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Kay Manning (Elrod)
This morning I was making breakfast and my husband walked through the kitchen, saw the hammer on the counter and noted, "Cooking again?" I never claimed to be a domestic goddess! The hammer was put to good use.
Due to the unsettling times we live in, there are times I need to vent and being home alone all day with no one to talk to I turn to you to bear the burden of my ranting. Below is a summary of my concern for Walmart shoppers - read it or not. Thanks for listening.
Wyatt Earp’s theory on gun control
The disturbing headline in the paper read “Man shot and killed inside the Walmart in Huntersville”. This provoked a myriad of thoughts through my head, the first being there is a sign posted on the front door that reads “No weapons beyond this point.” Don’t these people read? Perhaps people who carry weapons into Walmart do not know how to read. Perhaps they intentionally disregard the sign which is meant for everyone else to obey, such as the speed limit signs, “55 mph speed limit for you, all other drivers can disregard.” I wondered why we go to so much trouble to protect our grandchildren from harm by strapping them into a car seat or providing a helmet and knee pads for bike riding and yet we drag them into Walmart without any regard for their safety. We should at least remember to pack a little S.W.A.T. suit in their diaper bags just in case we need to make a Walmart run – literally, a run through Walmart hoping that moving target theory is accurate.
Does that sign on the door mean you can have weapons outside in the parking lot, but don’t bring them inside? If there is an altercation, is the parking lot a designated firing range? If there is going to be a drive-by shooting on aisle 3, should there not be safe demilitarized zones provided in the store for innocent bystanders, such as the book aisle (since they don’t read, they won’t be going there), or the bladder control aisle (no one goes there).
Not long ago, I needed assistance in the fabric department. An elderly woman in her 80’s came shuffling up to me and asked if I needed help, then she proceeded to tell me her life history as it related to Walmart. She had worked there for 15 years and they had given her the sewing department and it was just too much for one person to handle. She asked for a transfer to Greeter and it was granted. She started on Monday. I don’t know if this career change is advisable for a woman of her age at this time. Not only will she be greeting the incoming customers with a smile while she asks to see the receipt of the outgoing customer with the TV under his arm, but her new duties will include frisking those for firearms who disregarded the sign on the door as they entered. Will the addition of duties added to her already strenuous workload warrant a wage increase?
Just one more thing – the Greeter at Walmart asks to see the receipt of items not bagged to deter theft. However, the policy over at the Harris Teeter is that if you see someone walking out with a case of beer under the arm, don’t get involved – let them go. What is wrong with that picture? Walmart, an 80-yr-old greeter vs Harris Teeter and 8 strapping young baggers, a butcher with a meat clever, a Loomis armored truck sitting outside with an armed guard?
Where is this world going, and are we there yet?
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Well, I have played with this long enough. I have wiped off and painted over parts of this too many times so now it's time to heed the advice I get from Kevin all the time " Put Your Brush Down!"
