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 £50 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