It was a lovely sunny day yesterday albeit chilly, pleasant for walking. We had arranged to meet a friend for a coffee in town and we needed to top up our fruit and I needed my hair cut. Our usual coffee shop had that lovely atmosphere we love and the coffee is good.
It was nice chatting to my hair dresser too, who'd been to Morocco with all her family for the Christmas week, sixteen altogether! Temps were 20 C so very pleasant she said. I needed a good cut, so now I have very short hair! Ah well, it will grow I hope!
And for some unknown reason I decided I wanted to look in B&M, why? Because we don't buy anything in there, but I just wanted to look round. I wish I hadn't... I got lost in there. Like a lot of stores who want to optimize their shelving they make loops of them so you have to walk all the way round. There were dead ends, rows that doubled back and no exit signs. I was beginning to feel claustrophobic, when I saw Dh, with a store basket with just 2 pkts of paracetamol! And we made our escape.
I was so relieved to get out, but by this time my wee collection bag needed emptying, fortunately we were passing the town toilets on the way back to the car park and I have a radar key for the disable loo.. when we got to it, I was horrified to see it had a metal bar and it was padlocked. We had to use one of the other toilets which are no way big enough for two people, as Dh helps, we just left the door open!
I've since discovered it is now deemed out of order because it has been vandalized and also some homeless people are sleeping there!!! We did see a supermarket trolley there in the main entrance, piled high with sleeping bags, how sad..some one suggested to complain to the town council, would anything get down if we all did? I expect their reasoning would be lack of funding.. Karl Marx was right.. 'The root of everything is money.'
Chrisxx
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Hi Chris, seems like a bit of a mixed bag over the last week or so, hope it improves for you. Meals look very good so I hope you enjoyed them. Karl Marx isn't the only one with a view about money - I expect you already know that the Bible tells us that it's the love of money that's the problem, not money itself. Elaine in the very cold south
I'm sure your hair looks lovely. Short is so easy to look after and, after decades of really long hair, I wonder why I didn't have mine short many moons ago.
Not good about the loo, is it? xx
Oh dear! 'Tomorrow is another day...'
Nice you got out for a walk.. Still stuck inside this week but trying not to get discouraged about the weather. We have so many homeless in our big little city and it is sad. They do have a nightly shelter they can use. But during the daylight hours they must just move about town and not cause a ruckus to store owners.
When you have to go, or empty the bag it's critical! I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Yes, the love of money is the root of many problems.
Homelessness is a problem everywhere. Here the unhoused have been offered housing and they refuse it. There are issues that may never be dealt with…
Oh my. A day with all the highs and lows. Hopefully there was another "high or two" once you made it home. Take it easy today!
An emotional roller coaster kind of day. I do love your outlook, Chris. You take it all in stride and just keep looking up!
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