October 08, 2004
I'm Popular. No, Really, I Am!
For the last three days, I have noticed the same guy at many of the places I've been.
Tuesday:
Price Club (Costco, if you will): Picking up prints, guy walks past and grabs batteries.
Von's: Enter store to buy milk, same guy from Price Club is looking at yogurt. That's just weird. That we're at the same place, not the yogurt. Unless he buys the Pina Colada flavor. Yuck!
Wednesday:
Price Club: Printing photos again (different size this time), same guy from Tuesday is getting more batteries. And he's holding a package of socks. The excessive battery thing is worrying me.
Target: Had to go to the bathroom, my "friend" is looking at hats. The current foil one clashes with the trenchcoat, dude.
Thursday:
Price Club: I don't live there. I swear! But, that guy might. He's there with a book and checking out the batteries. The glasses are new. Nice touch! But seriously, what's up with the batteries?
WalMart: I'm buying decongestant and mailers for photos, Mr. Duracell walks past with a package of flashlights and beef jerky. Okay, this is just way too creepy. He is kinda cute, though.
Today:
I hope he doesn't read this blog. I don't want to scare him off.
Posted by DaGoddess at October 8, 2004 12:50 PMEven odds that the next time he sees you he tells you to stop stalking him.
Posted by: Brian B at October 8, 2004 01:11 PMUnless of course, he is stalking you. Maybe you should seriously consider that next time you see him, and get someone else to find out for you. Honestly, that was the first thing I thought of. Not to sound creepy, but be careful, ok? You and LD need to be safe rather than sorry. It just seems strange that he needs to be at Costco 3 days a week for batteries.... Maybe you should ask a store security guard to chat with him if he turns up somewhere strange again. I'm serious even if it does make me sound crazy.
But then again, maybe he's an operative of ANSWER etc. spying on the VRWC......
Posted by: caltechgirl at October 8, 2004 01:47 PMI'm not hip to this, but maybe one of your readers can tell me what is the life expectancy of C cells in a Jelly Bamboozeriffic. That's the only high-energy-drain battery-operated appliance I can think of that this guy would be using to death.
Yeah, I hope he's not a stalker. :)
Posted by: David Kilpatrick at October 8, 2004 03:26 PMBrian and caltechgirl covered all the bases I could think of. So... whatcha gonna do about it?
Posted by: Michael at October 8, 2004 04:14 PM2 words, buddy, "AC Adapter"
Posted by: Anton at October 8, 2004 04:20 PMI think he was buying batteries for his super big machine to take over the world. Which is all good.
Posted by: Sledge at October 8, 2004 05:23 PMInsert Twilight Zone theme song here.
Does his car have a Kerry bumper sticker? ::shudder::
Sorry I've been scarce. Home improvements. Need I say more?
Posted by: gw at October 8, 2004 11:16 PMSidle up to him and whisper "The Intercontinental at Noon" and leave quickly.
I want to know if the next time you see him he gives you a dirty look... ;)
Posted by: pam at October 9, 2004 04:21 AMAnother possibility is that he's part of the store's security team. If the batteries section allows him visual access to several other areas in the store, that could very well be it.
On the other hand, if he's wearing a raincoat, run for it.
Posted by: weaselteeth at October 9, 2004 06:25 AMOk, let's analyze this. Batteries (lots of them) books, beef jerky, socks. (The yogurt - a man's gotta eat)
Maybe he's putting together a care package for someone over seas??
I know. I'm just a "glass half full" kinda girl! Actually, just trying to put your mind at ease. :)
Posted by: Tammi at October 10, 2004 05:45 PMI bet he is a house detective trying to figure out what you are doing there every day.
Posted by: bill at October 11, 2004 06:18 AMI have noticed that God seems to run out of extras in the movie of my life as well. I see people over and over again even when I am in large cities.
Posted by: Danielle at October 12, 2004 03:28 AM