A Day Out and About
Have the ole cowboy walk for a mile and he might need resuscitation. Put the ole cowboy on a motorized cart in Mills Fleet, he can ace each and every isle.
Our date for the day was a trip to Mankato. The net that Dennis has used to clean the leaves out of Koi pond and to move the Koi finally gave out. Boy . . . nothing lasts anymore. It was only fifteen years old. It would almost be a sure bet that a pet store that sells pond equipment would also sell nets . . . not!
When we decided to visit Mills Fleet in Mankato and Dennis got the motorized cart going, all I saw was his dust. Dennis had never been into the Mills Fleet. He was on a mission. Every once in a while I would see him off in the distance as he crossed from one isle to another.
Did we find a net? Oh my gosh! The sporting goods department had a huge variety in all sizes and all colors. By the time we met up at the checkout counter, in his cart was . . . 30 lbs of Meow Mix, light weight clumpable cat litter, cat treats, 9 volt batteries, a bag of salted pecans and a tub of cashews. Oh yes, the green fish net was the last item out. Dennis had literally been like an ole cowboy in a candy factory. Surprisingly, there was no candy in the cart. Good man, Dennis. Dennis had tooled enough of the isles that he will be a return customer.
Harbor Freight was the next stop. Several weeks ago when we had made our maiden voyage to Harbor Freight and picked up some lawn chairs and an electric chain saw, there had been something that had piqued Dennis’ interest that he had kept in the back of the mind. Our carriage for the garden hoses has four inner-tube tires that are always in need of pumping up. Dennis had spied hard rubber tires to swap out on the carriage. He has a project to look forward to.
I would say all in all we had a good day being out and about. Dennis’ daughter, Sandy, lives in Mankato and we even got to spend a bit of time with her. She had worker bees over at her home working on eve trough covers. We did not get in the way and bid her goodbye after an hour or so visit.
Stay tuned for what the older ones on Stauffer Avenue come up with next.