Close to Home by John McPherson for July 13, 2021

She must’ve shopped at Aldi.

Bleeb’s practicing to sneak into the drive-in.

I must self-censor or fall prey to the politically correct gestapo.

Looks like a balanced meal!

Here in Connecticut, a plastic bag ban took effect July 1st. So now you can bring your own reusable bags, or buy paper bags in the store.

That’s why I leave my reusable bags in the car.

Looks as if she’s had a lot of practice.

Now that’s what I call multitasking!!!!

First it was running back to the car to retrieve a mask now its to get reusable bags, oh well!

Bring vs Take. She forgot to TAKE her bags to the store.

Waitress level 100

Warehouse prices can’t be beat, huh?

Bleeb’s helping by sorting the groceries into manageable piles.

Hope she takes ice cream in first.

Bring your own bags to the store, cockroaches and all, so the entire store can become infested. C O O L .

This would have made more sense 6 months ago, when stores were still banning reusables.

Nope, nope, nope… I never use the trunk for groceries… I’m always afraid I’ll release the “Trunk Monkey” from that old auto parts commercial!

PS: is it just me, or does it look like Bleeb is upside down in that trunk? When you think about it… he would look the same upside down or… side right… right upside… umm, the opposite way!

Naaaaaaah! It’s probably just me!

It’s been that way here for a LONG time! (OR)

If I’m allowed one serious comment per day (usually reserved for Believe it or Not), one of our two local grocery stores (I’m not including Aldi’s) started charging .10 per plastic bag. In fairness, they did warn us a few months in advance and these are similar to the Aldi’s reusable bags – very sturdy. Now, if I can just remember to bring them along each time…

My ‘old bag’ does the shopping. OOPS. She might be listening. LOL.

Ha! That’s me….the less trips the better..

One of my “chores” is to make sure the vehicles are adequately stocked with shopping bags. I usually do that in the mornings when I take the doggos out for their walkies.

Looks like she what learned in the juggling act paid off.

The neighbor might help himself to some stuff in her trunk.

Or go inside the house, get the bags, and bring ’em out to the car…

when we were in Walmart in Maui- they had no bags to put stuff in Paper or Plastic. We had to buy a special Walmart bag and bag our own stuff.