Supermarkets are fun. Not only can I get some good speed on a shopping trolley down the frozen food section, but I get to laugh at people crazier than me! I saw one person who loaded their cart to the brim with toilet paper. This bolsters my argument that the stuff should be legal tender. Oh well.

I decided to do a little experiment in aisle 9. I "accidentally" split open and scattered a full five pound bag of m&m's, and dropped a jar of mayonaisse from a great height. Once satisfied that the mess covered the entire width of the isle, I pretended I was deliberating over the right brand of ketchup, and started my stopwatch.

Exactly fifteen seconds later, the first customer arrived. Saw the mess, tried to pick a path through it, and scooted and skidded like a mad roadrunner to the other side. I couldn't help but laugh.

Exactly thirty three seconds later, a supermarket worker saw the mayonnaise footprints and grabbed a mop and bucket. I told him he was late, and went off to remove the barcodes from some embarassing toiletry items.

-CG.