The Joys of Buying Salt

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

Because I have well water, I have a water softener.  Because I have very rusty water, I have to buy the most expensive salt in Morton's line of products.  I have seen how rusty the water is coming out of the outside hose (this faucet does not get run through the softener) and I can say that this salt really does it's job.

In researching pricing for this salt, I concluded that even with the annual membership fee, Sam's Club was the best price.  We use about one forty pound bag per week and I just go once a month and buy four bags.  The salt is located at the far right back of the store.  You really could not get any farther away from the check out lines than where the salt is located.  This means I have to push one hundred and sixty pounds of salt the entire length of the store.  I just count this as part of my workout.

I usually get one of the flat bed carts and if either of my children are with me (or both) then they get to ride on the cart.  To them, this is a great adventure.  When I say to the wife, "I am going to go buy some salt." the kids eyes light up like I was going to Ritter's or something.

On a recent trip for salt, all four of us were there.  My wife pointed out that there was the kind of salt we needed available at the very front of the store as well as at the place at the back of the store.  I now had a decision to make.  Save myself the "workout" of hauling the salt across the entire store (and disappoint the kids since the cart trip would now only be a few feet) or "be the dad!" and head to the back of the store.  Well, one look at the faces of the cart's occupants and my decision was made.

After all, it is part of my workout.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon