Trapped Again

I made it to town just fine yesterday. The snow was light, and had just started adhering to bridges. The roads were okay. I got a wet head because I don't have a jacket with a hood. I had to drive through the Gas Station Chicken Store parking lot, because a handicap car was in my rightful space, and a FREE AIR guzzler was in the other space. I'm not walking across the lot from the moat in freezing wind and snowfall!

First I went over to Casey's, where my space was available. I should have saved myself the trouble, because none of their tickets won. The GSCS paid back $10. And the Liquor Store gave me $25. I'm glad I didn't walk out. I waited 15 minutes for those winners!

Two women had entered as I was hobbling along the front of the Liquor Store. They had driven onto the lot, parked, and made it inside just ahead of me. I hoped they were shopping the aisles, or playing the fake slot machines. But no. They had just bellied up to the checkout. Fair and square, but I was not happy to cool my knees in line while the snow was coming down harder.

First Gal wanted smokes. The guy clerk had to go look for them. They were making small talk about her Thanksgiving. She had some kind of drink that was really good. It was in orange juice, but she couldn't taste the liquor. Which seems that she must really like orange juice, since she raved about how good that drink was. She had her customer number memorized. I think there's some kind of bonus benefits for that. She took her stuff and left.

Second Gal wanted cigarettes. A large Sprite with 3/4 ice. They have some special kind of soda here, that people are always coming in for. Since the fake slot machines now take up the wall where the soda fountain was, the clerks have to go make the soda from the one by the drive-thru window. THEN she wanted some little whiskey shooters. The clerk told her it would be cheaper to just buy a bottle.

"Oh, I'm not that kind of drinker."

Second Gal wanted five of them. I'm pretty sure she was going to share with First Gal, saying that she just THOUGHT she didn't want any after her Thanksgiving bender. I think they were headed for some kind of party/get-together, from what I heard on their way in. 

Anyhoo... then she paid with her card, but it was rejected for not being inserted fully. I was glad she FINALLY left, even though she was friendly and telling me about the weather while the clerk was getting her soda. I'm pretty sure a couple of those shooters got poured right in the minute she got to the car.

I made it home fine. More snow/ice came later. All the schools called off for Tuesday. So I didn't get out. The high temperature was 26 degrees. With clouds all day. The main roads were probably fine, but I can't stand the cold. 

Farmer H got scratchers for me. We'll see how they turn out.