Meanwhile, on my lunch break...

So, today was the first day this week that I didn't bring my lunch, and I went out around noon to get some food. It started off badly, as 11:58 was the time that it started to rain. So, I had my umbrella, but I was still getting soaked by the rain as I walked to Jimmy John's. I walked into Jimmy John's and it stopped raining a minute later; no joke.

So I eat, and then I was gonna stop at CVS for a co-worker. I was getting a soda and a bag of chips. So I'm standing in line when the alarm at the door goes off. The worker at the cash register starts screaming "shoplifter...shoplifter". Two other workers run out the door; one had to get by me, as she was coming from behind me, and I didn't realize she was there, so I may have aided and abetted the crime. Anyway, as they are running out the door, they ask the clerk for a description. His response? "She was black!" So we know from this her race and gender. And I can attest, as I saw her walking out, that those were the only characteristics you could see; maybe I'd add that she was wearing a pink shirt.

The ladies that ran out after her come back in a minute later. She got away. They asked for another description; he responded in the same way. So that was exciting; I witnessed a petty crime. The clerk, by the way, said that CVS just presses charges and sends shoplifters to jail. It seems like a bad idea to steal a lipstick and end up in jail.

So, by now there was a line about 7 people long. One of the ladies who had run outside opened a second cash register. She said, "Can I help the next person?" I took a step toward her, when this short lady stepped up to the counter. The lady at the register said, "I have to help him (pointing to me), he was next in line." The short rude lady just screams "WELL YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID NEXT THEN!"

This made me lose some of my faith in humanity. We are doomed when people like this roam the Earth.