A new supermarket opened in in our area – maybe there is one like it near you? It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh cut hay.

In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks and brats.

In the liquor department, the fresh, clean, crisp smell of tapped Miller Lite.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread & cookies.

I don’t buy toilet paper there any more.

Periodically, I’ll hear a customer or other employee mention an Amber Alert in our area. Of course, it’s always after the fact that I find out about it.

Heidi, from Healthy Kids Snacks, sent along an email with information on how to sign up for wireless Amber Alerts… you can even receive alerts on your cell phone. Very simple to sign up.

Sign up for Wireless Amber Alerts.

I’m not out and about much, but I figure all the eyes and ears knowing about a missing child is better than not being aware.