I had to go to the police detachment down the road yesterday to renew my registration. I go there every year and like it because it's very convenient.
However, yesterday, I went around 11:45. It's a teeny little building - not much larger than our main bathroom.
It was packed to the gills. I hadn't anticipated "the lunch hour crowd". It was also hotter than Satan's nutsack.
There was a guy a few people in front of me. He was covered in flop sweat and didn't have any teeth. To say he was disheveled would be on the kind side. He seemed nice enough, though and was plenty chatty.
OK, we're talking a very small space with about 10 or so people crammed in and it's HOT. Did I mention that already?
I know you can see where this is going: small, hot room...toothless man covered in flop sweat....And, I have a very keen sense of smell. I'm not going to name any names or even describe the person I think was responsible for the overwhelming BO smell. But, it was bad.
The line was moving ever so slow. I was in that sardine can (and I think perhaps a sardine can might smell better) for close to ONE FULL HOUR.
I have never been there when it's that crowded. But, my plan was to get the registration and then move on to the Mart and be back to get Sissy by 3 pm. I knew when I was finally released from my tiny hell on Earth, there was no way I'd make it to the store, shop and be back before 3.
Sitting around for an hour with a weird bunch of people really zaps your energy. I came back home and waited for the Evil Twin to get home from work. Then, I dragged my sorry self to the Roger of K. (which is not too far from where we live - the Mart is about 15 minutes away in a different little town).
And now, I am off to do laundry duty, empty the dishwasher, reload the dishwasher, make the beds and assorted other chores on my daily list. Don't I have a adventurous life? I mean, what with the practically passing out from heat stroke to get a sticker for my plate on the van to tooling around the grocery, then coming home to cook? For a good time, email eviltwinswife@gmail.com and maybe I'll let you run around with me and experience all the good times! :-)
Love,
Yikes, I hate tiny crowded spaces.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with you!!! I do love the smell of flop sweat! :-)
ReplyDeleteSoI was not necessarily familiar with the term Flop Sweat. Of course I Googled it to learn that some people describe it as the beads of sweat formed by sudden embarrassment or stage fright. But then, just to be sure, I checked out the Urban Dictionary version.
ReplyDeletePlease, dear lord, tell me that the disheveled toothless man was suffering sudden embarrassment and not experiencing a different brand of flop sweat.