Before the pandemic hit, I was accustomed to local malls and standalone stores being open to 9-9:30 pm, and many Walmarts open 24x7. The best times for shopping were often the hour just before a store closed, or late at night, in the case of a 24x7 Walmart. This has changed quite a bit since the stores reopened to their "new normal" hours.
Today, I lost track of time, and left to visit the mall where RQS and I were last weekend. I figured that I'd go back to Burlington and buy the 2 dresses I was looking at on that visit. So off to Rockland county I went, and I found the two dresses in the store as I expected. At this point, I noticed it was 6:30, and thought I had enough time to make it to Lane Bryant in Paramus. So, I again got in my car, and proceeded to my next destination.
On the way down, I encountered a driver who did not want to let me into the correct exit lane, leaving Route 17 for Route 4 Eastbound. Although I was signaling my intent, this clown almost caused an accident, as I cut in front of him just before being forced to exit in the wrong direction. Of course, this clown decided to play a game with his brights, and I ignored him. Once on Route 4, I signaled to get into a traffic lane, and this clown again decided to play games. I can only imagine being a passenger in his car! (Imagine the road rage this person must have been displaying....) Once he was gone, I breathed a sign of relief before doing the half clover leaf across Route 4 to get to Lane Bryant.
In the past, this store would be open until 9 pm every day except Sunday. Now, the store has a 7:00 pm closing time. I'm glad that I only planned to look at some of the merchandise in the store, as I was not in the mood yet to buy a women's blazer that I found online. Since the store had just closed, I figured that I could come back another day, and proceeded back home for the evening.
