glimpses #2

The day brought snow, rain, sleet, hail, and globs of a combination of all of them, interspersed with brilliant sunshine. I love this time of year. It's nuts.



On the way to school we saw this woman and her dog in matching rain gear:



Not to be outdone, we then saw another woman and her dog in matching hoodies. This is one weird world. But funny sometimes. I couldn't get a photo of the second one. I like to be discreet with my photo taking, trying not to invade privacy but capture the glimpses of things that make my day.

Here's a head scratcher. On my way to the post office I noticed someone was directing traffic into the gas station which is very odd. I was just passing by but asked what was going on. There were at least 50 cars in line waiting for the pumps. I was told gas was "on sale" for 5 cents off per litre.



So, people are willing to wait in line (with engines idling) for 20 minutes to save, perhaps, $2.50 on their gas purchase (example: 50L x 5 cents each = $2.50 off). Yet, after buying said gas on sale, they pull into the StarBucks and spend $5+ on a cup of Double Triple Lava Java Whipped with Soy Froth.

The obsession with gas prices makes no sense to me. I see people throw money away all the time: not checking prices in the grocery store, buying bottles of water they could get from their taps, chasing designer labels and name brands, paying debit card fees, not to mention the zillions of big-time expenses like shiny new cars and giant houses and boats and trips and so on. And on and on and on.

Yet, damn it: they'll do anything to save a few bucks on the gas purchase. And the punchline was, gas was selling for 5 cents less per litre at regular price just down the road. Silly rabbits. Sometimes I feel like an alien in this funny, old world. They obsess over gas and I'm gulping at the rising price of broccoli (and all fruits and veggies...). Which of course is related to the rising price of gas...so maybe I'm not so alien to them after all. My obsession is just one step removed.

Gulp. If I don't watch it, Eli and I will be wearing matching outfits in no time.