I’ll say this about Wal-Mart – when it comes to seniors, they have the customer satisfaction experience nailed, hands down.

Yesterday, on a miserably rainy afternoon, my visiting parents and I prowled the neighbourhood Wal-Mart. Just driving into the parking lot illustrates the reverence they extend to seniors, as trailers and fifth-wheel get-ups have grown roots throughout the retail giant’s paved parking area. A few residents have even erected street signs, and one fellow was mowing the lawn he had laid outside his mobile residence. Who says there’s no such thing as affordable housing anymore??

Once we entered the store, a smiling senior greeter noticed my Dad on his crutches, and offered to bring around a motorized scooter for him. Well, she was more than a bit senior. Is there for a term for “really, really” senior? While we were getting my Dad settled into the scooter, she shared some childhood memories with us - like when she was in school with one of the early pharaohs. She spoke excitedly about when the wheel was invented, like it was just yesterday…

Once she nodded off in mid-sentence, we were able to tiptoe away, and begin shopping. Wal-Mart is a cornucopia of delights for seniors, so my parents scored several treasures to bring back to Winnipeg with them.

We also squeezed in casino # 4 last night – Elbow Casino - not so lucky. No one had
happy elbows on the way out of there.

I also feel some minor casino fatigue setting in. We may have to stay in tonight, and double up on the weekend. Three to go, we’re so close…

Chow for now!!