31.03.08 Starting ’em too young

Given that our new flat is semi-furnished, we need to fill it with the boring detritus that it’s difficult to live without. So I was in the supermarket today stocking up on necessities like bathroom bins, as well as the ingredients for dinner. At the checkout, a very young girl helped empty my basket. She was so small that even on tip-toe she could not see inside it and had to blindly dip in. To be honest, I could have probably managed on my own. Surely, she have been at school anyway?