Yesterday was a great day because our friend Wayne and his son Brandon came for a visit. They haven't been to see us for a couple years but I used the c-card to get them out here. I often refer to Wayne as our long-suffering friend, because honestly - we are just the worst and he's always so pleasant about it. For example, since flights are cheaper out of Calgary, we've often stayed with him a day or two and then flown out from there. Invariably we end up asking for a ride to the airport (usually it's a reasonable flight time) and then a pick up when we get back (which is usually at an ungodly hour.) Bless his heart, Wayne is always so agreeable. I'm really not sure what he gets out of this friendship, but he's known Dennis since grade school so there's a lot of history there.
Despite being one of the nicest people on the planet, Wayne is a bit of a magnet for calamity. Twice now he's had a brand-new car get smashed in a hit and run. (Thankfully no injuries either incident.) Another time he ate at a restaurant that had a hepatitis outbreak and he had to get tested. If something mildly catastrophic is going to happen, it'll happen to Wayne.
No surprise then that Wayne's trip to Saskatchewan wasn't uneventful. Somewhere along the way he ended up getting a chip in his windshield. (This would be the car he just recently had repaired, of course.) So shortly after he arrived we found ourselves heading over to the Rona parking lot where they had one of those quick fix kiosks set up. I particularly enjoyed that the attendant was wearing a shirt that said "Say No to Crack". I like a business with a sense of humour.
They were doing brisk trade so we had about a 30 minute wait. While the boys entertained themselves at Cabella's, I popped into a couple shops. I didn't see anything in Banana Republic but did find a lovely lemon-print scarf in the Gap. I have a hard time resisting scarves....and lemon prints...and sale prices. Of course I added it to my collection. (My scarf collection is getting to be rather sizeable. *gulp*) So I guess the moral of the story is - other people's heartache can sometimes work out okay for you. Or maybe the moral is, you can find bargains when you least expect them. ? Regardless, it was a happy ending all around - Wayne got his windshield fixed and I got some retail therapy. Win!
Despite being one of the nicest people on the planet, Wayne is a bit of a magnet for calamity. Twice now he's had a brand-new car get smashed in a hit and run. (Thankfully no injuries either incident.) Another time he ate at a restaurant that had a hepatitis outbreak and he had to get tested. If something mildly catastrophic is going to happen, it'll happen to Wayne.
No surprise then that Wayne's trip to Saskatchewan wasn't uneventful. Somewhere along the way he ended up getting a chip in his windshield. (This would be the car he just recently had repaired, of course.) So shortly after he arrived we found ourselves heading over to the Rona parking lot where they had one of those quick fix kiosks set up. I particularly enjoyed that the attendant was wearing a shirt that said "Say No to Crack". I like a business with a sense of humour.
They were doing brisk trade so we had about a 30 minute wait. While the boys entertained themselves at Cabella's, I popped into a couple shops. I didn't see anything in Banana Republic but did find a lovely lemon-print scarf in the Gap. I have a hard time resisting scarves....and lemon prints...and sale prices. Of course I added it to my collection. (My scarf collection is getting to be rather sizeable. *gulp*) So I guess the moral of the story is - other people's heartache can sometimes work out okay for you. Or maybe the moral is, you can find bargains when you least expect them. ? Regardless, it was a happy ending all around - Wayne got his windshield fixed and I got some retail therapy. Win!