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23-DEC-2015

Road rage in the parking lot

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Pictured here is the aftermath of an incident of anger run amok in a store parking lot. As you can see, the cart corral has been badly deformed. The store manager told me what happened.

A customer, after returning to his car, became enraged when he realized he would have to push his empty cart more than ten feet to a cart corral. In a huff that even Superman could not stop, he rammed his shopping cart into the corral with such force that it made a sound akin to a bomb blast, bent the frame of the corral, and even tipped the corral onto its side---quite a feat when you realize that it is bolted to the ground. The tipping action produced unsightly cosmetic damage to a nearby car.

Several shell-shocked shoppers called 911 to report the frightening mayhem. Police arrived quickly, thinking they were responding to a terrorist attack. The madman was quickly corralled and carted him off to jail, where he is being held without bail. The cart corral, though unsightly, is still functional (but several anchoring bolts have to be replaced). The shopping cart, dramatically compressed by the impact, now is labeled "only for use at the '15 items or less' checkout station."

The madman's big pick-up truck was impounded and his purchases were donated to a charity.

I lied. The damage to the nearby car was not "unsightly."

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Dave Beedon01-Jan-2016 04:24
John, I am shocked that you do not believe this story. I
disavow any knowledge of exaggerating, stretching the
truth, fabricating a story, or telling an untruth. Trust me.

Larry, the lesson of this story is that a pun
does not lessen the severity of the offense.
John Cooper31-Dec-2015 19:38
I have a slight problem believing that a shopping cart (trolley) can do that much damage to that steel railing.
Possibly he rammed the trolley with his car into the railing.
1moremile30-Dec-2015 03:30
I like the irony that they carted him off to jail. Poor little guy.
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