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Loose Avocado…Aisle 4
Another woman approaches, hands me an avocado and says, “I have a spare,” as if we were bowling.
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Susannah, you were the change. The rudenik was exposed and you promoted the sharing of an avacado stash. Now, if we could just get a block of butter and TP.
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I’ll tell ya Skinny, fear is an ugly thing when it’s transformed into action. She was one haughty lady, who doesn’t seem to get what’s really going on. Generosity should be in the house, not guacamole for one.
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Susannah, you are astounding! Kudos to you for graciousness in the face of lethal selfishness. You didn’t STRIKE back!!
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My New York kept her cool, and thank God since I too am a little stressed by this whole thing Anne. Thanks for reading my nonsense.
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Not nonsense! You are brilliant, diffusing a tense situation with a master’s hand. You wrote about it as no one else could. I admire your writing tremendously.
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Oh dear, I’m here on my knees. I feel my writing right now is so flat, so you’ve humbled me greatly. 🙂
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Rise up! I’m proud of you.
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Oh my. I’m up.
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A terrific put down, Susannah. I can’t imagine where people get the idea that they are so special. Thank you to that woman who gave you the avocado. She recognized a bully when she witnessed one. Thanks for sharing.
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The truth of the matter is, she’s the one who had all the avocados. People are taking everything that isn’t nailed down. Just now I went by Whole Foods, that’s a huge store, and there was a line around the block to get in because the store is filled to its legal capacity. It’s mind-boggling John.
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These are mind boggling times indeed. We are all going to need to learn patience. Well, except for me cause I’m not allowed to go to the store. I used to like waiting in line since I was able to talk to folks and hear their stories. I hope things get better soon.
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They will. I truly believe they will. Patience, as you say, is the key.
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😊
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Great response, Susannah! You are a saint, really. And where did you come up with that avocado illustration?! It’s good to recognize that some people’s bad behavior is a stress response to this unusual situation.
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You have to cut people slack right now, although she’s probably like that all the time, a hunch. It’s the Upper Entitled East Side remember where common courtesy doesn’t always apply. Sigh
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The world has gone mad … over an avocado. As I saw somebody else say … we are seeing both the best and worst of humanity during this thing.
The interesting thing to me is that our grocery stores have been well-stocked and, in particular, things like fresh fruits and vegetables. Every once in awhile, something is missing from the shelves, but for the most part every grocery store I’ve been in over the last week or two has been fine.
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You’ve very lucky. Here it’s showdown in produce and paper products. Humanity at its worse did you say? Piggish to the point of pathetic. sgh
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Yes. The paper products aisles are definitely a problem here also. At the beginning of the week, I went to the grocery store and made a list of things that were gone – almost entirely dried goods and canned goods. Dried beans, rice, refried beans, canned corn (but not other canned vegetables), Skippy peanut butter (but not other brands), Krusteaz pancake mix (but not other brands), bags of frozen chicken breasts. But fresh produce and fresh meat? Not a problem at all. And it has remained that way since. If I thought there was going to be shortages, I’d be buying all the fresh stuff I could so I could eat healthy and well as long as possible. So much of this makes no sense except for the existence of panic-driven herd mentality.
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Peanut Butter will be selling on the hot market, or EBAY, for 300 bucks a jar. sigh
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Now I’m craving guacamole, so it’s a good thing I have some avocados. . .
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I like it too. Who thought it would be right up there with caviar, price wise, and availability. Next, some guy named Big Al will be selling nickel bags.
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I made a delicious spicy guac with veggie tortilla chips. Better than caviar . . . since I don’t have any caviar.
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I’ve never been a caviar girl, an acquired taste, but I could eat salmon and shrimp all day, the crab that I am. Guac, even the color, is very appealing. I prefer mine with just lemon, no garlic, on Pita chips. Now we’re comparing recipes like on the Food Network.
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I could too.
I use lime in my recipe, because I love lime in so many of my recipes. I bought these delicious veggie flavored tortilla chips that I won’t even use for it because the chips alone are so delicious, seemed a luxury to pair em.
If we were on the Food Network, we would have to gush over our respective dishes and talk about how “super easy” it was to make.
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Nothing like the panic of a pandemic to bring out the worst in people. I’m not saying she would have been any nicer had there not been said situation – coz I’m sure she would still be the cow anyway. I probably would have slam-dunked it into her basket, ensuring it be bruised and barely useable… but you are nicer than me…
Kudos to the lady who saw very clearly and shared her stash with you.
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I love that you called her a cow. That just tickles me.
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🙂
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Of course, cows now will be resentful. 🙂
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Yes, they are… but that’s ok, you can handle ’em.
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I’m worried they’ll picket in front of my building holding signs with my picture with a line through it. You know how cows can be.
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I betcha she couldn’t even pick you out of a line-up! Too busy loosing her shit over an overpriced fruit.
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That would be hilarious, a Lucy episode.
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I can even picture it!
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They’d be noisy because of those bells they wear around their necks. 🙂
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And these particular cows like ’em loud and gaudy!
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Yeah, and they wear eyeliner and have the biggest boobs. Jesus.
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Vegetables are the best…and get sort of wild at times too.
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HAH…:)
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Very well played. The lady offering you an avocado while in line was the surprise part of the story for me. A perfect ending. Thanks for the smile. Hang in there!
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Oh Frank, you’re so easy to please. Where did you come from. What planet. 🙂
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🙂 …. In times like this, keeping our wits is very important. Doing ok?
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Just was out for a lonely stroll. We’re told to keep 6 feet apart and though I’m not paying attention, everyone else seems to be. I saw the 2 Irish Setters I like so much who came bounding over so their owner had no choice but to pop over to. He didn’t seem too happy. Well, hey, you know how social the Irish can be, including those with tails. 🙂
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Law of Attraction can even have manners. Both got what you wanted and the other lady gets to feel good about herself.
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That’s a good point.
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Love, love this episode. And the Mad Cow was stuck in her pile of shit. I know 800 polite cows who once were my neighbors…nice girls all. I got this from a friend today “God got mad at all our fighting down here and sent us all to our rooms.” Yeah, why not? As someone else commented about times like this…bring out the best and the worst in humanity. It shouldn’t be that way but it is. It’s up to those of us who refuse to lower ourselves to the ‘dirtbag level’; you did it beautifully rather than giving her an avocado quickie facial. Woohoo! You did the right thing and Jesus probably applauded. As for your writing being flat…nah, nah. Here’s a quote from my fav Maya Angelou “The idea is to write so that people hear it
and it slides through the brain
and goes straight to the heart”.
Susannah, I love to write and this is my goal…to write as she described it…my goal.
From my heart…straight to yours, Vasca
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Nice girls all. Pretty funny. I too am a Maya lover. Never heard that quote before. Thanks.
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Being the better person is great revenge, if nothing else, but glad you got one in the end. These days are crazy. The stores here are mostly stocked, although certain things get wiped out fast. Hopefully this passes quickly.
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Faith over fear is the call of the day. Thank you for taking time to read my blog I keep manning. It’s comforting. Perhaps you could post an essay too. Talk about your trip, post one of your pictures. A thought. 🙂
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