A couple of weird things have happened the last few days. They weren't very fun when they happened but maybe make for good stories...
First thing, our car had a recall notice so I made an appointment to get it fixed at the dealership. Long story short, after 3 hours in the waiting room the car had still not been looked at, I spoke with the manager, and was given a loner car to run errands for the afternoon.
It was a new model, nice, except for the smell. I have a pretty keen sense and can smell things others might not, and I smell them before most people do. How can I say this on a family site? It smelled like a couple of newlyweds had spent their honeymoon in it! Very distinctive smell(s), no mistaking it, OMG I was pretty grossed out and burned my clothes and boiled my skin when I got home. (Not really but I did have a shower.)
Second thing, I was at the main branch of a major bank yesterday (on Halloween). I waited there thirty minutes! (oops that's not the story).
Anyway, I was bored and people-watching outside through the glass doors when I saw two tall guys in full gorilla suits (head to toe), walk in to the bank side-by-side. With all the signs on the door of the bank asking patrons to remove sunglasses and hoods, this was a rather alarming sight! What better way to rob a bank than in costume on Halloween? The two men made no effort to remove the costume head pieces which covered their entire heads.
I felt my heart skip a beat as my eyes immediately fell to their hands, I was fully expecting to see weapons there and knew I would be the very first in their line of fire. They were not holding guns, thankfully, but still weren't taking off the masks. Of course I was still watching them because the bulky outfits could easily hide weapons.
Nothing happened and no one approached them. They got in line behind me, and turned to the entry kiosk nearby and one of them asked, "Should we take the hoods off?" And the person behind the desk said, "Oh yeah, probably you should."
OMG if these two pulled something like that in the U.S., they would have been taken down to the floor within seconds of entering the bank! There were no security guards in the bank at all. I like that Canadians are a gentler people, but I'm very safety conscious and stuff like this freaks me out.
What strange days, wish I could just stay home today.
First thing, our car had a recall notice so I made an appointment to get it fixed at the dealership. Long story short, after 3 hours in the waiting room the car had still not been looked at, I spoke with the manager, and was given a loner car to run errands for the afternoon.
It was a new model, nice, except for the smell. I have a pretty keen sense and can smell things others might not, and I smell them before most people do. How can I say this on a family site? It smelled like a couple of newlyweds had spent their honeymoon in it! Very distinctive smell(s), no mistaking it, OMG I was pretty grossed out and burned my clothes and boiled my skin when I got home. (Not really but I did have a shower.)
Second thing, I was at the main branch of a major bank yesterday (on Halloween). I waited there thirty minutes! (oops that's not the story).
Anyway, I was bored and people-watching outside through the glass doors when I saw two tall guys in full gorilla suits (head to toe), walk in to the bank side-by-side. With all the signs on the door of the bank asking patrons to remove sunglasses and hoods, this was a rather alarming sight! What better way to rob a bank than in costume on Halloween? The two men made no effort to remove the costume head pieces which covered their entire heads.
I felt my heart skip a beat as my eyes immediately fell to their hands, I was fully expecting to see weapons there and knew I would be the very first in their line of fire. They were not holding guns, thankfully, but still weren't taking off the masks. Of course I was still watching them because the bulky outfits could easily hide weapons.
Nothing happened and no one approached them. They got in line behind me, and turned to the entry kiosk nearby and one of them asked, "Should we take the hoods off?" And the person behind the desk said, "Oh yeah, probably you should."
OMG if these two pulled something like that in the U.S., they would have been taken down to the floor within seconds of entering the bank! There were no security guards in the bank at all. I like that Canadians are a gentler people, but I'm very safety conscious and stuff like this freaks me out.
What strange days, wish I could just stay home today.
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