[pct-l] Reality check

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Adam,

I had a similar experience once:  I had my cart full of the usual junk-food,
plus some beer as I recall, and the checker asked, "So, how long is the wife
going to be gone?"

Steel-Eye


On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Adam Mason <amason.ml at gmail.com> wrote:

> Okay so today I was at Sam's club today (which is like a costco. I'm
> not sure if they have those in all states.) getting things for the
> trail. I grabbed three cases of ramen, mac and cheese, etc... People
> around me were looking at me like "wow, look at this young bachelor.
> He must be a student with no money and someone that has no clue how to
> cook." Haha. Not true but it was funny. So I checked out and headed
> for the exit. A salesman was standing next to the door. He took one
> look at my shopping cart and said "Nice, everything you need." I
> thought to myself, "Yes, yes it is. Everything I need. Nothing more."
> It really put things into perspective. We only need the necessities.
> Our society is obsessed with having so much more than we NEED.
> That's all. It was a really cool thing that happened today and thought
> you'd all like to hear about it.
>
> Adam
>
>
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