Of all the forms of entertainment offered in the world, the best cost nothing. People watching is free and almost always funny. We have a new Wally Mart in our area. I think this makes approximately 37,000 of them in a five mile radius. They are like school zones. I can’t go anywhere without passing through at least four or five school zones.
It has always been and always will be amusing to me to watch people crowd into a new store. There are police directing traffic, people trying to run over pedestrians to get into a parking spot, and pushing and shoving to get inside to find the same stuff that is in all the other Wally Marts.
This weekend is the official ‘grand opening’ and I plan to be anywhere but close to that place. There will be exciting events like the drill team from one of the local high schools. It just doesn’t get any better than that. I’m sure the mayor will speak and all the school board will be there.
And, in a few weeks, the ‘new’ will have worn off and ‘people’ will be looking for something equally as exciting.
I plan to wait months, if not years to make my way over to the new location. After all, I do have other locations to choose from.
If they keep building, they will have one next door to me. Then I can sit on the porch and watch the people.
PMO
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