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As well as the above ^^^ I went to Morries for a couple of things. In the freezer aisle, where all the frozen food is behind tall, glass doors, I met an elderly lady (I say that in the hope that she was older than me) in a mobility chair. I offered to help her with whatever she wanted from the freezer. She declined my help, saying that she only had to back up a bit to open the freezer door. So I told her to call if she needed help, but left her to it as she clearly wanted to be independent.
When I looked back to see if she was OK, she had " backed up a bit" and had opened the freezer door. Then she lifted an oldfashioned, wooden walking stick, with a curved handle, off the wheelchair and started to hook it around on the top shelf until she managed to dislodge something, not sure what, but it made a big bump when it fell, landing on her wheelchair and dislodged a big bottle of water from her basket, which fell on the floor and rolled around the aisle!
Another customer got to the water before I did and picked it up. I had to admire the old lady for her initiative with the walking stick, but couldn't help thinking that something like a box of icecream falling on her head would not do her much good.
When I looked back to see if she was OK, she had " backed up a bit" and had opened the freezer door. Then she lifted an oldfashioned, wooden walking stick, with a curved handle, off the wheelchair and started to hook it around on the top shelf until she managed to dislodge something, not sure what, but it made a big bump when it fell, landing on her wheelchair and dislodged a big bottle of water from her basket, which fell on the floor and rolled around the aisle!
Another customer got to the water before I did and picked it up. I had to admire the old lady for her initiative with the walking stick, but couldn't help thinking that something like a box of icecream falling on her head would not do her much good.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.