Stocked up yesterday at WallyWorld, bought heaps of canned & dry goods. Some hoarders snaked all the Thai Jasmine rice in the yellow bags, but there was plenty of other rice left, so I bought two large bags. Everything else I needed was there, just at higher prices than usual. There were some holes on the shelves, probably due to the supply chain issue. I splurged on Red Apple Cheese and Kombucha drinks... smoked Gouda this time for the Red Apple treat. I like a bite of good cheese now and then, sometimes I'll wrap it in French bread with a small slice of real butter... almost like a meal.
The Red Apple Cheese Company is based in Wisconsin... during my "trucking daze" I occasionally pulled a reefer wagon, and I remember visiting those dairies in Wisconsin to pick up loads. In those days (late '90s), the folks who worked on the docks would invite drivers into the break room, and tell 'em to take whatever they wanted out of the fridge. I'd open the fridge and the thing would be packed with milk, cheese, and other dairy products. Man, those products were so fresh and delicious, I'd gorge myself and wash everything down with an ultra-fresh quart of Dutch chocolate milk, lol.
I miss those days of hospitality... that hospitality still applies here, nobody ever leaves my home hungry. That has been my rule for decades, no need to stop now. Back in Coronado, when I was flush with money, my friends knew that whenever my truck was parked outside, they could stop by and be welcomed... I'd throw big BBQ bashes and whatnot, just as a way of acknowledging my friends and showing my thanks. Hey, all the free food & beer anyone could want... not an offer to be taken lightly, lol. Things are different nowadays, many of those friends I knew are now gone, or scattered to the winds.
