oddities, observations, and ?'s...#6

oddities, observations & ?s...#6

                                                       

    There are many objects or concepts we don't observe, see, or, hear of today, because of scientific advancements, cultural change, or evolution.

   It is as if they had never existed.

  Except for professional photographers, I can't remember the last time I saw someone holding a camera up to their face, squinting through one eye, looking into a lens, and, snapping a camera shutter that captures the moment.

  It has been many years since I've seen a Bell Telephone truck on the road.

  Cd’s, floppy discs and thumb-drive backups are in the past.  We are in the Age of the Cloud.  

  I remember thinking a Garmin GPS was like having a magical box with some mysterious knowledge unknown to me. Now, it is all about MAPS.

  Has it really been nine years since Blockbuster closed its last store and over 14 years since I shopped in a Circuit City store? 

  Telephone books, physical maps, dictionaries, and encyclopedias have been relegated to my memory bank.     

  Not sure when ash trays and cigarette lighters were no longer placed on the dashboard of a car, but, it has been a long time.

  There are countless more similar disappearances. 

  Anomalies, examinations and inquiries are the subjects in this oddities, observations, & ?s...#6. 

   I returned an item to Meijer the other day and was told it would be three to five days before the cold hard cash would appear on my debit card.  

  When the purchase was made, the deduction from my account was immediate.  Apparently, that efficiency is MIA when the cash is supposed to flow back to the customer.  Where does that money go for 72 to 120 hours?

   HUH?  What's up with that?

  Dining out is part of the vacation experience for us.  Last April, Regina and I drove to Charleston, South Carolina.  We stayed two nights on the other side of the Cooper River which divides Charleston and Mt. Pleasant. 

  There are some outstanding restaurants in Mt. Pleasant including Melvin's Legendary Barbeque and The Red Drum Restaurant.  Page's Okra Grill served an unbeatable shrimp salad. 

  We arrived in Mt. Pleasant after dark, pulled into our hotel parking lot, parked, checked in, and, unloaded our luggage.

  It was the light of day the following morning that allowed me to see the big, yellow caution sign one space over that I overlooked the previous evening.  It read:  Alligators may live here.  Park with caution and be aware of your surroundings.  There was a creek down a slope from the parking lot that ran to the Cooper River.

  Several weeks ago, we walked into Cherry House Furniture in LaGrange, Kentucky, 20 miles east of Louisville, looking for casual, dining room chairs.  A young lady approached us and offered her assistance.

  Our salesperson was well versed in wood, fabrics, and all things furniture, but, she missed the tutorial on customer relations.  I voiced my concern about the high price of a particular chair when she replied, Well, look at it this way, it's probably the last set of chairs you will buy.

   My love affair with cool cars goes back to my teen years.  I haven't always driven my first choice, but, I have long admired from afar various cars on the road.

    Today, I saw a green, Audi Cabriolet convertible with the top down.  A stunning beauty.  However, the driver had the windows up.  Not many people know this, but, that is actually sinful.  I don't know how grave, or, at what level, but, it is definitely a sin.  Ask anybody.

  Regina and I took a daytrip to Frankfort, Kentucky a couple weeks ago.  

  We were walking in the historic home district of Kentucky's capitol, a city of just under 29,000 residents, when we came upon a three story structure that was built in 1786.  John Instone from England built the house on Wapping Street which was later owned by John B. Bibb in 1845.  

  The significance of Mr. Bibb owning the home?  He was a lawyer and an amateur horticulturalist and developed his famous lettuce while residing in the mansion.

  More on Frankfort in oddities, observations & ?s...#7.

  Coming up:  another job$ somebody's gotta do; a post on POS memories, and; an oddities, observations, & ?'s. 

  And, finally. Ivan Dimitrov, 27, was caught on video (of course) of defacing an outer wall of the Coliseum in Rome.  He etched his and his girl friend's name on the wall with a key.  

  His defense?  In a letter dated July, 4 and shared with NBC by his attorney, the London resident wrote:  I admit with deepest embarrassment that it was only after what regrettably happened that I learned of the antiquity of the monument.    

  Really?

  Huh?  What's up with that?