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January 12, 2005

Mystery Smears

I went to Safeway yesterday for some lunch fixins. I was standing there waiting for the cashier to start scanning my clump of groceries, when I noticed the lady behind me dump her backpack on the conveyor belt. She then proceeded to remove various items from the pack, lay them on the conveyor, and work on rearranging them back into the pack. Among the items dropped onto the belt was a pair of scabby old tennis shoes. K'thunk! Just like that. Shoes on the conveyor. With my produce. I'm not saying I don't wash the fruits & veggies before consuming them, because besides pesticides, goodness knows what the clerks do on the conveyor belts after-hours. I know we all have different boundaries for what's inconsiderate and what's not, but the shoes on the grocery conveyor belt is a new one for me. Maybe I should run a test and see what people in general are willing to put up with. Maybe one time, I could undo my shirt, hop up on the conveyor and do a Shamu-on-land belly pose. Then another time, bring in my own reeking backpack, start rearranging, and flop a pair of damp, dirty socks on the belt for a few seconds. Yech.

Posted by Jeremy at January 12, 2005 5:48 PM