debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
I thought I'd run some errands before the local senior's club Christmas party.
I had two savings bonds that matured. When I tried to redeem them, the system computer at the bank wouldn't work for that function. The teller kept trying to enter the info and the computer kept freezing. Even the bank manager got involved and called the main office. Finally they just deposited the amount in my account and said they'd straighten it out later. What should have taken not more than 5 minutes took 1/2 hour.
Buoyed by this, I went to the grocery store to get ingredients for a holiday crudité platter similar to the one in the attached photo to bring to church coffee fellowship on Sunday.
Well, the cauliflower looked like it had been there since before Thanksgiving. Thankfully they had plenty of already prepared broccoli floretes in bags that looked fresh and yellow bell peppers. When I checked out, I asked the clerk if I had any bonus points I could apply to my grocery bill. She said I had accrued enough to get over $3 off, but of course, the store's computer wouldn't apply that credit to my total.
When I loaded the groceries in my car, I noticed my purse wasn't where I usually put it. I went back in the store and there it was, still in the shopping cart. Good thing I remembered to check it before I left the parking lot. I attribute that lapse from being so flustered by the circumstances of the day.
After all this, I wasn't in the mood I had hoped I would be in for the senior party. So everything there started to get on my nerves. We were supposed to have a cookie exchange, but I never saw so many chocolate chip cookies - do people make anything but that for Christmas cookies? The party was catered by a local Italian-American restaurant and most of the dishes were just some sort of pasta with plenty of marinara sauce. The food was cold because a local politician showed up and gave a speech before the food was served. Then they had someone there to promote the school Christmas play. By the time the food was served, it was cold and the pasta had a rubbery texture. I got terrible heartburn afterwards.
The group leader said at the last meeting that we would have many fun games, but the only "game" was choosing a person and pretending that they were a Christmas tree and try to "decorate" them with ribbons and trinkets. No grab bag and no BINGO.
I think part of the problem was that we were running short on time. The high school chorus came and entertained with holiday songs. Although they were very talented, the concert went on way too long. Five or six songs at the most, but 45 minutes???
I had two savings bonds that matured. When I tried to redeem them, the system computer at the bank wouldn't work for that function. The teller kept trying to enter the info and the computer kept freezing. Even the bank manager got involved and called the main office. Finally they just deposited the amount in my account and said they'd straighten it out later. What should have taken not more than 5 minutes took 1/2 hour.
Buoyed by this, I went to the grocery store to get ingredients for a holiday crudité platter similar to the one in the attached photo to bring to church coffee fellowship on Sunday.
Well, the cauliflower looked like it had been there since before Thanksgiving. Thankfully they had plenty of already prepared broccoli floretes in bags that looked fresh and yellow bell peppers. When I checked out, I asked the clerk if I had any bonus points I could apply to my grocery bill. She said I had accrued enough to get over $3 off, but of course, the store's computer wouldn't apply that credit to my total.
When I loaded the groceries in my car, I noticed my purse wasn't where I usually put it. I went back in the store and there it was, still in the shopping cart. Good thing I remembered to check it before I left the parking lot. I attribute that lapse from being so flustered by the circumstances of the day.
After all this, I wasn't in the mood I had hoped I would be in for the senior party. So everything there started to get on my nerves. We were supposed to have a cookie exchange, but I never saw so many chocolate chip cookies - do people make anything but that for Christmas cookies? The party was catered by a local Italian-American restaurant and most of the dishes were just some sort of pasta with plenty of marinara sauce. The food was cold because a local politician showed up and gave a speech before the food was served. Then they had someone there to promote the school Christmas play. By the time the food was served, it was cold and the pasta had a rubbery texture. I got terrible heartburn afterwards.
The group leader said at the last meeting that we would have many fun games, but the only "game" was choosing a person and pretending that they were a Christmas tree and try to "decorate" them with ribbons and trinkets. No grab bag and no BINGO.
I think part of the problem was that we were running short on time. The high school chorus came and entertained with holiday songs. Although they were very talented, the concert went on way too long. Five or six songs at the most, but 45 minutes???
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