Nous allons faire un tour avant que Pam se réveille. Il fait beau et frais. On va à un « petit » supermarché, le plus proche de chez Pam. Il est ouvert 24 h sur 24 et est plus grand qu’Ica chez nous. Pour ici c’est petit. Les fruits et légumes sont frais et variés. Beaucoup de plats préparés. Les boites de conserve existent en super-taille, à peu près 3 kg, exemple « Artificially flavoured vanilla pudding ». Apparemment la nourriture bon marché n’est pas de très bonne qualité, beaucoup d’additifs. La nourriture de bonne qualité est plus chère. Nous achetons 2 journaux, USA Today et un journal local, et 2 pêches. Personne ne marche, tout le monde est en voiture. Dans le journal nous voyons des photos des dégâts que la tornade a provoqué, arbres arrachés, toits envolés, mais dans un endroit limité.
Pam nous prépare des « wraps » pour le lunch, tortillas roulées fourrées de fines tranches de dinde, un peu de fromage, crème fraiche et sauce aux « cranberries » (airelles). Très bon. Puis nous allons ensemble faire des courses pour ce soir: ses fils et leur famille viennent à un grill. Elle nous emmène à un hypermarché gigantesque. Comme elle marche mal elle emprunte un caddy électrique où elle est assise. A la sortie un employé, souvent une personne handicapée, vérifie que le contenu de votre chariot correspond à votre facture. Il fait maintenant un temps splendide, une très belle journée de printemps.
Quand nous rentrons Eric et sa famille sont déjà arrivés. Eric a commencé à préparer le grill et s’active dans la cuisine. Il aime faire la cuisine. Les saucisses grillent dehors mais il ne fait pas assez chaud pour manger dehors. On ne va pas mourir de faim: petits pains, saucisses, salade de pomme de terre, chips de légumes, petites carottes que l’on trempe dans du beurre d’amande (c’est très bon), « curds » (une sorte de fromage frais un peu aigre), pickles, gâteaux et cookies. On boit une bonne bière, légère. Nous discutons beaucoup avec Adam et sa femme May Beth. Ils sont allés en Allemagne l’année dernière en vacances. Lui fait beaucoup de vélo et aimerait aller en France voir le Tour de France. Nous sommes sur la même longueur d’onde quant à la réforme de santé d’Obama. C’est incompréhensible pour nous que les gens qui en profiteraient le plus sont contre.
Sur une voiture, j’ai vu un autocollant « Is Obama the antichrist ? ». Au rayon livre du supermarché « How to get rid of Obama ». Les Républicains montent, à coup de millions de dollars, une campagne de haine et de mensonges, surtout à la télévision. Les gens qui n’ont que la télé comme information et qui ne sont pas très éduqués croient ce qu’on leur raconte. Je comprends que les docteurs, compagnies d’assurances, avocats soient contre mais les gens qui en bénéficieraient soient contre … Dans le journal certains mettent en doute le lieu de naissance d’Obama. Ils disent qu’il serait né au Kenya et donc n’aurait pas pu être candidat à la présidence. Mais la réponse du journal était très claire, il est né à Hawai, donc né aux USA. Quel climat de suspicion vis-à-vis du meilleur président que les Américains ont depuis longtemps.
We go for a walk before Pam wakes up. It's nice and cool. We go to a "small" supermarket, the nearest Pam’s house. It is open 24 hours a day and is bigger than Ica at home. For here it is a small one. Fruits and vegetables are fresh and varied. Many prepared foods. The cans come in super-size, about 3 kg, such as "Artificially flavored vanilla pudding”. Apparently cheap food is not so good, lots of additives. The good quality food is more expensive. We buy 2 newspapers, USA Today and a local newspaper, and 2 peaches. Nobody walks, everyone is driving. In the local newspaper we see pictures of the damage the tornado did, broken trees, damages on roofs but in a limited area.
Pam prepares us wraps for lunch, rolled tortillas stuffed with thin slices of turkey, some cheese, cream sauce and cranberries. Very good. Then we go shopping together for tonight: her sons and family come to a barbecue. She takes us to a giant supermarket. As she has problem walking she takes an electric cart where she can sit. When leaving the store an employee, often a disabled person, verifies that the contents of your shopping cart matches your invoice. The weather is now a wonderful, a beautiful spring day.
When we go home, Eric and his family have already arrived. Eric has begun to prepare the grill and works in the kitchen. He loves to cook. Sausages are grilling outside, but it is not warm enough to eat outside. We will not die of hunger: rolls, sausages, potato salad, vegetable chips, baby carrots dipped in almond butter (very good), curds, pickles, cakes and cookies. We drink a light beer. We talk a lot with Adam and his wife May Beth. They went to Germany last year on vacation. He does a lot of cycling and would go to France to see the Tour de France. We're on the same wavelength with them about the Obama health reform. It is incomprehensible for us that the people who would benefit the most from it are against it.
On a car, I saw a sticker saying "Is Obama The Antichrist?” In the books section in the supermarket book I saw a book called "How to get rid of Obama." Republicans spreads, with millions of dollars, a campaign of hatred and lies, especially on television. People who have their only information from TV and not very educated believe what they are told. I understand that doctors, insurance companies, lawyers are against it but people who would benefit are against it ... In the newspaper some question the birthplace of Obama. They say he was born in Kenya and therefore could not be a candidate for the presidency. But the newspaper answer was very clear, he was born in Hawaii, so born in the USA. What a climate of suspicion vis-à-vis the best president that Americans have had in a long time.
Pam prepares us wraps for lunch, rolled tortillas stuffed with thin slices of turkey, some cheese, cream sauce and cranberries. Very good. Then we go shopping together for tonight: her sons and family come to a barbecue. She takes us to a giant supermarket. As she has problem walking she takes an electric cart where she can sit. When leaving the store an employee, often a disabled person, verifies that the contents of your shopping cart matches your invoice. The weather is now a wonderful, a beautiful spring day.
When we go home, Eric and his family have already arrived. Eric has begun to prepare the grill and works in the kitchen. He loves to cook. Sausages are grilling outside, but it is not warm enough to eat outside. We will not die of hunger: rolls, sausages, potato salad, vegetable chips, baby carrots dipped in almond butter (very good), curds, pickles, cakes and cookies. We drink a light beer. We talk a lot with Adam and his wife May Beth. They went to Germany last year on vacation. He does a lot of cycling and would go to France to see the Tour de France. We're on the same wavelength with them about the Obama health reform. It is incomprehensible for us that the people who would benefit the most from it are against it.
On a car, I saw a sticker saying "Is Obama The Antichrist?” In the books section in the supermarket book I saw a book called "How to get rid of Obama." Republicans spreads, with millions of dollars, a campaign of hatred and lies, especially on television. People who have their only information from TV and not very educated believe what they are told. I understand that doctors, insurance companies, lawyers are against it but people who would benefit are against it ... In the newspaper some question the birthplace of Obama. They say he was born in Kenya and therefore could not be a candidate for the presidency. But the newspaper answer was very clear, he was born in Hawaii, so born in the USA. What a climate of suspicion vis-à-vis the best president that Americans have had in a long time.
Un grans supermarché
A big supermarket
Le rayon de la bière
The beer section
Une rue près de chez Pam
A street near Pam's house
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