Coo-Coo for Cocoa Puffs
My favorite mode of transportation in the city is my own two feet. It's never dull to walk around New York City. Cold yes. Dull, never. Whether you are just going around the corner for some coffee, or are hopelessly lost trying to find a very obscure address where the street numbers make no sense, lots of unexpected entertainment can be easily observed.
The other day, for example, walking downtown on 7th Avenue, starting somewhere in the 30s and making his way well beyond the teens, a well dressed man was walking with a shovel slung over his shoulder. From the handle of this shovel, between his back and the "scoopy" part of the digging implement, hung a Barney's shopping bag. What was puzzling to me was that the bag was not all crumpled and old. No, this bag had just been handed over the retail counter in very recent history, making what appeared to be its maiden voyage.
The shovel itself was also intriguing. It wasn't a snow shovel, which would sort of make some sense, giving the record snowfall of last weekend. However, this one was a heavy duty, big hole-digging shovel. The one you'd probably choose if you were, well, going to be digging a trench, or a pool or some other type of whatever which requires displacing a fair amount of soil. The shovel in question also looked like it had been used for this purpose in the past because it was rusty and dirty.
The man didn't seem to be too familiar with the implications of walking with a shovel slung over his shoulder. He was easily distracted by store window displays and would turn, willy-nilly to look at the (presumably) shiny things that caught his eye - while making fellow pedestrians duck for cover as the shovel nearly clobbered several passers-by in the head.
But what I really wanted to know was what came first: was it the shovel or was Barney's? And do they allow large hand tools in the store, anyway?
The other day, for example, walking downtown on 7th Avenue, starting somewhere in the 30s and making his way well beyond the teens, a well dressed man was walking with a shovel slung over his shoulder. From the handle of this shovel, between his back and the "scoopy" part of the digging implement, hung a Barney's shopping bag. What was puzzling to me was that the bag was not all crumpled and old. No, this bag had just been handed over the retail counter in very recent history, making what appeared to be its maiden voyage.
The shovel itself was also intriguing. It wasn't a snow shovel, which would sort of make some sense, giving the record snowfall of last weekend. However, this one was a heavy duty, big hole-digging shovel. The one you'd probably choose if you were, well, going to be digging a trench, or a pool or some other type of whatever which requires displacing a fair amount of soil. The shovel in question also looked like it had been used for this purpose in the past because it was rusty and dirty.
The man didn't seem to be too familiar with the implications of walking with a shovel slung over his shoulder. He was easily distracted by store window displays and would turn, willy-nilly to look at the (presumably) shiny things that caught his eye - while making fellow pedestrians duck for cover as the shovel nearly clobbered several passers-by in the head.
But what I really wanted to know was what came first: was it the shovel or was Barney's? And do they allow large hand tools in the store, anyway?
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posted by Fe at 9:21 AM
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