Bob

Great stuff you have out there Mitchel! I don't think I told you or anyone this story but..... on the flight out to my LA visit last March I re read ( for god knows how many times ) Dan Koeppel's book "Banana... the fate of the fruit that chnaged the world". In it he descibes how at a Whole Foods maket in LA he had found some mavelous tasting and expensive bananas that turned out to be 'Lacatan". Needless to say when I spotted a Whole Foods maket right by the farmers market( my favorite spot to visit in LA other than " the Crest... and your garden) some exploration was in order. I went in and right to the produce section and did see some bananas that were unavailable here in New Jersey( no lacatans though) so broke out the camera and took a few shots when one of the store employees obviously agitated came rushing over and in no uncertain terms told me that no pictures were allowed to be taken in the store causing something of a minor scene so I apologized and hurriedly left not even buying any of the bananas I was going to....... the funny part of it was though that all the while and in very close proximity this old homeless looking sort of guy was basically foraging and eating everything in sight.... not a peep about that though and this guy wasn't just tasting.... he had more than I eat in an average meal and just kept on eating withought a peep from the guy ushering me and my camera away from the produce.... like I said I left in a hurry before the anouncement on the loud speaker could say..... " you in the black t- shirt .... step away from the bananas now" !!!! Everyone has their priorities I guess!

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