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I guess i do that too sometimes

 

Agreed. Sometimes it is for a selfish reason on my part. If I leave that shopping cart near my truck then someone will surely knock it into the side of my truck and ding it.

 

Might need to put this in the A**hole Parking thread
And I usually return except when I've had to park on the outmost perimeter and the theft wheel locks up, but I don't leave it blocking anyone

 

One other thing I do is when I park and start walking in I will often offer to return someone's cart who is just finishing up loading their groceries. I figure I am heading that way anyways and it is no big deal to drop off a shopping cart at the cart corral on the way or at the shopping cart pick-up in front of the store. Random act of kindness type of thing.

 

What is a theft wheel?

 

I've done that too but sometimes it startles the person, especially if it's an older lady and I'm in my worn work clothes. I don't always look like a nice person, lol.

 

Some businesses use a strip that is buried in the ground around the perimeter of the parking lot so that when someone pushes the cart over that strip it triggers a mechanism on the cart that locks the wheels so they cannot turn. To prevent someone from stealing the shopping cart.

 

From the article:
"The United States has tried permanent daylight saving time twice before and ended it early. The UK tried once before and ended it early. Russia tried it once, so did India and ended it early," Klerman said. "I think we should learn from history."

https://www.kmbc.com/article/daylig...ent-will-hurt-our-health-experts-say/41879538

 

I would do it more often if I were dressed a bit "rough". I like to challenge peoples perceptions!

 

a wheel that locks up if it passes over the perimeter wire
https://rocateq.com/cart-security/

 

The photo challenge thread, you can't post a picture that was taken before the weeks challenge is announced. He did, he also had the only entry of the week, so he won

 

AZ does it...guess they havent gone back the switching back and forth messes me up.

 

I agree.
The problem becomes after you have so many records the task of clearing them out becomes monumental.
So many other things I would prefer to do with my day. I do chip away at it occasionally though.

Next year

 

Random act of kindness story....last night I was working our store, regular customer pumps $100 in diesel. He comes in to pay with his Sams credit card like always, it doesn't go through. He said I just used it, I tried it again. It wouldn't go through. A lady is standing near him scanning her lottery tickets and says how much is it, I got you? I said $100, she said even? I said yes. She hands me a hundred dollar bill and tells him Merry Christmas. He was taken back and gave her a hug.

Not sure why his card wouldn't work, it was something on the credit cards end.

She got what she needed and told me he seemed like a good guy.

It was nice to witness, especially for someone that didn't "need" it.

 

^^^ This is me too ^^^

 

Good morning y'all!

Regarding the poll, I try and return them most of the time. Sometimes I feel like I'm putting the cart retrieval person out of a job, so I'll leave one in a random spot every now and then for them to collect. Plus, I've got stuff to do and the ice cream is going to melt if it doesn't get the freezer quick.

 

Dad

 

Wow!

 

I think my regular grocery store is playing me. And I'm fine with it.

We got one of the few grocery stores left that actually have baggers.

The store hires high functioning slow adults to bag and collect carts. Because of this, I go out of my way to shop at this Kroger franchise.

With that said, a few of these people have some physical handicaps. One nice lady ( Bev) has one leg drastically shorter than the other. She has a very noticable gimp.

I pulled into the lot one day and saw her pushing a pretty long string of carts. It wasn't pretty watching that.

It shamed me when I saw this.

Now I try to gather all the carts I can and push them to the entrance. I know it's their job, but I ain't broken and it only takes a few extra seconds.