While at the grocery today, I saw the usual slew of carts left in the handicapped parking area by the people using that area. There is a cart corral just 3 spaces away at the farthest point so it is not like they have to go far. Used gloves in the parking lot, including a ziploc bag full of used gloves and people wearing filthy dirty gloves of all sorts in the store.

But, what really got me was what one of the "special needs" employees was having to do. I shop at Kroger and they have been VERY GOOD with sanitizing the carts, having them staged and when an attendant is not there, they have a spray bottle and paper towels, along with a trash can, for people to clean their cart. Kroger hires a lot of "special needs" kids and adults as there is a school in the area and they know they will show up for work and are dependable. They also hire a lot of retirees, as they know they will show up and do a good job. They often have older (than me) retirees working the carts with the special needs kids.

This 33 year kid (who I was introduced to by my sister who knew him from her days of driving his bus) was having to work extra hard to clean the handles of several carts. The problem was some inconsiderate customers had used DUCT TAPE to cover the handles so they would not touch them, even though the handles are cleaned or there is cleaner available. The kid had to remove the duct tape and then try to get the sticky residue off so the cart was usable for the next customer. VERY SAD and VERY INCONSIDERATE of these people to do this.

This kid was taking it all in stride and not complaining, but he said it has been going on for some time now with people using duct tape.

While this situation has brought out a lot of good in a lot of people, I have also witnessed a new level on inconsideration and DUMB acts by a lot of people, including this. It would not at all surprise me if the same inconsiderate people who can not be bothered to put the carts in a secure corral are the same ones duct taping the handles of the carts.