no such thing as a quick bite to eat

Bill is pretty fed up with the state of our office. I’ve not been the world’s greatest file clerk. (hey, I put away the laundry I wash… how much is one person expected to do?) And when Bill decided to set up an older computer for Kaitlyn to use to play her games, I volunteered to give up the spot where my laptop sits to recharge.

The logical solution seems to be yet another desk.

The new Ikea opens in town on Wednesday. But there are already signs up on every road anywhere near the place warning about traffic problems. Government signs, not things that Ikea put up to generate interest. I don’t think they need to generate any more interest.

Anyway, we decided not to wait for that rush and to go to another similar store that’s already here. From the looks of things in the parking lot, a lot of people had the same idea.

The store is pretty huge and two stories tall. At the end of the “circuit” upstairs there’s a cafe. As we walked up the stairs at the entrance, I said I was thirsty and hoped to stop at the cafe for a drink. I’m thinking store food… like at Target. Sodas and bottled water and maybe chips and, since it’s France, salads and yogurt. But when we got to the cafe, I realized I wasn’t going to stop there for anything. There may be salad and yogurt. But, since it’s France, it’s a sit-down, full service, have someone wait on your table and bring your food on real plates cafe. And it was full… they were calling names of people waiting for tables.

We passed. Of course, by the time we left the store I was not only thirsty but also hungry.

At least now we know what to expect next weekend when we go to Ikea… still looking for a desk.

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