I'll soon depart for my weekly two hours in hell

[Heidi]

(also known as "grocery shopping"). Anything I can get for y'all?

:*

[ZombieNixon]

1. Crazy Swiss.

Going grocery shopping at 1 in the morning. I knew there was something wrong with that country. :eyes: Get me something tasty in a foreign language. :P

[Heidi]

2. I'M NOT SWISS!!!!!!!!

But you were half right. :rofl:

[ZombieNixon]

9. Whatever, you live there and share their weird grocery shopping habits.

As far as this ignorant American is concerned, that means you're one of them. :P

[Heidi]

10. If I'm not WITH you, I'm against you, eh?

:rofl: :spray:

Nice to see you, young 'un. :hug: :pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. You are a brave woman, my dear Heidi...

Let's see....

What do I need?

Swiss cheese? Ducks........:yoiks:


:* back atcha!

[Heidi]

4. I don't think they have ducks at Migros.

But I'll check in the garden center. :P

:rofl:

[Lil Missy]

5. Bakers sells sushi, and I'm due for a sushi fix.

Include plenty of wasabi! :)

[Heidi]

7. I'm shopping in southern Switzerland, but Migros has fresh sushi

on Friday mornings. You're in luck, Lil Missy. :hi:

(Love your username. Lil Missy is what my granny always called me when I was in trouble. :rofl: )

[Lil Missy]

11. That's kinda how my user name started for me too. ;-)

[Heidi]

12. Little-known fact:

I lived in Central Nebraska for 15 years. :)

[Lil Missy]

21. Aha! Your sordid past finally revealed!

I was branded as "Lil Missy" by a co-worker that I butt heads with on a daily basis, and bantered with all the time. She's a freeper and hated that I'm gay, but we loved each other anyway.

She prayed that I would finally see the error of my ways and "turn" straight. I like to think I had some impact on her, because she abandoned one of her daughters because she was gay.

I love her dearly still. We could butt heads and she'd come in the next day and we'd start all anew as friends. I adore her. She loves me too. But that is because it's okay for me to be gay, as long as it doesn't happen in her own family.

Kinda sad, actually. They've been estranged for several years now. :(

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Got any cheese over there?

[Heidi]

8. Har! Yeah, lotsa cheese, but most of it's defective.

Fulla holes, ya know? :P

And a big smooch to youuuuuuuuuuu, sir! :* :hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Rats!

I thought to myself, "A little fermented curd will do the trick." So I curtailed my Walpoling activities, sallied forth and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles.



AND NOW YOU TELL ME IT'S DEFECTIVE?!?



:hug: :loveya:

[Heidi]

14. Is this a Monty Python thang?

I tole ya a million times. that's my better half's specialty. :cry:

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Ha!

We'll. Soon. Change. Your. Mind. About. THAT!

[Heidi]

16. When you laugh all diabolically,

I get kinda tingly. :our-lil-secret:

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. A few seconds after that frame

as Palin utters the line I cited above, in the way I cited it (and with scenery-chewing gestures), the caption reads, "DIABOLICAL ACTING."

:D

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Two hours to grocery shop?

:wtf:

[Heidi]

19. It's like this:

We live in a small village with one-lane traffic up and down most of the mountain; it takes 15 minutes to get down the mountain during the summer construction season; 10 minutes in the bank; another 15 minutes to get to the Migros in San Antonino, then 30 minutes to get back home. One hour and 10 minutes of driving alone. But the 50 minutes in Migros on a Friday morning _feels_ like eternity.

:wtf: indeed. :scared:

[Heidi]

20. Okay, I'm going now. Pray for me if you're into the prayer thang.

If you're not into the prayer thang, just remember me fondly. :yoiks:

[Jamastiene]

22. I don't envy you.

I can always use some more Dr Pepper, but I just bought 12 2 liter Dr Peppers yesterday. I should be good for about 3 days. I kid you not. I love my Dr Pepper. If there's no Dr Pepper in Heaven, I don't wanna go. If you want to pick up 12 more for me, I would love you for life. :D

[Heidi]

25. And guess what?

I can get Dr Pepper* in Switzerland now. So I did. When can you be here to pick it up, my dear? :hug: :loveya:


*Only available in cans here -- the little cans. x(

[Brewman_Jax]

23. Since you're kind enough to ask...

some club soda, a baguette, a block of cheese, and...a shubbery. :silly:

[Heidi]

26. I got all of those things this morning!

Well, not the shrubbery. But you can dig one up out of our garden, if your need is urgent. :P

[lost-in-nj]

24. how about some of this

:hide: :hide: :silly:

or some of this







lost


:hi:

[Heidi]

27. OMG! I've got some of those chocolate Swiss Army knives in the fridge!

They're made by Lindt and I got them in the Geneva airport a couple of weeks ago. What a coinki-dink! :rofl:

:hi: Lost! :hug:

[lizziegrace]

28. No, I'm good

Just know that I despise the grocery shopping experience as much as you do...

:hug:

[Heidi]

31. :-*

That was a smooch just for you, sweetie. :hug:

:loveya:

[Maddy McCall]

29. Do y'all have smoked pig scrotum over there?

I'm making a stew--could really use that for protein.

:D

(I know about what kind of fresh hell grocery shopping is. I've got to go soon, too. :( )

[Heidi]

30. Ewwwwwwwww.

Probably. :rofl:

Hey, you. :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

33. Well, the Piggly Wiggly has it!

(Going into my GDP mode now, putting words in your mouth.)

Are you saying that the Swiss don't have grocers with as eclectic a selection as my Piggly Wiggly?!

*shock* *anger* *shock* *anger* :grr:


/GDP off.

How ya doin, Heidi? :hi: :hug:

[Heidi]

35. I LOVE PIGGLY WIGGLY!!!!!

Swiss culture would be greatly improved by the presence of Piggly Wiggly. Instead, we're getting an Aldi store a couple of towns over, and I've already begun boycotting the new Aldi in my mind.

"Je schlechter es den Menschen geht, desto besser geht es uns" (The worse off the people are, the better off we are). <-- Quote from the mother of the founders of Aldi supermarket chain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi
Scroll down to Criticism and you'll see what I mean. :grr:

Good to see you, gf. :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

32. Grocery shopping

is the one "chore" I like.

I need some laundry detergent, please. It has to be for a front loader though. Thanks.

:hi:

[Heidi]

36. Too late! I'm back.

What kind of detergent does a front loader use? We have a front loading machine and it has a little compartment that you slide out to pour in the detergent. If Surf is okay, you can have half of mine! :hug:

[khashka]

34. If you're shopping

Pick me up a pack of cigs and Wesley :)

Khash.

[Heidi]

37. I can't pick up Wesley!

But I bet you could. :rofl: :spray:

I have Marlboros. They're my travelin' smokes. Otherwise, I roll my own American Spirit ciggies, using an injection machine and filtered cigarette tubes. :bounce:

Here, CMW asked me to give ya somethin': :*

[khashka]

45. Then get him to pick you up for me

Anyway, he said I was a lousy excuse for a boytoy. Mean old man. I'll take you instead. You're nice.

Khash.

[Heidi]

47. He did _not_ say you're a lousy excuse for a boytoy.

He wouldn't _dare_. :grr:

:loveya:

(I'm reallyreallyreally glad you're back, friend. :hug: :hug: )

[khashka]

48. He did too!

I have it saved. So if we really get into it, I can throw it in his face. (A boy needs a weapon. But you know I love you two, so it's a weapon I'll never have to use.)

:)

Khash.

[BeachBaby]

38. Hi from a newbie!

:hi:

I got so jealous when I saw you live in Switzerland, but I'm confused....

Are you an American living in Switzerland? If so, you're so friggin lucky! Can I ask how you ended up there? Work-related or personal choice?

Matter of fact, even if you weren't American, you're still lucky to live in Switzerland! ;)

[Heidi]

39. Yep, I'm an American.

:hi: JerseyGirlDem!

I came here for a three-month writing sabbatical, met the coolest man* in Switzerland (if not all of Europe) and here I remain. :)

DUer and Lounge Mod Call Me Wesley :swoon:

[BeachBaby]

44. Wow! How cool is THAT?????

Wonderful for you! You found peace and quiet for writing....beautiful scenery to look at while you gather your thoughts....and a great man to share it all with.

Congratulations! :)

[Heidi]

46. Thank you, JerseyGirlDem.

And here's a belated welcome to DU! :hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

40. A rack of lamb to club GD:P with.

:hi:

[Heidi]

41. Now, now, now, Smiley McHandsome.

You know that physical violence isn't permitted in GD-P. But I'll lend you my SuperSoaker50*. :P



*Shoots up to 50 feet!11!!!+

[Starbucks Anarchist]

42. Want!

:D

[Heidi]

43. You can borrow it on my nights off

from GD-P Mod duties. :rofl: :spray: