days at my nearby Walmart. I
suppose the cold is to blame for that as
well.
    The other day I personally pushed my
cart and two others back inside the store.
    I got both a "thanks" and a job offer from
the greeter! I'll have to think about that.
    But, back to the store visited yesterday,
they have carts with tall poles attached.
    They reminded me of the Bumper cars
at Knoebels that use similar poles to power
them around their rink.
    The carts in the store don't use any power,
except that provided by those of us who
push them. But the poles prevent customers
from taking the carts outside the store!
    Of course the system does present a
problem for those who buy a lot and have to
figure out how to get their packages from
the store exit to their car. But at least the
parking lot is full of cars....not carts!
    I didn't have that much to carry and,
anyway, the wind helped push me along!
    Hope you're warm and cozy and that
all your NEWS is good!