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20220725ArlandriaFM.HP.txt

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20220724ArlandriaFM.HP.txt

Another day, hot day,
really hot day,
and another market,
though might not have been the one intended,
got to one....

So an errand early before too hot,
and a 95 degree F forecast, or so,
100 in the week, and heat index 105
some days, so a lot of heat,
and my Air Conditioning breaks
every time I stop, with the bike/
inline mobility aid/ wheelchair equivalent...

I have seen a fan on kids strollers,
back out at Reston Farmers Mrket,
told amazon had them, battery powered,
i suggested solar power,
and they liked that,
but have to look up some things sometime...
A wind generator also, so while riding
it moves and collects energy, plus
solar and get a blast of wind while stopped,
likely on face, hands something needing
circulation, whought for biking whole body
needs it, etc...


But other errands too, take out reCycling,
a late start, considered taking a day off,
down day, but needed to work out some things too,
so some activity might help,
considered West End Alexandria, and
also Arlington's Columbia Bike FM,
but both seemed far and hilly,
so  remembered Aarlandira is a SunDay market
but with the heat was it cancelled?

Stopping off at Giant,
rolling a cart that had it's coin chain
wrapped around defeated itself,
and me for a quarter $0.25 (dollar)
but going that way, and biking,
so holding one arm, hand
and need to be able to
let go if gets stuck,
but nnnot rlease into something
like cars getting scratched,
and thorugh a problem area
just after a light,
going to seminary? crossing
LeesBurg Pike Route 7
a gas station and no curbs,
for a  corner,
and then a City Diner, problem
there hit by a car when scootering
and same problem no sidewalk,
but got thourh it, tempting fate?
or just have to and keep gonig
along a side road, entrance
past a tire shop and restuarant,
into what used to be Baby'sRUS,
(AldiBXRoads opens link here?)
but get some BlueBerry Kefir
as getting warm and it fits in the
water bottle cage, already cold,
and something might be good for me,
a lemonade also cold, but too sugary?
and combinging dairy with acid,
may make me sick, not that that much
sugar won't...


But another thing, and back home,
Giant had some discount bakery,
eclairs, talked to some people
aren't taking my favorites,
and nope, 
she stayed out of it,
he wants donuts
eclairs are donuts, kinda,
so we're good,
some cerial, no gluten,
larege box, family size,
and fitting it all on the mobility aid,
and getting out of there,
...

Anyways cans and heavy stuff back home,
overflowing back back, and no backpack,
as too warm, (PC for HOT) and
exchange some warm ginger ale can
for a cold lemon lime, and root beer,
cans, from the fridge,
pickup some CranBerry Juice gallons
left for over a day in the recycling
trash room, some seem to think it's thier
exchange/ drop off area?
and a tool left ouf,
me its more freecycle,
people getting rid of things,
supposed to go down to trash,
and large things not left there,
or fines, voilations according to older signs,
but some may think it's a patio, balcony
or other personal space, breaking down boxes,
and into the trash and recylcing chute(s),
anyways, a bookcase and
someone(s) trying to get that back,
i have little use, but sorting and
organizing without leaning down,
so got that, and likely go back
there when i can't move it...


Anyways, past the bridge, seems a huge
side rampe built next to the bridge,
closed except pedestrian, bike traffic,
and working on it, so workman need to
get across, but blocked on the other side,
no good photos of the extra ramp/
building on the side, yet...

But made it there, open,
and some history,
been there a lot back in veloCity
days, as market before shop opens,
and had a pedicab there doing a mobile
clinic, and some other things...

Artisans market, so crafts as well as food,
and even learned of the FunPops,
frozen colored flavored sugar water/ ice,
as the meat vendor sold those,
for $0.50 or $1 each?

But a mini stage 
large parking and next to trail,
a bridge over 4 Mile Run stream/branch,
other water and just up from the sewage
treatment plant, some parks further,
playgrounds, ball fields,
right at the south Arlington and
North Alexandria line in the stream,
afaict...  Hence the ArlAndria name,
Del Ray if further down and Potomac
Virginia also close, but not that...
Arlington Ridge, a big hill is north
of that, and Pentagon,
Crystal City east....


But few vendors it seemed,
not sure why, but open,
heat? or getting smaller?
spread out too...

Turns out a guy bought Tom's
Amish Cheese, and tom,
and old smoking guy who imported
from LAncaster area the Amish
products, yogurt, cheese(s), raw milk
(have to order ahead)...

And they do EBT and matching with wooden
tokens, $1 a lot, where mos thad $2
but music playing right next to the
Market Master's Tent/Canopy
by the building and stage, so
seemed to be interfering with
the presentation, some cafe like seating,
shade and chairs, tables, awnings/
umbrellas,
some crafts, an earring and crochet,
and some soap vendor,
two fruits and veg,
a baker, with what turns out to be
BlueBerry Pie Ice cream,
like the cookie crumbles,
or Pie Ala Mode,
got one of those for $7
turns out a small cup
no weight, but have the paper
continaer might be able to calculate
volume(s), and ice cream density,
and a spoot...

Bought yogurt, 6 for $8
but down to $7 as onliy palin
big one, so went assorted
and got two plain in that,
single dollar tokens helped,

and had to dobule or nothing
the tokens, found out that
only matches to $20/ visit,
so hit that maximum,
really i just wanted to have
some of each token, some differences
in printing color and Fruit Veg only,
denominations $1 or $2
not change given an apple
and name of market redeemable at,
etc...

Found some tables taken, but  stone
in shade to sit at, ate the pie,
feelign a little watched by kids
think they had something,
earlier had asked what the instruemtns
were, a guitar, base?
cello, the big one, small performer size,
but they were mic'ed and talked through
something,
some road noise there, and a store/ mall/
plaza across the way, and 7-11 nearby,
people bought ice, and water at the
market master for people, ice cooler(s)
dog bowls had some ice in them too,
and Tom's replacment broke the ice
dropping 5-10 poung bags and filled
the coolers where cheese and yogurt,
raw milk in glass, etc were kept...

But asked the market master woman,
i'd rushed her and thought too many chips,
but $1, she knows what she's doing
and i'm talkative, trying to get it right,
but she walked around giving FunPops
frozen type flavored colored sugar ice
tubes to kids, and water, cold to vendors,
thinking perhaps i was following about that,
might have been nice, but have some at home,
just for benfors, might run out?

But asked near the knife sharpening tent on the edge
and a testing ConVid tent, CureAtive like,
if i could give a token (s) to the performers,
and din't think that woudl work,
couldn't spend it, and turns out might be  restritctions
on which jurisdiction you get live in,
for matching, as INoVA sponsors?
no quiestions but a device wants PIN
and an emails, social media to sign up for lists,
but not social so unclicked that,
 a big device i couldn't hold not type and see well,
 so she comipied at least one?


Online at home only got one receipt electronically,
and bought $10 minimum twice...

i did pick up a fruit pit someone elft out,
some kid(s) mom trying to feed the ants,
maybe like the pour out some of the 40 oz
for homies, but Antz the movie
and some personification, anthropamorhizing
typical kid stuff, but didn't want to step
slip on it,m myself or others,
some corn husks and other debris, and plenty
of dogs there where fairfax doesn't allow
(taped over By LAw in AnnanDale's market,
but somehow barking politician hawkers is fine...
go figure...


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