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<\/a><\/p>\nWe needed a snack more than a meal, so we ducked in. I asked for the Double Chocolate Cookie that had a sign up in the display. Sorry, all out. Another customer wanted decaf coffee. So sorry. Local eggs were available for a mere $5 a dozen. The other provisions were similarly bargain priced.<\/p>\n So we settled on an almond cookie and I was hoping for chocolate milk. Countess was able to only procure regular milk. The milk came with a caution to be sure to shake it first, which immediately struck me as odd. It was pasteurized and homogenized \u201cwhite\u201d milk. Why would we be told that? I looked and the sell by date was October 3rd.<\/p>\n Countess took it back to get another bottle, and was told the boss was fixing the problem. We waited. We were told the boss was still fixing the problem. How? Running over to the 7-11? This was \u201clocal milk\u201d after all (actually it was from a small dairy in Hillsborough, NC, located on the other side of NC, about a three-hour drive)<\/p>\n After waiting, and with most of the cookie gone, still no milk. Countess got the attention of an employee who explained the boss was still working on it. I asked what exactly that meant. Back in New York, we witnessed the proprietor of the restaurant where we were staying (and left in disgust) tell customers that the (legitimate) complaints with their food would be handled by the manager who never arrived. It was a stalling tactic, but she doesn\u2019t know Countess. It turned out that all of the milk was expired. They eventually offered a refund and suggested I could hobble up to the counter to get it. The woman eventually walked over and gave us the money back.<\/p>\n In the hallway were \u201cvintage\u201d mirrors for sale. Countess\u2019s dad sold furniture and he trained his daughter well. She reaching behind, and the \u201cvintage\u201d mirrors had a plastic frame. Next door was an antique store, also open on Sunday. I concluded the target customer base for the stores is rich Yankees who live in Tega Cay with more money than sense. I expected at any moment for Mr Haney and Arnold Ziffel to walk in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last Sunday (October 8th), the Countess and I did some exploring – the temperature was more moderate and we have things fixed up and we\u2019re ready to enjoy being with each other. First, we went to the Jewish Community Center … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n