Cranky soup
I'm a bit cranky this morning but that will soon pass. The bus was late. It was crowded and i had to stand all the way. It's snowing so the traffic is heavier and slower than it usually is. My pass card wouldn't work with one of the access doors to this floor so i had to go down an elevator and around to the other side of the building and back up again. Sheesh. But that's not a problem with my card. The building management installed a disabled access automatic door opener and closer on this particular door which leads to a parking garage and ever since then, the security scanner is hit and miss but they aren't going to change it or try to make the two work better together. If i was in a wheelie and went to that door and my card didn't work, i'd be a bit pissed and i'd be taking it up with the building management but because i'm not, there's not a lot my complaint will do.
So then i am finally here and am reading the newspaper and i read about people getting their cars broken into in the parking lots of the malls. FFS 2 out of the 3 had left inviting parcels in plain view in the back seat! If you buy a tv or dvd player or something that's asking to be stolen, do you put it in full view? If it doesn't fit in the trunk of the car, i'd have the store hold it until i was ready to leave. People can be so naive. You can't help if your trunk is broken into but you can at least be a bit sensible, try to leave a coat or something over the dvd box (or whatever). This time of year is especially bad for it.
I see local Wal-mart stores are going to be open 24/7 from now until Christmas Eve. *shakes head* as if Sunday shopping wasn't enough! Don't get me wrong, i like Sunday shopping and i suppose there will be enough sales to make it worth their while bit it's a bit overboard. Ah Capitalism! The province is passing a law though, to mandate retail closures on statutory holidays and i agree with that too. It's nice to have especially Christmas *and* Boxing day where the stores and malls are closed and it's quiet and you can relax, visit, and chill out. There's time enough to exchange gifts and use up those gift cards. Most stores won't even take exchanges and returns on the first retail day after Christmas anyway because they're so busy with their sales.
So then i am finally here and am reading the newspaper and i read about people getting their cars broken into in the parking lots of the malls. FFS 2 out of the 3 had left inviting parcels in plain view in the back seat! If you buy a tv or dvd player or something that's asking to be stolen, do you put it in full view? If it doesn't fit in the trunk of the car, i'd have the store hold it until i was ready to leave. People can be so naive. You can't help if your trunk is broken into but you can at least be a bit sensible, try to leave a coat or something over the dvd box (or whatever). This time of year is especially bad for it.
I see local Wal-mart stores are going to be open 24/7 from now until Christmas Eve. *shakes head* as if Sunday shopping wasn't enough! Don't get me wrong, i like Sunday shopping and i suppose there will be enough sales to make it worth their while bit it's a bit overboard. Ah Capitalism! The province is passing a law though, to mandate retail closures on statutory holidays and i agree with that too. It's nice to have especially Christmas *and* Boxing day where the stores and malls are closed and it's quiet and you can relax, visit, and chill out. There's time enough to exchange gifts and use up those gift cards. Most stores won't even take exchanges and returns on the first retail day after Christmas anyway because they're so busy with their sales.