the cart

There seems to be no common trait in the dempgrpahic of shopping cart leavers. Based upon my own research, people from all walks of life leave their shopping cart in odd and inconvenient places. I sometimes think about asking some random cart offender why it is that they can not take their cart at the most a few cars down to the shopping cart return or back in the store, but think the answer may be something about providing job security to supermarket employees. If it isn't already apparent, this abandonment of carts in random places through out the parking lot is a definite pet peeve of mine.



At a time of year when a common new year's resolution is to get into shape, be healthy, lose weight, etc., I am even more surprised at the laziness that is visible by a lot full of grazing shopping carts. Even more herendous are the carts blocking a parking stall where not one, two, but three and four carts are piled into a makeshift return because apparantly it is too hard to walk a few more feet. I think that attitude extends beyond the cart. Someday maybe I will do shopping cart research and compare it to other aspects of people's lives.

So fellow shopping cart users, this is my plea. PUT AWAY YOUR CART!
By doing this, you will gain needed exercise, help those around you, assist in lowering the shopping cart/car accident ratio, and make me a happier person. Thank you.