The closest Walmart store is at the south end of a large big box shopping center that has two buildings separated by a road that leads to store loading docks. Sunday is a horrible day to hit this shopping center. Traffic is difficult to navigate, and there are a lot of shoppers crossing between the parking lot and the stores.
To avoid the mess I decided to park in the northernmost section of the lot and walk to my destination. That turned out not to be the greatest idea; I had to maneuver my way around cars pulling in and out of spaces and trot across parking lanes to avoid oncoming cars.
Once inside the store I found what I was looking for and got out quickly.
I wasn't looking forward to the return walk, but as I crossed between the two mall sections I noticed the wide road behind the northern building and realized I could use it to bypass the parking lot. There was a sign that indicated it was only for commercial traffic (i.e., trucks with merchandise for the stores), but I guessed that there would be no unloading happening on Sunday afternoon and it would be safe to walk back there.
My assumption turned out to be correct. However, the loading dock road eventually dumps out onto the main road and I observed that a fair number of vehicles were ignoring the commercial traffic notification. They were also ignoring several stop signs, but the rubber speed bumps just after each stop sign slowed them down.
When I got to the main road I walked on the sidewalk to the parking lot and
back to my car.
Just to the south of our condos a new subdivision is going up. Right now there's just a street and the beginnings of three houses at the top of a hill. I've been wanting to see the lot layout, and because it was Sunday there was no construction work going on. There weren't any No Trespassing signs, so off we went.
I found out that the subdivision is one winding street with a cul-de-sac at the top. It was interesting to observe the sizes of the new builds and see how they integrated with the neighborhoods on either side. After we saw everything Tony and I walked back down the street and over to our street.
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ReplyDeleteYES!
DeleteOne thing that I love about living in a small town is that the traffic is very light. In our area, they will give you a ticket if you are caught cutting through a parking lot to get to a connecting road.
ReplyDeleteMany intersections are posted for no cut-throughs but I've never seen it enforced.
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ReplyDeleteAlways.
DeleteIt's an uncomfortable feeling walking where you feel you shouldn't be. Some places are very forbidding.
ReplyDeleteYes they are. I avoid those.
DeleteI like going through new subdivisions being built to see what the new construction short cuts are these days.
ReplyDeleteIn this area new subdivisions are few and far between. It's mainly tear downs/rebuilds.
DeleteGlad you got out ok ... I hate the Walmart where we live in Florida. The neighborhood isn't so good and once inside you have to deal with difficult people and the lines take forever. I only go there is I absolutely must.
ReplyDeleteSince I only had one thing I used the self-serve lane, where there was an empty register waiting for me.
DeleteLiving life on the wild side.. we have two Walmarts within a 10 min drive. No it's not my favorite place to shop but there are a few things I buy only from there so a trip every month of so is unavoidable.
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