Don't you hate it when...

Don't you hate it when...

• Getting out of the car at the grocery, you step on gum and four garbage cans are 50 feet away! Either a consumer is leaving his/her vehicle and cannot manage to keep the gum in the mouth long enough to make it to the cans OR s/he passes the receptacles on the way OUT of the store and suddenly realizes s/he cannot POSSIBLY chew that piece of gum for a second longer and MUST spit it out despite the obvious inconvenience to shoppers walking across the lot.
  
• You see someone pushing the grocery cart and s/he sneezes multiple times over the handles. By the way, if you DO NOT use the antiseptic wipes to clean your cart when entering the store, this is a major mistake!
  
• No matter what line you pick at the grocery, the person in front of you has an issue. More than once here in Miami, I have been in line when the woman in front of me unloads her cart, remembers she needs another item, LEAVES (strolls, not runs, mind you), and doesn't return for five minutes.
  
• You walk into the grocery while it is sunny and bright, you walk out when it is pouring rain. This is a typical Miami rainy season occurrence - you think I'd learn and always carry an umbrella. I have sort of learned - I have one in the car! NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
  
• The cashier is tired and THROWS your apples down to the bagger and then gives you a "crazy lady" look when you object to taking home bruised fruit.
  
• You bought four of those handy environmentally friendly bags, but you never remember to put them in the car (topped only by putting them in the car and not remembering to bring them in the store!)
  

Don't you love it when...

• You return from the grocery store and your dog greets you like you've been gone for a year.
  
• Ice cream is on sale buy one, get one free AND you have a coupon! It's like winning the lottery!
  
• A really cute baby is in front of you in the checkout line (although this is love/hate for me, because the current climate does not let legitimately innocent cooing and playing with the baby without the mom believing one is a psychotic middle-aged kidnapper woman).
  
• The store has taste booths that feature chocolate, wine, or both!
  
• The roast chickens have just come out of the oven at Sam's Club. YUM YUM YUM.
  

Happy Labor Day!