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Self Service Checkout

I’m afraid you’ll have to wait the Self-Service Checkout Assistant apologised These two are out of order and this one has an elderly lady stuck in it She has the front of the till open and is guarding it until the engineer can come Let me see, I offer I always unblock the photocopiers at […]

Posted byDanielMay 20, 2019August 23, 2019Posted inPeopleTags: ageing, customer service, supermarket1 Comment on Self Service Checkout

A Tall Man

A tall man standing at the open door of a parked car makes me wonder as I pass walking back from the supermarket on a Saturday afternoon with a backpack full of groceries (mainly wine and beer) An elderly woman hobbles towards me, smiling “Ciao” calls the man from behind me his intonation making it […]

Posted byDanielMay 20, 2019May 20, 2019Posted inPeopleTags: mother, son, tallLeave a comment on A Tall Man

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