Wal-Mart Update
Thanks for the reminder, Becca! I almost forgot to recap my Wal-Mart experience.
As you may or may not know, I spent 5 ½ days living at the Wal-Mart over on W. Riverside. I was there collecting donations for an incredible ministry, Habitat for Humanity.
The night prior, I ran off to Hollywood Video to rent a bunch of flicks to keep me company during the 5 day excursion. Little did I know, I wasn’t going to have anytime to watch them.
I arrived at Wal-Mart around 10:00AM on the first day to finish setting everything up. By 11AM, Rockford’s NBC Affiliate showed up to do broadcast live during their noon newscast. I was so nervous to be on TV. Sure, I’m on the radio everyday…but no one gets to see me. For all you know, I’m sitting in my pink underwear and picking my news while I play your song request. But TV…yes, everyone gets to see me and hear me. No more picking my nose. Little did I know that every other TV station in town was going to come out and want to interview me (CBS, NBC, ABC, and even CNN!! Ok, well CNN on Insight Cable, hehe).
Darren liked to make fun of me because I was occupying much of my time by listening to the Wal-Mart 2-way radio. I was sitting there intently listening for emergency calls (fights, shoplifters, etc.). Of course, nothing big happened while I was there in the store.
I also had a lot of fun watching people attempt to use the self checkout line. Man oh man…most people have absolutely no clue how to use those things. I watched one guy attempt to ring up a bouquet of flowers. He scanned them and the machine beeped. For whatever reason, he thought he had to scan it again. So it beeped once again. He did it again and again and again. To his dismay, the machine overcharged him. To this day I have no clue why the guy thought he had to keep scanning the bouquet.
Highlight of the trip…running out of propane heat on the final night of my stay at Wal-Mart. I couldn’t get the RV to heat up over 30 degrees. Man, that was rough!
Did you come out and join us? Thank you so much. Habitat for Humanity received a hefty check well over $7,000. Thanks for donating!
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Okay…Kristin tagged me.
The ground rules for this game are as follows:
The first player of the game starts with the topic “5 weird habits about yourself” and people who are tagged need to write a xanga entry about 5 weird habits as well as state the rules clearly. In the end you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment on their site telling them that they have been tagged and also to check your site!
1. More than likely, you’ll never catch me not wearing an undershirt. But here’s where that gets weird…I only like to wear the Strafford brand from JC Penny.
2. I never carry cash…but I carry a big wallet.
3. Because I run a business on the side, I’m always looking for expenses to write off. When I sign a credit card receipt, I circle the restaurant name and write the occasion of the meal for taxes. But that habit has carried over to my personal life. Sarah likes to tease me for that!
4. I like wearing jewelry like rings and watches. But because I’m so ADD, I play with it and more than likely I’ll loose the piece in about 3 weeks after I bought it. I’m positive that I’ll loose my wedding band several times.
5. I use fancy body products
I tag: Kara, Dino, Becca, Jake, and Melissa…muhahaha!
Hmm..so many comments here. Let’s start from the top:
1. If you go back- twas I who requested the Wal-mart update.
2. you sit around in pink underwear? Remind me NOT to randomly stop by without calling first next time- don’t want to drop in on you twirling in front of the mirror singing “Bootylicious” into your hairbrush again.
3. You do have a stange thing for undershirts, don’t you? From shopping with Grandma, I’m pretty sure all of Pa’s undershirts have to be Stafford as well. Congrats, you have something in common with a 71-year old man.
4. I’m glad to know my soon-to-be-husband is not the only one who is totally Metrosexual about his personal hygiene products. But at least I find comfort in the fact that I made Jim that way…what’s your excuse?
5. You are a rat bastard for tagging me.
6. Ok, so #2 never actually happened and it’s actually just a joke about you between me and Becca…but it wouldn’t surprise us in the slightest to find you doing that.
7. See you Wednesday- bring me and Jim something cool and maybe you’ll get to have some wedding cake. (alright- so you’ll get cake anyway…)
Oh the memories with you @ nordstroms getting all those dumb samples and laughing at you in the process. hehehaha
I guess I was a very late person….. but very well rested. = )
hey ricky!! how are you? …how was your christmas?
i know its been said over and over again…but next time your hear…eh, you know the drill.:-) hope everything is well in rickhalland…love ya!!! hopefully talk to you soon…
–alli
why are you living in walmart? convenient, yea…but weird.
Hey Rick!!!! Happy Holidays!!! Walmart is such a fun place for adventures…and strange people watching
Rick, Rick, Rick…