Damn, the local grocery store was packed.

[struggle4progress]

13. I did most of my last-minute shopping a bit after midnight in the wee hours this morning

Unfortunately, around 5PM this afternoon, I realized I had forgotten one $2 ingredient

I made a quick guess about which grocery around here might be least popular -- and called it right: walk in, grab item, walk to check out (no line), pay, walk out

I was lucky: a few years back I made a similar mistake and discovered that navigating the grocery store was something like navigating traffic around the coliseum