Donna in Hollywoodland

Weird Things at Ralphs

Once I was finished with my volunteer thing, I was very hungry. But I am very picky about what I will eat and I wanted to get a Meal. Not munchies. So by the time I left I was starving. Organic is out of the question right now due to my lack of planning, and the time of night. Wild Oats Market had already closed for the night. And stopping off at a Fast Food place, is now totally out of the question.
(There have been a couple of times I have stopped at El Pollo Loco because I had no other choice. But thats the absolute last choice as far as fast food goes.)

Since I didn't see any cafes open along Wilshire Blvd as I drove home, I figured I would have to run into a Supermarket.
I ended up at the Ralphs on La Brea near Beverly Blvd.
And that late at night, there was alot of stuff going on in the grocery store.

I picked up a sandwich, and I was in line waiting to pay.
The young couple behind me were having a conversation.
The girl was looking at tabloid magazines. "Oh, I have to get this, I have to see what Britney Spears baby looks like."
The guy replied "It looks like every other baby !"

I was just standing there thinking how right he was - when I heard a huge argument happening behind me.

Standing there, was a little skinny woman, holding about 10 cans of cat food.
She was yelling: "Just because you own a Bentley - it doesn't give you the right to block the fire lane !"

The object of her anger, was a tall, slim black man. In a turtleneck sweater that has some sparkly threads in it. His hair was closely cut in a hip style, and he was wearing earrings. He was obviously of Money.
He was buying liquor and beer.

He yelled back at her "Mind your own business, you lonely little Cat lady ! Go home to your Cats !"

She replied "What if there is a fire or emergency! Your car is in the fire lane ! You think you're special ? Who do you think you are ?"

The tall black man got out of his check-out line and walked toward her.
"Who do I think I am ? Yes, I am Special. I am a Child of the Most High God. And God is my Father and I am richly blessed. Yes, I am very special."

The woman in front of me rolled her eyes and made a comment about how she was special too.

I almost died of embarrassment. I hate it when Christians set such bad examples and claim that its okay with God that they do it.

I wanted to say "Well, I am glad Jesus didn't act like you - or the world would really be in trouble."

But I didn't want to get involved. It only two months since my surgery, and I didn't want to risk my health.

As I left the grocery store, I saw it. In the Fire Lane, right outside the door of the Ralphs Market, was a big, huge, fancy Bentley Auto.
What do those things cost ? Like 150,000 or thereabouts ?
Its so sad that someone can have so much material wealth, and so little disregard for his fellow human beings, public safety and the law.
Then mis-using God's name on top of it - thats the worse of it all.