THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 26, 1995 TAG: 9502240225
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Sun Spots
LENGTH: Medium: 84 lines
In the afternoon - Dutch Market, Holland.
A grocery shopper suddenly spots Gene Walters in the store on South Quay Road.
``Do you think I should ask him to autograph my bag of potatoes?'' she asks a friend who's also shopping.
Finally, she chickens out, pushing her cart on down the aisle.
- Susie Stoughton Wednesday, Feb. 1
9:30 a.m. - U.S. Route 17, driving toward the James River Bridge.
A woman driving north passes a marquee on the lawn of the Faith Free Will Baptist Church.
The black letters read, ``Every family tree has some sap in it.''
How nice to give motorists a chuckle for the day!
- Shirley Brinkley Saturday, Feb. 4
1:30 p. m. - Habitat for Humanity site, South Broad St., Suffolk.
Fredrica has fallen down on the job, says Dan Anglim, site supervisor.
Burglars had broken into the construction trailer and stolen a portable generator while Fredrica apparently slept nearby. A rough-hewn sign with its scrawled warning, ``Fredrica, the guard spider,'' failed to deter them.
But the Habitat volunteers refuse to be discouraged, Anglim says. They're thankful their work had not been vandalized. And Fredrica was unharmed.
- Susie Stoughton Tuesday, Feb. 7
3:15 p.m. - Wal-Mart, Suffolk.
Two women are discussing recipes in an aisle of the toy department, while the 4-year-old granddaughter of one of the women is playing with a special toy that has caught her eye.
The grandmother is telling her friend about a dessert recipe that she has tried recently, with the unique name ``Better Than Sex.''
The little girl approaches her grandmother and asks if she can buy the toy she's holding lovingly in her arms.
``Please, Grammy, please get it for me!''
When Grammy hesitates and doesn't give in to the little one's begging, the 4-year-old tries one last desperate plea. ``But, Grammy, it's better than sex!''
- Jo Joynes Wednesday, Feb. 8
10:50 a.m. - General District Court, Suffolk.
A Virginia Beach lawyer tells Judge G. Blair Harry he believes they can quickly finish the six civil suits he's involved in before it snows.
``No sir,'' Harry says. ``It doesn't snow here. This is the garden part of the state.''
Harry disposes of the cases, and the lawyer puts on his overcoat and leaves.
Soon, Suffolk lawyer Hubert H. Young Jr. appears before the judge, seeking judgment against several defendants, none of them in court.
One warrant was returned, noting the defendant had moved back to China.
``Well, maybe this is not the garden spot after all,'' Harry says.
- Susie Stoughton Tuesday, Feb. 14
4:15 p.m. - Nansemond Drug Co., Main St., Suffolk.
One of the women behind the lunch counter puts a cup under the soda dispenser and fills it with Pepsi. Day's end - relax with a drink. Well, not really.
She pours the soda out, onto the top of a griddle, then rubs it with something resembling a Brillo pad.
``The acid gets the grease off,'' she explains, adding, ``sometimes, if I'm in the mood, I use Sprite.''
- Frank Roberts ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by JOHN H. SHEALLY II
The door mat, spotted at a Suffolk residence, says it all. Wonder
how the mailman handles that situation?
by CNB