| I was at Macy's the other day checking out pots and | | | | whole store was curious at |
| pans. The salesman came | | | | this point. |
| up to me and told me about a set on sale for $99. | | | | I had to move... ya know? Just how long was I to |
| marked down from $300. It | | | | stand in that weird |
| was EXACTLY what I had been looking for to | | | | position?....I did... and the final jar of mustard... flew to |
| replace our teflon bare pans! I said | | | | the ground, splattering |
| let me go call my husband. A hundred bucks is still a | | | | everywhere the sauces and rice and what not, had |
| hundred bucks, right?So | | | | missed."NOOOO000000ooooo!' I heard the salesgirl |
| Denny and I decided to get them. I went back and | | | | exclaim... adding to the drama. |
| grabbed a box with a small | | | | "DON'T WALK ON THE FLOOR... THERE IS RICE |
| saute pan to add to the boxed set on sale. I stood | | | | 'EVERYWHERE ... AND 'GLASS!" |
| before the display and | | | | "STAY THERE!" she redirected her attention back to |
| grabbed the larger box underneath. At one point I | | | | me.Hummm I thought after another 3-4 minutes... am |
| noticed that the display was | | | | I to stay in this spot |
| shifting a tad. All the pots and pans were displayed | | | | 'forever'? I decided to break another one of her |
| along with glass (glass | | | | newly set rules and tip toed |
| being the operative word here) jars filled with | | | | ever so carefully onto the carpet. |
| gourmet mustards and sauces. | | | | Her LOOK...WOULD KILL! |
| Other 'glass' jars were filled with rice and pasta ... | | | | "OK then", I said, "Well I would still like the pots and |
| well rice for sure... and I | | | | pans" |
| think the other was pasta..... | | | | "Come this way", said the salesman, who had first |
| As I said... I noticed the display began to shift... in | | | | helped me, as he quite |
| s-l-o-w m-o-t-i-o-n.... you | | | | gingerly picked up the boxes from still another |
| know how that is? You have time to envision the | | | | display. (I think they must get a |
| inevitable end? The disaster at | | | | commission) |
| hand?The crash was awesome! Rice and gourmet | | | | I was glad to get out of there needless to say.As I |
| sauces...EVERYWHERE. It was hard | | | | left I could still hear the salesgirl directing potential |
| to decipher which was louder... the SCREAM of the | | | | traffic... "STOP!... |
| salesgirl nearby... or the | | | | DON'T COME DOWN THIS WAY... GO A-R-O-U-N-D!!" |
| actual crash! | | | | When I went home I went through my cupboards, |
| Sheesh a ma neesh I thought... even in the midst of | | | | gathered up all the worn pots |
| this... CALM DOWN! As we | | | | and pans in question and replaced them with my |
| all know... I am not exactly a low keyed person once | | | | shiny new set! Awesome! I |
| prompted in the direction | | | | made a couple eggs for Denny and they were |
| of excitement. Yet... I still felt the salesgirl was a bit | | | | fabulous!What can I say... I have never been graceful |
| premature. I mean, the | | | | and never been a dancer... I am |
| items had not fully landed!'DON'T MOVE!!' exclaimed | | | | exercising though and I think I heard or read |
| the salesgirl as she surveyed the final damage. | | | | somewhere that makes one more |
| Meanwhile the clerk who had first talked me into | | | | sure on their feet and clears ones head!About |
| getting the pots and pans had | | | | MeName:Kathy Ostman-MagnusenLocation:Hawaii, |
| arrived at the scene."Why didn't you ask me to get | | | | United StatesAloha! I am a figurative artist and |
| them for you?" he said with mournful regret.Keep in | | | | Illustrator. If you check out my website you |
| mind... I am still standing there... remembering the | | | | will see that I am very prolific in oils. My paintings are |
| salesgirls cry of | | | | collected worldwide. I |
| 'DON'T MOVE!', holding the boxes in place against the | | | | also do sculpture; images available upon request. I |
| display. I am sort of | | | | have illustrated for Hay |
| wondering how long I must stand in this position.The | | | | House Inc. , Neil Davidson, who was considered for |
| salesgirl begins yelling at all wanna be passers | | | | the Pulitzer Prize in feature |
| by..."DON'T COME THIS | | | | writing, and several other publications. I also enjoy |
| WAY!! GO AROUND... THERE IS RICE ALL OVER | | | | story writing and poetry. All |
| THE FLOOR... IT IS 'VERY' | | | | of the paintings,stories and poems are written by |
| DANGEROUS!!!" | | | | me. |
| Naturally... EVERYONE... from far and wide in the | | | | |