So I am at Walmart scanning and bagging my almost $300
So I am at Walmart scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour “monitors” and then this happened.
Her – why are you double bagging all of your groceries?
Me – excuse me?
Her – you are wasting our bags!
Me – if you don’t like the way I’m bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her – that’s not my job!
Me – okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that’s all right with you.
Her – why are you using two bags?!
Me – because the bags are weak and I don’t want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her – well that’s because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn’t need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me – so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don’t have to double bag.
Her – exactly.
Me – so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her – no because you wouldn’t be double bagging.
*me pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me – okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I’m still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it’s not the same number of bags.
*me looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this like that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don’t get it.
And with that, she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skills.
He Was the Rifleman, Now Chuck Connors’ Secrets Come to Light
Chuck Connors, a name linked with vintage Western television, rose to fame as a result of his memorable performance as “The Rifleman’s” Lucas McCain. The transformation of Connors from athlete to actor is amazing and motivating. His initial success came in the sports industry. He was born in 1921. His brief but unforgettable MLB career began in 1940 when the Brooklyn Dodgers recognized his baseball potential.
But it didn’t take him long to feel the need to act. Connors entered the movie business in the early 1950s, and his breakout performance came in the 1952 picture “Pat and Mike.” However, his role as McCain in “The Rifleman,” which debuted in 1958, is what really solidified his reputation on television. In the role of McCain, Connors embodied the physicality and emotional depth of a dedicated rancher from New Mexico. He gave the role his all, whether it was performing stunts or learning how to ride a horse. The authentic relationship he had with his on-screen son, Johnny Crawford, was one of the show’s highlights.
Beneath his heroic façade on television, Connors had a difficult personal life. His on-screen portrayal as the perfect parent figure stood in stark contrast to his real-life troubles. The guy behind the character became more complex as a result of his multiple marriages and extramarital encounters. Connors’ clean TV appearance was further undermined by the obvious age difference in his personal connections.
Connors was notable in Hollywood for his political views as well. He openly backed politicians like Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, in contrast to many of his liberal Hollywood contemporaries. Because of this, he stood out both on and off screen.
It was difficult for Connors to get rid of Lucas McCain’s shadow when “The Rifleman” concluded. He tried his hand at a number of TV and movie roles, but none of them was as memorable as McCain. He brought the cherished character back for a short while in a 1991 TV film around the tail end of his career. Regretfully, he lost his fight with lung cancer and died at the age of 71 in 1992.
Chuck Connors had a great career and personal life, but he also left a lasting legacy in entertainment. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his contributions to vintage westerns and the Golden Age of Television. Despite his share of flaws, Connors’ genuine decency and enduring influence on screen guarantee his position in television history.
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