The checkout lady looked up at her.
“Thirteen pounds fifty-nine pence please. Cash or card?”
She had just ten pounds in her purse.
What to leave behind? The dog food, or the lasagna for dinner tonight?
The people behind were muttering about the delay.
She put the lasagna to one side.
Deciding to feed the dog.
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Good girl! 😉 Michael
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Yes, the lady made the choice to feed her dog. So would I. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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As our fourleggers cant buy food by themselves, and hunting like our cat did isnt appreciated, we have to care for them. Thank you, Pete! Have a beautiful evening! (Sorry, just awaken from a nap! ;-)) Michael
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That would have been my choice as well chuq
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I’m sure most pet owners will put the pet first, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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As they should….chuq
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Exactly like my Mum, although our financial situation is more stable now
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Glad to hear that, Ami.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I agree, most pet parents take care of their fur babies first.
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I’m sure I would too, if it came to it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Such a crushing situation! I would like to have invited her over for a meal. Warmly, C
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There is still some real poverty in Britain. Most of it goes unnoticed, Cheryl.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hard choices, I might have shared the lasagna with the dog though 😉
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Maybe. Not much to go round though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Aw. I would do the same. But I wish someone could have helped her out.
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I was too far back in the line to help out. But I could see what was happening, so I should have ‘pushed in’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m not usually that bold but I hope I would have too. 😊😊
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Decisions…..
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Most pet owners put the pets first. At least in my experience.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hmmm
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I was hoping someone would step forward and offer to pay the extra.
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I was two behind her, or I might have done. I used to do that frequently in London.
Thanks, Janet.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow! Not only that, but bow-wow!
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I sometimes see people putting items aside at the checkout. But it has often struck me that they keep the pet food. Nice to know they care for their animals, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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And then there is the people who share the dog food with their pet.
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I’m sure that still goes on, Don.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good for her!
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I think most of us would feed our pets before ourselves.
Best wishes, Pete.
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