The Grocery Store Traffic Jam

Some grocery store aisles feel less like shopping and more like rush hour with wheels that squeak.

You ever notice how grocery stores somehow know the exact moment you’re in a hurry?

That’s when every aisle suddenly becomes blocked like a traffic jam.

One cart sideways. Somebody reading every ingredient on a soup can. Another person just standing there like they’re waiting for life instructions.

Meanwhile, I came in for three things. Three.

And somehow I’m trapped behind a family reunion happening in the frozen pizza section.

And why does everybody suddenly lose all walking speed inside a grocery store?

Parking lot? NASCAR qualifying laps.

Inside the store? Everybody moves like they’re touring a museum.

At this point, I don’t even need groceries anymore.

I just want out.

Steve’s Heartburn for the Day — proving once again that the shortest shopping list somehow comes with the longest hostage situation.