Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Not from around here?
Trying a fur coat on for size
As ya’ll know, I live in the woods with Coon Cat and his brother, Other Brother Coon Cat…
….and 6 dogs. If you squint, you can see another one behind Fat White Dog, but number 6 is presently sitting in the passenger seat hoping I’ll stay home today.
Not when it’s discount day at the Dollar Store!
We have 2 types of general stores in these here parts:
Wal-Mart
& Dollar Stores
Today was $5 off $25 day. That’s when I go shopping!
There’s an unwritten dress code.
Never, never walk into a Dollar Store dressed as if your next stop is Sak’s 5th Avenue. You’ll get laughed out of the place.
Here’s an example of proper dress:
Most people like to go to the store right after cleaning out the barns
And you better not be showing your butt!
We have 4 social classes
Single-wide
Double-wide
Shack
& Not from around here.
How can you tell they’re not from around here?
The builders and their exterminator buddies are laughing their @$$es off while shaking hands with their climate control cohorts!
People who aren’t from around here clear-cut the land, then they want the house built out of wood and plant trees from their home state that have no chance against a Florida summer.
NEWS FLASH: If a palm tree isn’t going to grow in Colorado, what makes anyone think a mountain aspen is going to be happy here?
Any Floridian who lives in the country knows you don’t build a house out of wood — especially if you live near a river or lake.
And it’s the trees that keep your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
The house pictured above is going to be infested with termites long before the owners see all their transplanted trees die in the heat.
Then the climate control people are going to be out every year fixing the A/C. There is only so much torture even the best air conditioner can take.
Every place has a motto, and we have ours
So come on by, and bring your funeral policy, but enjoy the $5.99 All-you-can-eat baby back ribs at the local restaurant first.
No one should have to die on an empty stomach, and the dogs like the extra treat.
I just threw up a little in my mouth at the dress code. Thanks for that! I will never dress like that when out on hellonwheels! Promise! Cheers,H
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You never know what you’re going to see in the superstore. 🙂
There was a fad that seems to be (thankfully) going away of men wearing their pants half way down their thighs so that their boxer shorts were showing. It’s almost that bad to see.
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Great and interesting post.We have that fad here where the guys wear their jeans halve way down showing their boxer’s…why? Hope you all have a great shop day.x😻💞🐾🐾🐾
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Don’t forget the girls wearing low slung jeans that show off the metal chain of their thongs. I’ve seen builder’s bums on gals, and it ain’t pretty!
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People seem to be able to find new ways to create fashions that both humiliate and hurt.
In the 1970’s it was scarecrow bodies, ridiculously wide bell bottoms, and platform shoes 4 inches high. There was nothing for your ankle to do but break or sprain.
Today, we have boxers showing and platform shoes, stiletto’s and chains.
I’m not going to wait until comfort comes back in style again, either. 🙂
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Joggers, trainers, sloppy joes and tees for me.
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You like casual and comfortable, too. My clothing choices are Jeans, sweats, Minnitonka Mocs & T’s
I wear clothes until they can’t be mended & watch as people throw away 2 year old clothes because they’re “no longer in style.” That just makes me cringe. I wore a down jacket to work last week (it didn’t get above 50F). I bought it in 1985 at Burlington Coat Factory. It needs a button.
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I’m still wearing tees from a 1990 street market, and they still look good (and fit!)
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Absolutely! Better fit, and the material is better, too.
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Around here, it had something to do with Rap “singers.” To me, Rap is to music as kindergarten finger painting is to art so it “fits.” 🙂
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I will take a double wide, please! I used to live in one and it was my favorite home. I want to live out in the boonies!
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Some of the newer double wide’s can be luxurious on the inside, but they’re still nothing more than aluminum tents with wood poles. 🙂
That said, there was a time in my life where I was thankful for a friend who lived in a trailer, just to have a warm place to stay.
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My Dad told me that when I went shopping to be tidy and casual, but nothing fancy.
If I had cause to complain though, then I was to dress to the nines and make out I was loaded!
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My mom was the same. We were to look nice at all times, but when we were older we were to always dress to the nines (ostensibly to find a well-off husband).
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The thing I like about shopping at WalMart is that it makes me feel slim and attractive.
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LOL! Good one!
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