I had to do some Christmas shopping today. I would have waited till the very last minute but I was persuaded by the idea that waiting that long will land me in the middle of a Black Fridayesque stampede.
Well, long about checkout time I turn to grab a candy bar, a candy bar that I wound up not getting, because the man behind me had a pile of items on the belt that come close to throwing me off my feed. They were clumped in a tight little pile with the worst of the bunch poorly hidden in the middle of it all.
This is what I laid eyes on...
1 can of mixed nuts.
1 box of tissues
2 packs of wet wipes
1 economy size pack of... condoms.
I kinda half glanced at the man's face and he had a mustache. Now as I was turning back to face front I noticed hands that looked like they were exposed to a weekly treament of paraffin wax.
I had to excuse myself to the car. Sure, it was "cold out there." Fortunatly for me the cars here in the US have year round air conditioning.
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