Got Grits?

I certainly do … have grits that is.

Using the last of my box of grits weeks ago, and unable to find the boxed grits I generally buy since the pandemic hit, I tried what was available — the instant grits that come in packets.

Didn’t like ‘em, too salty. So, I looked around and found my boxed brand online.

Wanting to make sure I had enough to last a while, I ordered two boxes.

Color me overwhelmed when the order arrived and I learned I’d ordered not two boxes, but two four packs — a total of 8 boxes of grits.

I could go into business. LOL. But I won’t.

The sell by date on half the boxes is 11/20, the other half are good until 11/21. So, the reasonable thing to do, just in case the boxed grits become as illusive in future as wipes are now, is to hang onto the four 11/21 boxes, start using one of the 11/20 boxes now, give the other three to Apache to share with residents who like grits.

At least I got my money’s worth. I thought I was buying two boxes at the inflated price of $25 per box when it turned out to be four @ $25.

Elsewhere in my world, I was happy to see everyone in the market this morning wearing masks. The governor had asked nicely for folks to do so, they didn’t, so now it’s a state law.

Signs were posted all over the outside of the market, and I was just waiting to see what would happen if someone tried to enter without a mask — wanting to know if management would enforce the order.

Didn’t see it, but I did see this one idiot wearing a mask incorrectly. It was tiny, only covered her mouth.

Standing in line, watching her nose fully exposed, I pondered what in God’s name was she thinking. Was it that she wasn’t worried about breathing in the virus, only breathing it out?

While I was pondering that, she made it up to the cashier and lowered her mask to her chin — exposing noise and mouth. Shaking my head at her stupidity, I began calling her all kinds of names in my head … like idiot, dumb beoch, test tube baby.

Though technically she was complying with the state law in that she was WEARING a mask (the law doesn't actually say to cover nose and mouth, LOL), the store really needs to invest in some sort of security, a monitor, someone to walk up to people like this and tell them to comply fully or get out.