This is why grocery shops are not my forte…
Sharmila and Natasha are in Dallas. I stayed back in Atlanta to take care of a few things – including visiting Nikita, who is in a college now for some summer course in North Carolina. Nikita, apparently is running low on some supplies – among which, is potato chips. Sharmila explained to me in great detail how to find out where the chips are in our grocery store and that I was to pick up a large bag if I could find one or a pre-packed box of smaller bags if I could find one.
I had the picture all worked out in my mind how a bag of chips would look like and how a box of chips would look like. There was going to be one of them and I was to pick it.
Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men go pretty much the way Robert Burns had predicted. Moment I entered the grocery shop, I froze. Apparently, “look straight as you enter” is not a definitive instruction. Especially when there are multiple doors to enter and all oriented in different directions.
Eventually, I bumbled my way to the aisle that said “Potato Chips”. And my sharp eyes were looking for either a bag or a box of that particular variety of chips like a hungry hawk would be scouting for a dead rat from point blank range.
Aha! Found the bag!!
Alas, that moment of euphoria was quickly drowned by the next discovery I made.
Wait a minute! There is a box too next to it!!!
Now what do I do? The dratted grocery store had both kinds!! She never told me what to do if I found both. I have no idea how the priority order works for this algorithm.
And it is too early to wake her up in Dallas!!
Hmmmm…. I tell you – a grocery store and I – never have gotten along… and never will…
Buy both, eat the bag while going back to deliver the box to her.
I am not sure if you should feel good about this, but apparently, we think alike 🙂
As a complete aside while on the topic of potatoes and bags
Too funny. Can I feature this on my blog?
Sure, original author unknown.
Killer last line
Just Amazon it – large / small / extra large / pallet of chips – will get delivered with prime shipping!!!
You left out the subroutine where you ask which is preferred…
Why didn’t u come to see us?
Where?
Dallas
i am in atlanta
I know duh…sowhy u didn’t accompany ur wife
Got it. I misunderstood your question as “Why did you not come to see us… <at our house?". Well, I did not come to Dallas at all, as you know by now. I needed to be in Charlotte to take care of something with the younger kid at Davidson.