On 2010-12-02, jmcquown > wrote:

> Why on earth would someone steal your shopping cart?

(notbob sheepishly raises hand....)

Guilty!

I must admit, that during the occasional senior shopping moment, I
have been known to unintentionally wonder off with someone else's cart.
Usually, it's a short lived thing, only a few seconds before I realize
I'm not pushing my cart, but it is embarrassing. In my own defense, I
will say it's usually cuz I'll often park my cart away, out of a high
traffic area, so as to not contribute to jes the sort of jams and
bottlenecks we're discussing, then absentmindedly come back and grab
the wrong cart. I always get the cart back to the rightful owner with
little fuss and have always been forgiven my blunder. Fortunately,
I'm not so far gone I've walked off with a cart with a kid in it!! 8\

nb