Note: Read "Legends of My Falls," "One Flew Over the Basement Stairs," "Snow White Falling on Cedar," "Down, Down and Away," "The Accidental Tourist," "The Latte Show," "Up the Downed Suitcase" and "Hawaii K-O" before reading this post.
I had one more chance to tweak my back before we left Hawaii. I didn't see this coming either. I had my back to the menace. I was in the greeting card aisle at our Safeway store one fine night, doing what I always do when picking out cards, checking them all, reading the words, seeing if they really fit the person who will receive the card.
All of a sudden, BOOM! I was hit by something big from behind, something that knocked me over although not all the way to the floor. This was such a shock, not just for me but also for the store clerk who was pushing the loaded bread cart toward the front of the store. She couldn't see me in the aisle, so she slammed right into me.
I was shocked, she was horrified. I didn't want to cause a scene, she was petrified that she might have hurt me. Granted, a lot of people would have seen this as a perfect opportunity to sue Safeway, but nothing like that would ever enter my head. This woman was scared to death she was going to lose her job. She felt so bad, she went and bought a Safeway gift card for me and brought it back to me to pay for my groceries. I was sore for days.
Who would have thought that bread carts are 'things that go bump in the night'.......
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