Saturday 30 April 2016

Old Maid's Ramble



ASDA was the first British store we visited 7+ years ago. It was Mothering Sunday and we were on our way to meet our new ward. We discovered too late we hadn’t packed a necktie. Deciding it would be worse to show up without one (first impressions being what they are) than to shop on the Sabbath, we picked up a blue rep tie with stripes heading down from east to west (the opposite of John’s American ties). Later we found stores we liked better: Morrisons, Sainsburys and Waitrose. But ASDA is still the only place we ever found pants in Heather’s size. I don’t believe we ever shopped there without meeting someone with a walker or a wheelchair. It doesn’t surprise me that an ASDA in Manchester is setting aside an hour each week to silence TVs and Musak for the benefit of customers who deal with autism and other disabilities. Let’s hope more businesses follow their lead.

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