Busy Day

We were out of town most of the day so I didn’t get a chance to do any sewing until this evening and I got the binding finished on the big Mariner’s Compass!! what a job, I think it took about six to seven hours from start to finish putting that binding on over the last couple of days.  I am so glad the last stitch was taken on that quilt – lets see about 10 minutes ago   I will wash it tomorrow to get all the chalk marks out of it and then see about getting a decent photo on Friday at the quilt group when I can have someone help hold it up and another to take a photo.

I was trying to think what would be interesting to post and my husband reminded me of two things that have happened in the last couple days.  So here goes.  On Monday I was shopping at Wal-Mart and had my cart half full when the intercom  announced for everyone to leave the store promptly, leave your cart where it was and get out of the store, at the same time the store workers were going up and down the rows of the store telling people the same thing.  Well I didn’t ask questions, I left my cart where it was and got out of the store, police cars were all over the place telling people to leave the area so I headed to my car and left.  I could see people still standing around talking and knew that parking lot was going to be a mess by time all those people decided or were told to leave at the same time.  I drove by later to see if anything was going on (this was after I went to a different grocery store to get my grocery’s) the roads leading to the store were blocked off and police were directing everyone away from the store.  Here I will mention that a week before there had been a bomb threat at the store and it was closed for 2 hours while the police investigated – no bomb was found.  The next day a bomb threat was at the court house and the bank across the street was robbed.  In a neighboring town 25 miles to the west a bomb threat at the Wal-Mart there.  Now today I read in the newspaper that it was indeed another bomb threat the day I was at the store and yesterday I believe a bomb threat at the junior high school in the other town!  Wow – I think someone doesn’t like Wal-Mart – it has not been determined if the bomb threat at the junior high and at the court house are related incidents and do not know if the bank robbery was a coincidence or part of it.

Let me state that I wasn’t the least bit worried or afraid when asked to leave the store, I guess I assumed it was another bomb threat like the previous as I had heard about it.  I really didn’t think there was one.  This is a small town and really I don’t think someone would really plant a bomb here – I hope not anyhow – but I followed the rules and got out — now some other people you wouldn’t believe the conversations I was overhearing on my way out of the store – several people close up to the cash registers were all but demanding to be checked out as they were ready to buy their items – what if there really had been a bomb, they wouldn’t have just been putting their own lifes on the line but the workers they were arguing with as well!

Before all this happened I had been at the customer service area making a return of an item my husband had purchased a day or two before that hadn’t worked out.  I was standing in line and it was a bit of a wait, there was a very old lady at the head of the line and she was trying to return something without a reciept.  In this store there is a rule I guess that you are only allowed a certain amount of returns without a reciept and she was over the amount.  She was trying very hard to get them to change their minds, she must have been 80 years old or more, very hunched over, skinny as could be, old clothes, hardly looked like she had a dime to her name, she just about had tears coming down her face.  We could all overhear the conversion.  I was really feeling sorry for her and was getting my wallet out to check and see how much cash I had as I was about ready to offer her the money she needed to get the correct item she needed (I will tell you I am not usually a sucker for sob stories!) she was telling them she had no more money for the month, well they continued to tell her sorry but rules were rules – when boy did she change – she straightened up, no longer had tears in her eyes and this helpless old lady turned into a vicious witch (I was going to say a word starting with a B but I will be nice in case it offends anyone ) before my eyes!!! LOL you would not have believed the change in this old lady – I put my wallet away as she was calling the store workers every dirty name in the book.  I have a feeling this was a scam she has tried numerous times to get money and most likely the item she was trying to return was not even bought in this store and if not she really didn’t need to be so foul mouthed as the store workers were only following their rules – they work there they do not run the place!

Can you believe this is the Christmas season – whatever happened to peace and harmony!