tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post7379341077725459095..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Humbling MomentBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-77424158855100424572009-05-18T01:11:00.000-04:002009-05-18T01:11:00.000-04:00Thats great. I get the whole taking things for gra...Thats great. I get the whole taking things for granted feeling a lot recently.<br /><br />Everyone moans and complains about so many little things. But when compared to how bad it can be, it really isn't that bad most of the time...Prometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333640626430310110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-75327805736298383302009-05-14T09:14:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:14:00.000-04:00Sometimes I see stuff like that here in Chicago. ...Sometimes I see stuff like that here in Chicago. I too feel like just saying to put it all on my tab, but I don't think it would be appreciated.<br /><br />It's so true to think about what we have because there are so many people with so little.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-48454832375112805542009-05-12T23:24:00.000-04:002009-05-12T23:24:00.000-04:00You mean you didn't say "hey you old bag...my twin...You mean you didn't say "hey you old bag...my twinkie and coke aren't getting any fresher here behind you either. Move along...green stamps went out in the 70s..."?Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-25611713432158893672009-05-12T11:25:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:25:00.000-04:00What a great reminder! I love how you see things ...What a great reminder! I love how you see things other people would take for granted. You are a very compassionate person.cherylhttps://www.wishinganddiscovering.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-53756485268089215482009-05-12T11:24:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:24:00.000-04:00What a great reminder! I love how you see things ...What a great reminder! I love how you see things other people would take for granted. You are a very compassionate person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-31029604564487402222009-05-12T09:44:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:44:00.000-04:00We all take too much for granted. It's good to hav...We all take too much for granted. It's good to have a reminder of this now and again.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-79414817738494009682009-05-12T08:08:00.000-04:002009-05-12T08:08:00.000-04:00Maybe she never shopped there, but happened to hav...Maybe she never shopped there, but happened to have a 10% voucher and thought why not use it? Normally she shops somewhere else having had a bad experience in the shop you were in.<br /><br />Ask her next time! ;-)<br /><br />(Quality post though...)The Author Of Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050022130807345712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-28433528513152779842009-05-12T00:10:00.000-04:002009-05-12T00:10:00.000-04:00i hate coupons. i forget them until after expirati...i hate coupons. i forget them until after expiration. <br />i take them the store and the item i want is on backorder. so i get a raincheck, and forget to use it.<br />i wish stores would just charge their best price for something and do away with coupons altogether.<br /><br />the lady with the coupon- for whatever reason, it was important to her to get her discount. So good for you for being Seraphinehttp://encoreseraphine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69830362702927595952009-05-11T23:50:00.000-04:002009-05-11T23:50:00.000-04:00...and after the purchase, she should've offered y......and after the purchase, she should've offered you one.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-48780320645265168352009-05-11T22:41:00.000-04:002009-05-11T22:41:00.000-04:00Incredible, Beth.
Incredible because just the othe...Incredible, Beth.<br />Incredible because just the other day, I was sort of like the woman you mention there, holding up the flow of things!<br />I bought two loaves of this awesome bread because it was CLEARLY on sale. I nabbed almost the last two loaves. <br />2 for $4.00.<br />But when the girl rang in the first one, it said $3.59 so I was all, <B>"WHOA! Hang on, Missy!"</B>Told her the stuff Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-34785214350398942392009-05-11T21:11:00.000-04:002009-05-11T21:11:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-35665431076519291382009-05-11T19:57:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:57:00.000-04:00It's a tough call, isn't it, knowing you can help,...It's a tough call, isn't it, knowing you can help, want to help but what is the reaction going to be? You never know the whole story behind something like that (behind anything for that matter) but it's good to wonder.The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-71834360999851917902009-05-11T19:14:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:14:00.000-04:00Amazing what we can learn from other people and ou...Amazing what we can learn from other people and ourselves if we just step back and look at it from another angle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-12145306773941831312009-05-11T18:11:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:11:00.000-04:00Humbled and very patient, Beth. I think I would ha...Humbled and very patient, Beth. I think I would have been glancing at my watch and grumbling under my breath. I hate queueing in supermarkets. I'll try to remember your example next time I'm standing in line. You'll be my role model.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-75787235456240617052009-05-11T16:49:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:49:00.000-04:00I just have to know! Did they take her coupon?I just have to know! Did they take her coupon?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679485132057382813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-44272584555433486472009-05-11T16:25:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:25:00.000-04:00yes, good lesson there...sometimes we forget how t...yes, good lesson there...sometimes we forget how truly blessed we are.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-59826746959918204672009-05-11T13:12:00.000-04:002009-05-11T13:12:00.000-04:00wow. I love your perspective on things and you al...wow. I love your perspective on things and you always make me think.<br /><br />XOXOXOXAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-80187251958471661172009-05-11T10:47:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:47:00.000-04:00It is so important to remember what luck we do hav...It is so important to remember what luck we do have. I needed the reminder today in fact, I am getting buried in minutae..(is that how you spell that word?????)<br /><br />thank you for the reminder.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-19569694253684075202009-05-11T10:17:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:17:00.000-04:00That truly would be a humbling moment. I've done t...That truly would be a humbling moment. I've done the same but just because I'm really cheap.Sorniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057350597607764166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-59987558636356489692009-05-11T09:10:00.000-04:002009-05-11T09:10:00.000-04:00Every once in a while we need something to put thi...Every once in a while we need something to put things in perspective. Thank you for doing just that.Cidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915993866394084808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-60766088258647967092009-05-11T09:08:00.000-04:002009-05-11T09:08:00.000-04:00It's always good to be thankful for what ya got......It's always good to be thankful for what ya got...Reeny's Ramblin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050247389542400578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-24198395290968403312009-05-11T08:25:00.000-04:002009-05-11T08:25:00.000-04:00Very moving. Instead of looking at this from the ...Very moving. Instead of looking at this from the point of view that the woman was just being difficult and demanding, you chose to look at it from another perspective, one that was filled more with compassion and while we'll never know which was the "truth" in that situation, you chose a truth to believe. I love it. It does us good to be humbled now and then.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.com