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  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 AM

So, since Em is sick and we are not yet vegetarians (I have until 2010) I went to the store to make Em's ultimate in all comfort food, which is the all American chicken dinner:

This is a chicken dinner.

Making chicken dinner required buying an actual chicken.

Since I lack ANY mechanical abilities whatsoever, I did not get a shopping carraige. I tend to knock things over with a cart. These things include:
1. Big displays of stuffing
2. Bigger displays of bread
3. Even bigger displays of discount wine
4. Grandmothers
5. Random hikers

This is a hiker. This is not a hiker I personally injured.

So, fearing injuries and lawsuits due to my lack of grocery cart driving skills, I took a basket.
This is a basket. This is not my basket.

I plopped the chicken in the basket and strode over to the milk section of the store all confident because my phone got a text, which made me feel all loved. This is how I always feel when I get a text and it isn't a PUSH message from ATT trying to make me buy something. I was about to check out my text when I looked down at my foot, which was suddenly wet and covered in pink liquid!!!!!!

Hold on. I have to breathe and not get all grossed out.

It was chicken juice.

These are chickens without the juice.

I do not know what is in chicken juice but I am assuming blood and water and other scary things. Rather than panicking, which I totally wanted to do, I dropped my basket by the eggs and carried the chicken back to the meat section and wrapped it in another plastic bag.

But the damage had been done. There was chicken juice on my leg and foot and arm. There was chicken juice on my reusable bags. I went in line. There was now chicken juice on the little conveyor belt thing you put your groceries on. It was gross and sad and I kept trying to get the clerk's attention so I could start cleaning things up. I figured she had paper towels. I figured wrong.

"My chicken leaked," I told her when she finally looked at me.

She glared.

"I bagged it again, but it still leaked. Do you have paper towels?" I asked.

"Look behind you," she said.

I looked behind me. There were no paper towels. I grabbed a plastic bag and tried to use that to wipe up my reusable bags (this kind of deletes the point of the reusable fabric bags, I think) and it didn't work. Clerk sighed.

Clerk yelled, "Does anyone have paper towels?"

She went in the bathroom and got some there.  We wiped things. She glared at me and I just sort of smiled at her. She did not smile back.

I can NOT wait to be a vegetarian.
 




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[info]brent_kellmer wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 04:49 pm (UTC)
well, she was a bitch. Any clerk knows that sort of thing can happen to anyone and it's just part of her job to deal with it. The fact that she was both surly and didn't want to help speaks volumes to the fact that she's a craptastic clerk. I'm sorry about the chicken juice, though -- even I'd think that was unpleasant and I have a very high tolerance for gross.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:54 am (UTC)
Brent, my favorite thing is that you just tell it like it is. You crack me up.

Why couldn't I have just written your first sentence up there?
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[info]brent_kellmer wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 07:01 am (UTC)
I'll give it to you -- it's yours. After all, you had to deal with her.

BTW -- is it true that the Gay Marraige law is being defeated there? Hard to tell for sure from CNN.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 07:06 am (UTC)
It looks like it went 53 to 47 percent
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[info]mostly_irish wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 05:27 pm (UTC)
Ewwwwwww! See, I think this is the main reason why I don't like to cook. Chicken juice.

*shudders*

And that cranky, unhelpful cashier didn't make things any easier. But I feel confident that Karma is going to send her head-first into a puddle of chicken juice any day now. ;D
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:54 am (UTC)
It was beyond disgusting. I almost died when I looked down at my foot and ankle and saw all the juice there.
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[info]jbknowles wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 05:31 pm (UTC)
"Chicken juice" is a phrase I wish I never heard.

I think you should go veggie TODAY!

It's better for your health, better for the environment and definitely better for the chickens and their juice!

xo
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:55 am (UTC)
Jo. You are such an advocate! I was a vegetarian from 7the grade until I had Em. And then off and on. Em's made the decision to go cold turkey January 1. We've been weaning.
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[info]sewedel wrote:
Nov. 5th, 2009 05:18 am (UTC)
Ummm. Cold turkey ...

;)

Didn't I hear somewhere that "vegetarian" just means you don't feed on humans?
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[info]azang wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 05:41 pm (UTC)
I'm a vegetarian, clerks are mean to us too. That clerk needs to feel lucky she didn't have a vegetarian in her line.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:55 am (UTC)
Oh no! I was hoping everyone would be nice once I went v.
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[info]zeelandia wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 07:09 pm (UTC)
That was crazy rude! Seriously, you could've been complaining about how DARE that market stock such substandard product that it would have the audacity to leak all over your person and RUIN your bags.

To say nothing of possibly infecting the entire store with salmonella!

CLUTCH THE PEARLS MILDRED!

(so not joking about the level of overreaction. I've seen it.)

So yeah, at least you were all sweet about it and even trying to clean it up yourself. Sheesh!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:56 am (UTC)
Clutch the pearls, Mildred cracked me up. It just kills me.
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[info]jongibbs wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 07:13 pm (UTC)
Sounds like someone just made it into your next book :)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:56 am (UTC)
You are psychic, Mr. Gibbs. ;)
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[info]jeniwrites wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 07:35 pm (UTC)
This one made me laugh...

I once had a checkout girl get snotty with me because a plastic liter of juice fell and splattered the (very edge of) her grocery store khakis. And I have to admit that although I apologized profusely (I was holding a toddler at the time), I have little patience for being glared at by grocery store checkout girls or guys after something silly happens like this, because I worked as a checkout girl for five years, and, well, when you deal with food products, stuff happens. Messy stuff. Ain't nobody's fault sometimes.

Hope your daughter enjoyed the chicken! Jeni
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:57 am (UTC)
No! Really? You poor honey.

She did love the chicken, which made it worth it.
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[info]seaheidi wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 08:43 pm (UTC)
Ew. Raw poultry juice is nasty! But you are sweet. =))
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:57 am (UTC)
Thanks Heidi. You are a sweetie yourself. x0
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 08:57 pm (UTC)
littlekittykat123
I have a comment and queshtion, first is my comment.

I just relized I AM BLIND!!! I WON THE BOOK CAPTIVATE THE FIRST WEEK! THE FIRST FREAKIN' WEEK! I COULD OF HAD CAPTIVATE SO LONG AGO!!!! >.< I am verry mad at myself.

And 2, how do u send the books and how long does it take, because I am checking the mail box every three seconds to find it, and guess what, it's not there! It makes me angry at the post man so I send my visous dog after him to eat his pants. But, I am in maine and it has been atleast 5 days. (Btw if u want a pic of my mail man I can send u one with vinnila after him.)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:58 am (UTC)
Re: littlekittykat123
You are so funny. I mailed the last batch on Monday so it should be soon. Let me know if you don't get it by Friday, okay?
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[info]rhondaparrish wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 10:13 pm (UTC)
That clerk is mean and kinda sucks.

<.<

>.>

I know, that's not nice, but it's true!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:58 am (UTC)
You are awesome.
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[info]scripted22 wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2009 11:46 pm (UTC)
That clerk definitely was mean.

Now I'm curious as to why you are going to be a vegetarian in 2010.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:59 am (UTC)
I used to be one for ages. Now Em wants to convert on New Year's but she's a total meat lover. I am trying to be a supportive Mom.
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[info]sassywoman wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 02:24 am (UTC)
Oh I hate it when I get chicken juice on myself! Yuck!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 06:59 am (UTC)
I know! It is sooooooooo gross.
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[info]inkbloodgirl wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 02:51 am (UTC)
ewww
This is one of the exact reasons that I became a vegetarian. My motto is: No food with a face. And no icky grossness of chicken goo. BTW, there is this stuff called Quorn that tastes just like chicken (at least I think so) that's really good. And it doesn't leak, which is also good.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 07:00 am (UTC)
Re: ewww
That's a great motto.
I've seen Quorn. I'll have to get it. Anything that doesn't leak is cool by me. ;)
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[info]sarah_create wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 11:57 am (UTC)
Proven ways to help you become a vegetarian sooner:

1. Move to Iceland.
The cost of food is through the roof and you refuse to pay the price for meat. (And refuse to try affordable food like horse.)

Just to make sure there isn't a relapse
2. Move to China. The mainland. The south part.
Visit wet markets with live animals. Um. I won't share the gory details. Needless to say the smells and sights made it so I couldn't eat for hours after, even though I was only going for vegies.

Not that any of this is real experience, or anything . . . .
Hope you swing by VCFA, during rez, so we can chat again.
~Sarah
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[info]carrie_boo wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 04:43 pm (UTC)
I keep wanting to become a vegetarian because I can't stand the idea of animals being killed... but I have not yet found the time to learn how to do it right. Every time I try I get really tired and sick :(

Carrie
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[info]onegrapeshy wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 05:40 pm (UTC)
Sounds like you shop at the same joint as me--leaky chicken and RUDE-frickin'-cashiers!
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[info]kellyrfineman wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)
How did I not know you were going vegetarian? S was a vegetarian for just over a year (her choice to change, both times). It proved easier than I'd thought, but that's because she still ate dairy and eggs and fish. (I wouldn't have let her go vegan - it's too hard to stay healthy and be vegan, imo.) We ate things like mac & cheese or stuffed shells or baked ziti far more often, and incorporated more fish into our diet, and on nights when I made burgers for the rest of us, she had burger alternatives instead - there are some surprisingly good veggie burgers out there these days!

Sorry to hear about the chicken blood. Ick.
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[info]snip_snap wrote:
Nov. 11th, 2009 08:02 am (UTC)
I am a cashier at Target and although we do not carry leaky chickens (we are not a SuperTarget), we do carry other messy items (leaky milk, eggs, frozen dinners that thaw while guest is shopping, slushies). Whenever anything leaks or spills or makes messes (whether caused by the guest or not) I ALWAYS say, "that's no problem, I'll get some paper towels and clean it up. Don't worry about it!" or something of the sort (and always with a smile). I can NOT stand when people act inconvenienced about DOING THEIR JOB, you know that little thing they get PAID to do. Ugh!
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