One of the things I really wanted to do today was to go pick apples. Before we knew it the day got away from us.......must have been all that fun I was having raking acorns!
Anyway we had about 45 mins before we needed to be at Mark & Dani's so we stopped at our favorite orchard. Now picture it is 98 acres of trees & they have a single lane one way road that enters it from which you can pick a place to park depending what apples you want to pick. However you have to get back on the same road that circles around the whole orchard & eventually leads to the exits which have drive-thru checkouts.
It was unbelievably crowded today & the cars were bumper to bumper barely crawling along & we figured we'd never get out of there. So I said let me out & I can go pick some apples & catch back up to you before you get to the checkout.
Only in a dream world!!!
I picked one bag full but wanted some Jonagolds but of course, they were in the furthest corner but I hustled over there hoping I would see Popster on his way around so he could take my one bag. No Luck! So now I have two bags & I start hurry along the road to the exit passing all the cars that are still crawling along! I come around the corner where the first checkouts begin & get stopped by the "apple" police.
I hear "Hey Lady, where's your car?" in a southern drawl. We live in upstate New York & that really threw me for a loop so I reply "Oops I guess I lost it!"
He proceeded to tell me I couldn't go through the checkout without a car & when I explained my husband was around somewhere with the car suggested I call him. That would work fine for some people but of course my phone was in the car! He then dialed Popster's number on his phone & handed to me. Turned out Popster had already gone through the checkout(& also got the 3rd degree because he didn't have any apples) & the only way back in was all the way around again!
Even though it killed him to break the rules he grudgingly agreed to let me go through a checkout line on foot. I said "Thank you so much but I don't have any money.....it's in the car with my cell phone!"
Anyway we had about 45 mins before we needed to be at Mark & Dani's so we stopped at our favorite orchard. Now picture it is 98 acres of trees & they have a single lane one way road that enters it from which you can pick a place to park depending what apples you want to pick. However you have to get back on the same road that circles around the whole orchard & eventually leads to the exits which have drive-thru checkouts.
It was unbelievably crowded today & the cars were bumper to bumper barely crawling along & we figured we'd never get out of there. So I said let me out & I can go pick some apples & catch back up to you before you get to the checkout.
Only in a dream world!!!
I picked one bag full but wanted some Jonagolds but of course, they were in the furthest corner but I hustled over there hoping I would see Popster on his way around so he could take my one bag. No Luck! So now I have two bags & I start hurry along the road to the exit passing all the cars that are still crawling along! I come around the corner where the first checkouts begin & get stopped by the "apple" police.
I hear "Hey Lady, where's your car?" in a southern drawl. We live in upstate New York & that really threw me for a loop so I reply "Oops I guess I lost it!"
He proceeded to tell me I couldn't go through the checkout without a car & when I explained my husband was around somewhere with the car suggested I call him. That would work fine for some people but of course my phone was in the car! He then dialed Popster's number on his phone & handed to me. Turned out Popster had already gone through the checkout(& also got the 3rd degree because he didn't have any apples) & the only way back in was all the way around again!
Even though it killed him to break the rules he grudgingly agreed to let me go through a checkout line on foot. I said "Thank you so much but I don't have any money.....it's in the car with my cell phone!"
Whatever you do, don't admit to being english!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't do that but I did tell him I was your sister!
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ReplyDeleteHa ha ha !
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