"I am very envious; I got to work in my daddy's GROCERY store......LOL."
Well, you know...a cloth coat lined with freshly smoked bacon would be nice & warm, too. Though there's that "dog chasing you home" problem to overcome, LOL!
At least you had FOOD! We were naked and starving under our fur coats! *Insert sad violin music here* :(
It was a "mom and pop." I was 16 before I realized lettuce didn't come WILTED. :-)