WalMart
I decided on Saturday afternoon that I would walk over to the new WalMart to see what all the fuss was about. Yes, it’s a few miles away from home, but the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and my toes were feeling happy.
I had heard that the WalMart structure was big, but “big” doesn’t come near to describing its size. It’s frickin enormous! The entire structure is several blocks long. I tried to take a photo that would show the complete size, but I don’t think it’s possible to do from ground level.
Anyway, I decided to go inside and have a look around. The place was packed with people, I mean packed! Every register had a long line and every isle that I walked into had a standing crowd. The deeper into the store I went, the more uneasy I began to feel. I started feeling flush and it became somewhat difficult to breath and it felt like the walls were slowly closing in on me. I had to get out! I bobbed and weaved and twisted and turned through the maze of people, trying to get out of the store as quickly as possible without actually running and looking like a complete fool.
Ah, fresh air. Whew, that was a close one. I have no idea what that was all about, or how I could feel so closed-in within a place so big. I really need to get out more.