Tuesday night, we had leftovers. Tommy had chicken, the rest of zucchini/red and green peppers that were sauteed and purple hull peas. I had two slice of the cooked zucchini, and a teaspoon of the peas.
I bought the cheese curds and Tuesday night he still had not tried one and was adamant that he probably would never even try one. Why?
T- I don't think I would like it.
L-What could make you think that?
T-I have heard they are awful.
L-Where have you heard about curds?
T- My grandmother and my grandfather.
L-They didn't like curds?
T- No, they didn't like them at all.
L- Where did they taste them?
T- On their farm.
L- They had a dairy farm?
T- No.
L-What kind of farm did they have?
T- I don't know.
So, that is how most conversations go with Tommy. I have to drag information out of him. Possibly, I will get him to try a bit. He says "NO!"
Come to find out, his grandparents never had a farm. They both left farms where they grew up, met in Birmingham and married.
I finally found the cheese curds in a Publix, but before that I could not find anyone in the places I looked who knew what I was talking about.
As I approached three upper level employees, all older than thirty, They all turned to me and asked if they could help me. I said I was trying to find B&M bread, brown bread. the woman was eager to point out the bread aisle by flinging her arm out toward the other side of the store. She acted like I had never been in a grocery store. "No, I want bread in a can, brown bread, B&M. She kept interrupting and said disdainfully there was no such thing as bread in a can, just in loaves.
I moved along to asking about the cheese curds. This woman volunteered, saying she did not think they carried cheese curds. Then, she spotted the cottage cheese with the "large curd" and "small curd" labels. She said that this is what "they" were talking about. She sort of patted it as if to gently lead me. JERK! She ran her fingers under the "large curd" and "small curds" on the cottage cheese. As I was objecting to the cottage cheese being "cheese curds," she kept telling me in a soft voice, "This is what you need to get." That woman would not give up. Finally, I raised my voice a bit and told her she did not have to explain cottage cheese to me. She was miffed because I would not believe her.
One of the guys checked the internet for B&M. He explained to me this was a small store, so maybe a larger one would have it. He did check the store inventory before suggesting a larger store.
Have you ever had an encounter with people who do not know what they are talking about while trying to help you AND point out how you are wrong?
