Unkotare
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- Aug 16, 2011
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So I'm making a packie run this afternoon, and what do I see but two older ladies pushing a shopping cart out of the store with an enormous bag of ice. I had no idea the store sold such gigantic glaciers (I had no idea they had shopping carts either). Anyway, I'm heading out with my sack-o-booze and I notice these two 'mature' ladies together could barely navigate the parking lot with this Titanic-crushing load of frozen water. As seemed the right thing to do, I walked over and asked if they needed any help getting the Arctic Circle into their car. This is always a tricky moment because up here in the northeast we value our private space in public spaces. Fortunately, they were happy to accept the help. I put the ice in their car, they thanked me warmly, and we all wished each other a good day. Not really a remarkable occurrence until I was pulling out of the parking lot and realized - gasp! - they were black! A cold sweat broke out on my forehead as I considered how close I had come to being set on fire by those nice old ladies.
Another close call!
Another close call!