Some time ago, when COVID came along, places like my local market removed a lot of public things. No more park bench out front or inside the store for sitting. In the pharmacy area they removed the machine that let you take your blood pressure. And they removed...Sandy. Sandy is the coin-operated horsey ride for little kids. Sandy sits outside many grocery stores and other areas where parents might have their children along. Usually a 25 cent ride, at my Meijer store, Sandy is only one penny to ride. In fact it is sort of a fun thing: many folks, myself included, will take the odd penny or two from their change and drop it on the base of the ride. Kids find them and ride for "free". And if mom tries to object, "I don't have any pennies," the kid can say LOOK HERE!.
Well Sandy came back today, and behind her on the wall was a huge 10-foot-square sign, "Sandy is BACK" And she is still just 1 cent.
There are other named horse rides, but Sandy is the most common and has been around for decades.
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