Super Market Coffee Shop
Super Market Coffee Shop
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Vignettes from a Supermarket Coffee Shop
Sat sipping sour coffee, I watch people pass by held up by trolleys.
A woman in comfy shoes uses her metal wheeled basket as a battering ram, chairs squeal their surrender as she scatters them like flat topped ten pins.
Gossiping teenage girls giggle in mock horror. They briefly check me out in case I have potential. I do not.
An old man in a blazer with a dapper hanky in his breast pocket drinks his coffee alone. I'm kind of disappointed when he rises and he's wearing jeans.
The cafe employs a girl with learning difficulties to clear the tables. She does this with microscopic diligence.
The young girl on the checkout, her hair barely bundled into a cheap green baseball cap ,shows all the interest of a year dead goldfish. He face remains chiselled rainy.
A matronly assistant appears from the back like Mr Ben, she potters re-filling displays with pride.
Mother and daughter with hereditary chubbiness share a drink and a cheap chip sandwich both tutting at their excess. Their voices say no but their salivating eyes tell a different story.
Man with paper, customer 11 the sign on his table tells me, takes the print off a local newspaper. His bifocals glint as he tries to maintain focus.
An elderly pair of ladies with tea for two, mirror their teenage neighbours, they also gossip but giggle less..... Just.
A platter is presented to Mr 11, Its plastic top is unveiled in gastronomic tradition. 11 sighs at the sight of his toasted tea cake. I'm not sure if this is pleasure of disappointment.
I'm glanced at by every female who passes my table. My vanity likes to shout it's because of my swarthy good looks. My sanity whispers it's a woman's natural curiosity, 'what am I writing about'. If only they knew it's about them.
The cafe has a rush. Has a coach party arrived?
My nose is filled with frying smells. My diet angel reminds me it's forbidden fruit.... Banana Fritters ?
The young server in the green baseball hat doles out another toasted tea cake, I wonder if there's a special on. Her shoulders slump with the weight of her task. I wonder what job she'd prefer to do and must it include a baseball cap.
Piped music by the store's DJ. I wonder if I can get the channel on DAB.
A man in a wheelchair is trundled to a table. His gasps for breath suggest he still has a lust for life. His wife, I assume, for she seems far too tender for a cash for carer put on his break and goes to queue. I do hope she gets him a toasted tea cake.
A woman with a sleeveless dress and see through back sits sharing a cake with a much less glamorous friend. Given that they are both in their 70's I admire her chutzpah but would rather not see it.
A tall gangly girl in green appears from the kitchen swing doors with two overfull wheelie bins. She pushes them through the cafe to freedom. I wonder if this ever happens in the Ritz.
The wheelchair husband has a sausage roll. His wife cuts it up for him as he pours sugar into her drink. A metaphor for love.
Two young mums roll in with tots, both women in checked shirts and nearly matching parka coats. I wonder if they are on an expedition.
Learning difficulties girl finishes her shift. Her elderly parents sit and wait to take her home. She comes to them in her uniform. The family swell with pride.
A crying baby tries to form words, I clearly hear the start of the word 'mum'. I think of my own grown up daughter and my heart dies a little with loss.
Two tall young people in school uniforms enter. Are they a couple? is it an after school date? They catch me looking over and writing. I think I've been rumbled.
The Thoughts Of Chairman Anyhow
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at the B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a chainsaw.
Vignettes from a Supermarket Coffee Shop
Sat sipping sour coffee, I watch people pass by held up by trolleys.
A woman in comfy shoes uses her metal wheeled basket as a battering ram, chairs squeal their surrender as she scatters them like flat topped ten pins.
Gossiping teenage girls giggle in mock horror. They briefly check me out in case I have potential. I do not.
An old man in a blazer with a dapper hanky in his breast pocket drinks his coffee alone. I'm kind of disappointed when he rises and he's wearing jeans.
The cafe employs a girl with learning difficulties to clear the tables. She does this with microscopic diligence.
The young girl on the checkout, her hair barely bundled into a cheap green baseball cap ,shows all the interest of a year dead goldfish. He face remains chiselled rainy.
A matronly assistant appears from the back like Mr Ben, she potters re-filling displays with pride.
Mother and daughter with hereditary chubbiness share a drink and a cheap chip sandwich both tutting at their excess. Their voices say no but their salivating eyes tell a different story.
Man with paper, customer 11 the sign on his table tells me, takes the print off a local newspaper. His bifocals glint as he tries to maintain focus.
An elderly pair of ladies with tea for two, mirror their teenage neighbours, they also gossip but giggle less..... Just.
A platter is presented to Mr 11, Its plastic top is unveiled in gastronomic tradition. 11 sighs at the sight of his toasted tea cake. I'm not sure if this is pleasure of disappointment.
I'm glanced at by every female who passes my table. My vanity likes to shout it's because of my swarthy good looks. My sanity whispers it's a woman's natural curiosity, 'what am I writing about'. If only they knew it's about them.
The cafe has a rush. Has a coach party arrived?
My nose is filled with frying smells. My diet angel reminds me it's forbidden fruit.... Banana Fritters ?
The young server in the green baseball hat doles out another toasted tea cake, I wonder if there's a special on. Her shoulders slump with the weight of her task. I wonder what job she'd prefer to do and must it include a baseball cap.
Piped music by the store's DJ. I wonder if I can get the channel on DAB.
A man in a wheelchair is trundled to a table. His gasps for breath suggest he still has a lust for life. His wife, I assume, for she seems far too tender for a cash for carer put on his break and goes to queue. I do hope she gets him a toasted tea cake.
A woman with a sleeveless dress and see through back sits sharing a cake with a much less glamorous friend. Given that they are both in their 70's I admire her chutzpah but would rather not see it.
A tall gangly girl in green appears from the kitchen swing doors with two overfull wheelie bins. She pushes them through the cafe to freedom. I wonder if this ever happens in the Ritz.
The wheelchair husband has a sausage roll. His wife cuts it up for him as he pours sugar into her drink. A metaphor for love.
Two young mums roll in with tots, both women in checked shirts and nearly matching parka coats. I wonder if they are on an expedition.
Learning difficulties girl finishes her shift. Her elderly parents sit and wait to take her home. She comes to them in her uniform. The family swell with pride.
A crying baby tries to form words, I clearly hear the start of the word 'mum'. I think of my own grown up daughter and my heart dies a little with loss.
Two tall young people in school uniforms enter. Are they a couple? is it an after school date? They catch me looking over and writing. I think I've been rumbled.
For My American Chums, Here's Some Interesting Facts About
Supermarket Shopping !
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The fear of shopping is .......Officinaphobia
Random Joke of the Day..
I think my Dog maybe smarter than me .
he understands several words and commands.
and yet I don't understand a single bark ? ....
In 1989, Walmart pulled Listerine off shelves after a woman claimed it burned her mouth. After testing, they restocked it. Turns out that's just how Listerine tastes.
The Thoughts Of Chairman Anyhow
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at the B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a chainsaw.
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