"Did I do that?"

This is a story about something that you only hear about, but I acutally witnessed it with my own eyes here in Salt Lake City.

Once a week or so, a group of us from work go to lunch together. We call these "lunch bus adventures." (We don't actually have a bus, but that would be cool!)

So the "lunch bus" was heading down the street on the way to Cafe Rio when a white pickup truck up ahead begins to pull off the road. It appears that the truck has something hanging out of the door that is dragging or something. As we get closer and are about to pass the truck we see the driver just put his head in his hands, as if to say, "I can't believe what I just did!" This is when we all realize that the gas pump & hose is hanging out of his gas tank. We were laughing so hard.

As we returned to the office we noticed that, sure enough, pump #12 at the Holiday Oil/Sinclair station had no pump. Oooooopps!

That would certainly ruin your day. The best/or worst part is that it was a company vehicle. That is going to be a fun story to share with your boss!

So, now the question is......do you go back to the gas station and walk in holding the hose to admit what you did and return the hose, or try to ditch it in a dumpster or something knowing full well that gas stations have some seriously sophisticated surveillance going on and they will find you?? Wow, I am just glad that wasn't me.

STAMPING OUT "VD"

Heeee-larious! I was listening to the radio a couple of days again and Tony Tuscano, a movie critic, was on talking about some upcoming films. They got on the topic of a couple of the chic flick movies that will be coming out just in time for Valentine's Day, etc. when all of a sudden he says, "I am starting a crusade to stamp out VD." I must say that the first thing that came to mind was a certain STD, but after a minute or two I realized he was talking about Valentine's Day. Maybe it was just the mood I was in or something, but I laughed my head off.

Some of you out there reading this might LOVE (no pun intended) February 14th, but for others of us.....not so much.

In the world of singles, it is a SAD (Single Awareness Day) holiday. There is nothing inherently wrong with this day, but I don't like being reminded that for the 32nd year in a row I don't have a boy to buy me flowers, take me to dinner, or even simply give me kiss or even one made of chocolate. I am reminded enough as it is, I don't need a day set aside specifically to highlight this fact.

Here's hoping that one day, I will have reason to be a fan of this holiday!
(oooo, I do love those conversation hearts though.....yummy!) Ü