Overheard at the tire store

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Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, May 13 2009

I was at the tire store getting two new front tires – one broke a belt probably on our city pothole collection. A 50-ish woman came into the waiting area where I was seated.

“Would you like today’s Guardian”

“No thanks. I read it on the computer,” she replied. “It’s free.”

I went back to tapping out a tune on my Tim Horton’s cup lid.