Posted by haakon, Today, it is spring in Edinburgh! Fortunately, we finished our errands before the “spring” hit us. We made our monthly trip to America, that is, Costco. Stepping inside the doors is like being in ‘merica. Imagine, shopping carts which are large, with fixed rear wheels! Jenny enjoyed parking in the American sized spots, with our British car. You could probably nearly fit our car the wrong way (perpindicular) in one of those spots!
I think the highlight of my day was stopping into Sainsbury’s (a general purpose kind of store). Jenny was looking for a slip. We looked around in women’s clothing, but they weren’t obvious. However, you never know where something might be, so my policy is usually to ask. So, I spotted an employee, and went to make my query. Unbeknownst to me, Jenny was embarassed at the thought of asking, and was scampering away.
“Do you carry any slips?”, I asked. She looked at me rather strangely, looked around, but I seemed to be by myself. “Slippers?” “No, a slip, they go under your skirt…” “No, we don’t carry any underwear here”. She seemed slightly disturbed by my asking.
So, I went to tell Jenny so, and saw her running out of the store. Apparently she thought it was bad form for a guy to ask a woman in a shop where to find a slip.
Anyway, now it is bright and sunshiney outside, 39 degrees, 9mph winds, a grand day!
-haakon
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