When one thinks of shopping in the winter, one thinks of indoor malls that are warmly heated; of places where one is comfortable away from the elements of winter. One does not think of ice and cold! Before Christmas last year, my family and I went out to do a little shopping. The day we chose was not the best as during the night there had been an ice storm. Having never experienced such a severe ice storm, we were unprepared for the havoc it caused. The sights we saw, though, were beautiful.
As we walked into Ikea, we could not help but notice the shopping carts that had been left outside overnight. The entire cart was encased in ice, giving a new meaning to the term “winter shopping”.
We walked past the carts, knowing that we would find ice-free ones inside – and thankful we did not have to grab those frozen handles.
(For more pictures on this icy experience, visit my post A Winter Reality)
Do you enjoy winter shopping?
(This post is a contribution to Paula’s Thursday Special. Head on over and look at other interesting posts by fellow bloggers. )
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2014
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a new sight for me Colline, iced trolleys!
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When I saw them I could not believe it. That is why I had to stop and take the pictures 🙂
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Great photo of those carts in that second shot!
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Thank you Angeline. I wanted to show the thickness of the ice encasing the cart.
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Now that’s cold!
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It was. I am sure you can imagine us all bundled up in coats, boots, hats and scarves. 🙂
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Looks real icy but still beautiful
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It is beautiful Scrapy – especially when the sun shines on it and it glitters.
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🙂
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Can’t say I do. I visited the Bay Area in December, and we did some outlet shopping. It was miserably cold and a horrible experience. I didn’t buy anything in the end.
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My thoughts exactly on winter shopping these outlets. A mall is preferable as one is nice and warm inside.
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Wow! I have never seen a thing like that. I like your icicyles photos Colline, especially the closer one 🙂 Thank you so very much for taking part in this week’s Thursday Special. I am always happy to see you around 🙂
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Glad you like them Paula. I have wanted to share them with you for a while now but getting in front of the computer with my photos is quite a mission 🙂
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Poor you, between the cold, snow, and work both in your job and house ….. Warm hugs….
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Thank you Paula. We saw and heard birds yesterday in the playground (finches) so we hope that means spring is on its way 🙂
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🙂
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Ahhh … So that’s what the big picture is. 😉
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Certainly in the Northern Hemisphere 🙂
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I’ve heard of iced lollies before, but never of iced trollies!
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This is a good one Colonialist!
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That’s what I call COLD, Colline! Hope you’ve thawed out since 🙂
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The temperatures are still below minus 10. Thankfully the ice shown in this picture has thawed a while ago. 🙂
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I don’t know what’s worse-watching the snow shovelling and blizzards, or our sinking southern counties! The floods have been a heartbreak this year.
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Both are heart-breaking I think – especially when people lose their homes.
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I love iced lollies, but not iced trollies. 🙂 Great captures, Colline.
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Thank you.
And I agree with you on the ices 🙂
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Oh, wow! I haven’t seen grocery carts with frozen ice before. Saw the news and it’s really hard in some places. Wishing you and your family all the best.
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It was really bad with subway closures and many people losing their power. This year’s winter is truly extreme.
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Oh no I don’t think I would enjoy that very much! Makes for a stunning shot though 🙂
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I had to stop and take it Madhu, even though we were cold and wanted to go inside.
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Just incredible! Makes me wish for a warm sunny blue Sky day in South Africa!
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It makes me wish that too 🙂
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Great shots, Colline. I’ve seen plenty of snow-covered carts but never any with icicles. With an ice and snow storm due to come here Thursday, I just might get my chance.
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Especially if the stores keep some carts out overnight. Stay safe during the storm John.
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