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[just bee]

@geezerette 

I'm not done.

[just bee]

Okay, now I'm done.  Gotta go buy peanut butter and mascara.

Bee back later!

[bikerbabe]

I didn’t like dolls. I still think they are creepy.
I was a stuffed toy, teddy bear, Matchbox cars girl.

It’s 95 and raining. Think men’s locker room after the big game. 🤢

[bikerbabe]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

@bikerbabe 

Does Bear like sheets freshly laundered and still warm from the dryer?  Mine do, and it's really hard trying to put on a fitted sheet with two cats under it!😹😹

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@geezerette 

@bikerbabe 

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@just bee 

@bikerbabe 

Yep!  This is them--only they're both under the clean sheet! 😩

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Bear's the one running around like a nut. He doesn't like to get under the covers. He does like to pounce all over them. And you. 

[just bee]

Okay, now I'm back.  And I'm annoyed.

I'm generally tolerant of retail mishaps because I worked in retail back in the 80s.

But today was annoying.  First, they were out of my creamy peanut butter.  Not the end of the world because I have one unopened jar in the stash.

Today was -- believe it or not -- the first day I had to purchase mascara that was serving time in Sing Sing.

Sign said push the button in the middle of the locked cosmetic case.  There was no button in the center of the cosmetic case. 

I found one at the end of the case and pushed the button.  Nothing happened.

Eventually a couple associates appeared who had to collect items for pick-up.  They saw me frozen and staring at the tubes of mascara and asked if I needed help.

As a matter of fact... I do.

The young girl retrieved two tubes of Full 'N Soft washable from the case.  Then I asked her if I could show her the bottles of mouthwash that were leaking and sticky and made my hands all gooey.

The older gentleman who was working that aisle completely ignored me when I pointed them out.  I did not want another person to get sticky.

So clearly I cannot be trusted to check out with my mascara alone.  Almost every item I purchased cost the same as the mascara.  Why would I steal the mascara?

She scanned my mascara at the self-checkout so I had to handle all my items and credit card with my sticky hands.

I did manage to grab an antibacterial wipe before I exited the store so I wouldn't get my car interior sticky.

Not a catastrophe but definitely irritating.  I could have stayed home in my sleep clothes.

I'm just being a grump.

[just bee]

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@bikerbabe wrote:
I didn’t like dolls. I still think they are creepy.
I was a stuffed toy, teddy bear, Matchbox cars girl.

It’s 95 and raining. Think men’s locker room after the big game. 🤢

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@bikerbabe 

I was a huge fan of...

[geezerette]

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@bikerbabe wrote:
I didn’t like dolls. I still think they are creepy.
I was a stuffed toy, teddy bear, Matchbox cars girl.

It’s 95 and raining. Think men’s locker room after the big game. 🤢

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@bikerbabe 

My nieces were the same.  No dolls for them.  Stuffed animals.  Preferably dogs.  They had families of them, went on trips, and had shows on a makeshift stage.  Grandma made them clothes for the various occasions.

It was fun to babysit them.

[geezerette]

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@bikerbabe wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

@bikerbabe 

Does Bear like sheets freshly laundered and still warm from the dryer?  Mine do, and it's really hard trying to put on a fitted sheet with two cats under it!😹😹

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@geezerette 

@bikerbabe 

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@just bee 

@bikerbabe 

Yep!  This is them--only they're both under the clean sheet! 😩

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Bear's the one running around like a nut. He doesn't like to get under the covers. He does like to pounce all over them. And you. 

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@bikerbabe 

The little devil has found Nirvana with you and DH.🥰

[just bee]

@bikerbabe 

Maybe that's why I'm grumpy.  I had to go out in the heat.  It's 94 here and I doubt we'll see any rain.

Now they're teasing us with rain next week.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[geezerette]

@just bee 

When I was looking for a flashlight at Walmart I had to get an "associate" to open the case they were locked behind.  Flashlights?  Then he stood there impatiently waiting for me like he had to pee really badly.

No wonder I made such a bad choice.

The other two stores I eventually went to had them hanging on a hook like they should be.   Naked, out in the open.  Both better flashlights, too.

Oh, and some potential disaster/lawsuit like a leaky bottle?  The clerks don't want to hear about it, let alone actually do something about it.

Brave New World.