Ealing

Mission

Shopping at Rainsbury

1 GoodGymer made their way to help an isolated older person in Ealing.

  • Madhan
 
Saturday, 5th of August 2023

After a damp morning mission, I walked back home with wet socks and shoes. It was light rains when I started from my home for the shopping mission for Ms.N. So below is what happened in chronological order.

  • Took a gamble and wore a fresh pair of shoes instead of the wet shoes from the morning
  • Didn't take the umbrella, as I thought it might be hard to carry two grocery bags along with an umbrella
  • It was drizzling when I reached Ms.N's flat.
  • Ms.N gave a 15 items shopping list
  • Predicted a rough estimate of ยฃ50 for the shopping and asked for substitutes and what needs to be dropped if it went over the limit
  • Set off from Ms.N's flat at 4:10 pm
  • It started raining heavily after a few minutes.
  • I started running towards Sainsbury which is 5 minutes away
  • Accidentally took a wrong turn and was running elsewhere
  • The rain doesn't seem to slow down
  • My shoes, socks, and pants got soaking wet as there wasn't much place to hide nearby
  • An old man saw and gave me shelter for a few seconds under his umbrella
  • We couldn't communicate much as he doesn't know English
  • Checked the maps and this time I ran in the right direction
  • Managed to get only 5 items from Sainsbury.
  • The cash machine didn't accept the cash as it was wet
  • It worked after trying it for the 10th time
  • Rain has slowed down by this point.
  • Walked to the CO-OP and finished the remaining shopping
  • Didn't buy 1 item as it was going over the limit
  • The clouds have cleared and I can see the sun on my walk back to Ms.N's flat

I prayed for you to complete the shopping safely and for the rain to stop - Ms.N

  • Ms.N saw me soaked wet and insisted to have a cup of tea before leaving
  • Decided to sit on the stool instead of sofa as to not make it wet
  • Ms.N served hot tea, some biscuits, and a snack
  • Had a chat and Ms.N remembered most of the goodgymers who did shopping for her previously
  • Ms.N asked me to take the remaining biscuits as a takeaway for my walk back home

The russian lady Kash, Sevan, Who's the tall white one.. Michelle, Madiha and Alex. Everyone is lovely - Ms.N

When writing this report I went through Ealing missions featuring Ms.N and found that quite a lot of goodgymers did shopping for her (Jenny, Remy, JP, Bryon..). I think the tall white one she might be referring to is Tish of Hounslow.

I also finished the first mission with a tea this morning

Report written by Madhan


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Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Windsor and Maidenhead runner
she/her
Saturday August 5th, 2023 20:49

Wow, what a soggy adventure! Well done for sticking to it! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Madhan
Madhan
Saturday August 5th, 2023 20:53

Thanks. "Soggy adventure" is a better pun. I'll use it for my next report

Kash
Kash
Saturday August 5th, 2023 22:18

Looks like more adventurous turn of events than all my Ms N missions ๐Ÿ˜†

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