Groundhog Day, beautiful sunshine in the valley, Punxsutawney Phil’s shadow and… a used condom??
Groundhog Day: All eyes across the nation were fastened on the Groundhog
Punxsutawney Phil this morning as his shadow fell on Gobbler’s Knob and he predicted six more weeks of dreary winter receiving thousands of boos from the crowd.
This must be a Groundhog Day trick. Our usually fog-filled dreary skied Southern San Joaquin Valley is basking in beautiful sunshine today. It’s a teaser. A preview of what is to come when spring finally gets here. Like Bill Murray we're stuck in a 'Groundhog Day' moment of uncanny weather. Why else would we have such a beautiful sunshine day if we are expecting six more weeks of winter? God must be saying hang on… this is what you have to look forward to.
Two of my co-workers and myself walked out of our office today, on our way to lunch, into the sunshine that we had glimpsed through the office windows. We all wished we could be outdoors enjoying the sunshine instead of stuck in the office working. It was a no jacket, picnic in the park, sunglasses, driving with the windows rolled down and wind in my hair kind of sunshiny day. When suddenly we stopped short in front of our cars under the covered parking area at my office. There on the ground was a used condom and beside it the torn package.
“Someone got busy.” My co-worker said pointing at the used condom.
“Ew, disgusting!” Said my other co-worker who is six months pregnant as we all bent over to have a better look.
“Beal Park is less than half a block away from here. Why did they have to ‘get busy’ in our covered parking area?” I asked disgusted.
“Ew, disgusting!” My pregnant co-worker said again as she covered her mouth and turned away.
“This is the boss's normal parking spot.” My other co-worker commented. He was less affected by the site of the used condom lying sprawled on the pavement.
“Ew, what if it was his!” My pregnant co-worker exclaimed.
“Oh, now that is just gross!” I said.
We were all strangely silent for a moment as we looked at the used condom. Then my pregnant co-worker tiptoed over the used condom and torn package and crawled into her car that was parked in the boss’s normal parking spot and drove off to lunch. When I returned to the office from lunch-- the used condom and torn package laid on the pavement just as it had been before, in front of my pregnant co-worker's car parked in the boss’s normal spot. She must have tiptoed over it once again with another exclamation of “Ew, disgusting!” I imagine.
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Maybe it was just a balloon some innocent child left while walking home from school and whistling the latest Wiggles song. You people are all sick!!!
Um... I think we are all aware of what a used condom looks like. It wasn't a balloon. And we are not sick! Whoever left that in the parking lot is sick!
Just look at me, I'm all bones!!!!
I'm not sure what that means.
No meaning.
Much like your website, eh? (lol)
Or, perhaps I have your site confused with mine... I'm impressed with the quantity (and quality) of content you both put into your sites.
Um... thanks for the compliment. But surely you were being nice when you included me in that 'both'... now Noveltown's site is impressive! Mine has no theme at all, you never know what will show up in mine... haha. I enjoy your site very much 200Tercel! It's full of witty humor and great stories.
Not at all - you're a good writer, and I enjoy reading about your life here.
I disagree - the theme is about _you_. It's kind of like Seinfeld, but more sophisticated and always enjoyable to read.
Although, this latest thread does have an "ew" factor to it. Did you ever figure out who the culprit was?
Thanks! No, never found out who the culprit was... but the "ew" used condom and torn package is still there today.
The used condom was gone when I went out for lunch... I guess the owner of the building must have done something about getting it cleaned up. "Ew!"
While I'm not the most eco-conscious person out there... It really ticks me off when people use the world as their: trash can or ash tray. I guess we can add "used condom container" to that list.
Ewwwwww!
I have one word for the boths of ya. EW!
ha--actually I agree with $75-car, this blog does have a theme, and it is 'you', which is why we like it--it's a nice tour of what you're willing to share.