I Didn’t Know L.L.Bean Sold Grilled Buns!

Today two friends and I went to an outdoor mall. Living near Philadelphia, there are only a few days each year that are weather-appropriate for such an outing. Today was not one of those days. Temperature and humidity are very high and if The Weather Channel says “excessive heat advisory” one more time, I will have a heat stroke. I swear I will.

But I digress. One of the stores we went into was L.L.Bean. Two of us have been spending lots of time at children’s sporting events, and we were looking at all the different kinds of chairs they had to offer. Some were too low and some had no arms or no cup holders. Then I saw a chair that sat high and seemed perfect for any Goldilocks. I told my fellow spectator she would be able to catch the breeze up there in that chair. 

This is the chair:

There were a few seconds of silence that I only recognized in retrospect. And then one of them said, “That’s a grill.”  We all continued walking. Of course once I knew it was a grill, I could see it. But with the lid open and it displayed near the chairs, it looked like a chair to me.

I’m sure they have both forgotten the moment, but I haven’t. It makes me sad. I suppose that after having a visual impairment for 2 1/2 years it shouldn’t, but it does.

The good news is that I didn’t climb up there and sit on it. Yes, that is very good news.