So, I had to file a report with Wal-Mart. What fun that was, being glared at by this lady and her idiot spawn of a kid. A child, that after it's all said and done, will be lucky to live to adult hood should he continue in his ways. Correction, should his MOTHER continue in her ways.
I was at Wal-Mart yesterday (Friday) to pick up an RX of my mother's. (There's another story there, but I'm not up to writing that one yet. It's REALLY long.) While waiting in line, I find myself standing in the back of an aisle that's very near the main "dual" aisles that Wal-Mart uses. You know, the ones that look like a series of H's on their side with displays in the center? That kind of aisle.
While standing there, bored out of my wits waiting on my name to be called (again, other story involved here. Will tell later) I look up to see this hispanic lady and her kid. Now, normally I wouldn't have paid them any mind at all, but I see that the lady has apparently decided to buy a bmx bike for her kid. Rather than rolling it out herself, she lets her kid ride it to the front. That struck me odd, since 1.) Kids aren't allowed to ride in the store, and 2.) Typically they only let the parents move the bikes around.
So, I was curious. Watching for some time, I thought to myself "That kid is gonna end up in a bit of trouble if he isn't careful."
About the time I thought that, the kid had reached where I was. He was trying his best to ride along side his mother's cart, with one hand resting on the cart itself while he steered the bike with the other. (He couldn't quite pedal it for some reason.) Whatever the case, his mother wasn't paying attention, and I doubt he was as well. As they passed this display, I watched as the handlebar of the bike caught the end corner of the display. This caused the handlebars to suddenly snatch to one side, and that kid and bike came crashing down like a house of cards in a earthquake. He even hit with this really meaty "THUD".
You know, it's a good things kids bounce. This kid could have been hurt much worse. All he had though, to tell of his ordeal, was a small scratch on his middle finger where the bike had pinched him as he fell.
The story should end there...but no, it doesn't. More in next post.
I was at Wal-Mart yesterday (Friday) to pick up an RX of my mother's. (There's another story there, but I'm not up to writing that one yet. It's REALLY long.) While waiting in line, I find myself standing in the back of an aisle that's very near the main "dual" aisles that Wal-Mart uses. You know, the ones that look like a series of H's on their side with displays in the center? That kind of aisle.
While standing there, bored out of my wits waiting on my name to be called (again, other story involved here. Will tell later) I look up to see this hispanic lady and her kid. Now, normally I wouldn't have paid them any mind at all, but I see that the lady has apparently decided to buy a bmx bike for her kid. Rather than rolling it out herself, she lets her kid ride it to the front. That struck me odd, since 1.) Kids aren't allowed to ride in the store, and 2.) Typically they only let the parents move the bikes around.
So, I was curious. Watching for some time, I thought to myself "That kid is gonna end up in a bit of trouble if he isn't careful."
About the time I thought that, the kid had reached where I was. He was trying his best to ride along side his mother's cart, with one hand resting on the cart itself while he steered the bike with the other. (He couldn't quite pedal it for some reason.) Whatever the case, his mother wasn't paying attention, and I doubt he was as well. As they passed this display, I watched as the handlebar of the bike caught the end corner of the display. This caused the handlebars to suddenly snatch to one side, and that kid and bike came crashing down like a house of cards in a earthquake. He even hit with this really meaty "THUD".
You know, it's a good things kids bounce. This kid could have been hurt much worse. All he had though, to tell of his ordeal, was a small scratch on his middle finger where the bike had pinched him as he fell.
The story should end there...but no, it doesn't. More in next post.
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