Curbside Classic Outtakes: Shopping Carts

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: September 27th, 2010

curbside classic outtakes shopping carts

Last minute shopping before a trip; where do I head? Walmart, of course, because of the Curbside Classics in the parking lot. No time for a full-on Walmart Concours today, but I do need a cart. Oh here’s a nice one that should do the job. And there’s another…

Two, actually. OK, must not get distracted. But then one has to walk by the handicapped parking on the way in…

I had seen it before, as it drove into the parking lot. The driver looked distinctly unhandicapped, physically anyway. Who am I to judge?

One the way out, I encounter someone who certainly doesn’t want to be judged.

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Oregon Sage on Sep 28, 2010

There are 2 Wal-Marts in the Eugene area, Redmond has built one abandoned it and now has a bigger one. Ontario has one to draw sales tax free shoppers from Idaho .. There are more..

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MRF 95 T-Bird on Sep 29, 2010

This must be TTAC cars my family used to own day. 1st it's the Isuzu I-Mark diesel, my mom had a automatic and my dad a 5 speed. He also had a Chevette diesel 2dr 5 speed as a commuter car. The automatic eventually blew it's head gasket and they traded it in for the 1st 91 Saturn SL. My sister owned that same Corolla though a 77 silver 2dr base model 1200cc 4 speed with of all things; a manual choke. It was quite efficient and reliable. She drove it till the rust got to it and sold it. Back in the 70's my dad had that same 68 Valient in yellow w/ 3 on the tree. I learned to drive stick on it.

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