mousme | "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

It snowed!

I will doubtless be less excited by this when I have to shovel. I think I may have to get BorderCrossing some snowshoes for Christmas. :)

I went to get yarn yesterday, and was foiled by my own absent-mindedness. I forgot that the yarn store is closed on Mondays. I shall have to go today instead. I am going to see also about obtaining a car for a couple of hours and hieing myself to Canadian Tire to get an air mattress, and also procuring myself all the things I will need for cooking for this weekend.

In random news, I finally began walking the environmental walk with regards to my coffee intake. I kept meaning and forgetting to buy a Tim Horton's travel mug. So yesterday I made a point of going to get one. I had the following exchange with the Tim Horton's employee who served me:

Me: "Hi, do you have any travel mugs for sale here?" (It's a smallish store, so I wasn't sure if they had any on-site)

Employee: *blank stare* "A what?"

Me: "A travel mug."

Employee: *blank stare* *mumbles something incomprehensible*

Me: "You know, a re-usable mug?"

Employee: *blank stare*

Me: "It's a cup? Made of plastic, with a lid? You put coffee in it?"

Employee: *turns to Employee #2* "Do we have something called a trowel mug?"

Employee #2: "You mean a travel mug?"

Employee: *shrugs*

Employee #2: *to me* "You want a travel mug?"

Me: *thanking God for employees who know what they're talking about* "Yes, please."

Employee #2: *to Employee* "They're over there. In the corner with the promotional items. Over there! Get with it, kid!"

Employee: *searches three times for a mug before finding one*

Employee #3: *comes up behind Employee* "Okay, do you know how to ring this up?"

Employee: *mutters something incomprehensible* *tries to ring up the mug and fails* *charges me for a bagel I didn't order*

Employee #3: *credits the bagel I didn't order*

Employee: *tries to ring up the mug and fails* *charges me for a croissant I didn't order*

Employee #3: *credits the croissant I didn't order* *rings up the mug* "Would you like the free coffee that comes with your mug?"

Me: "Yes, please."

Employee: *looks vaguely panic-stricken and as if he's about to cry*

Employee #3: *rings up coffee*

Employee #2: *rolls eyes* "Have a nice day. Thanks for coming!"

Me: *grabs coffee and makes a dash for the door*