10 Weeks Of Nightmare At Vons

August 17, 2005

By Bump Diamond
Man About Town

    The mayhem has begun at Vons, Mammoth's only supermarket.
    Over the next 10 weeks the store will be remodeled, according to store employees, who say the schedule—it is the height of the summer tourist season—is calibrated to snow.
    "We've got to get it done before the snow flies," said one employee.
    "Why's that?" we asked.  She shrugged.
    Anyway, the first thing to go was the flower market over by the produce, and the organic refrigerated and frozen stuff in health food aisle.  Wouldn't you know. No more Not-Dogs for the pennant race around here. Unless you get on down to Bishop or something.
    Yesterday, the store was so busy in the afternoon that whoever was supposed to stock the produce was too busy grinding away on the registers. The produce department looked a bit depleted.
    Also, the Mammoth Monthlies just were flying off the racks, to no one's real surprise, and they were re-stocked this morning.
    This is going to be a wild 10 weeks.
    "We're going to starve!" cried one young woman.  "It's a nightmare!"

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