The Thanksgiving turkey rush is in high gear as that fateful day looms like some lubricious turkey trot led by a film-struck typist clucking like a celluloid Julia Child.

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The stores are packed.  Hannaford looked like a mass convening on Tuesday afternoon.  Trader Joe’s parking lot was more maddening than ever.  And as for the inimitable Portland Whole Foods, they were the epitome of organization as people waited on line to pick up their turkeys listed on a computer roster.  The Portland Whole Foods will probably surpass their legendary $1 million-plus proceeds in a day.

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