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I've been busy today. I got up late, but got around to doing some patrol stuff. First there was entering in patroller data, and the going out to pick up the gift certificates. On the way out, I decided to get some money, grab some yogurt (I had a craving for some reason), and pick up some Christmas gifts from Canadian Tire.
When I got into line for the ATM, the lady at the right terminal turned around and asked me if I knew Chinese. I told her that I really didn't, and then she started asking me (in Chinese) if the ATM was supposed to give out reciepts. I told her (in my broken Chinese) that it depended on what you did, and the banter kept going on and on with her wondering if it worked or not. Meanwhile, other people were passing by me to use the other terminal, and I was wondering what to do, when some guy came up to me and asked me if we were having a problem with the ATM. I told him that the lady didn't get a reciept and he told me that the machine had some problems, and that he called the bank and was told that everything was okay. I took a look at the stub and noticed that one of the help numbers were for Chinese speakers (although it was in English) so I told the lady that it was okay and she could call that number. It took a few tries before she was convinced that it was all good. I then got my money, grabbed some yogurt, smiled at the cashier, and took off.
I had seen a neat ratchet on television and knew that it was being sold at Canadian Tire, but couldn't find it for the life of me. Of course, I didn't look it up before I left the house, so I had no idea what it was called. However, while I was looking for the ratchet, I came across the Cold Heat soldering tool I heard about last month and decided to pick up one.
After I had paid for the item, I noticed that the lady in the aisle over had put down a flyer, so I picked it up and flipped through it. Sure enough the item I was looking for was in there! Argh! So I went back to the car, dropped off the Cold Heat, and went back inside. Ironically enough, the girl at the front asked me if I wanted a flyer. (I wasn't asked the first time I went inside.) I was looking for the tool, and an employee approached me and asked if I was looking for something. I told him what I wanted and he told me that there were no more Mastercraft ones, but the previous generation was still available. (Older version?) So he told me that it too had a lifetime guarantee, and that it was basically the same as the one in the flyer. So I went with it and he showed me where it was (it was behind a locked cage and I never looked inside) and he told me that I couldn't take it away with me. He had to carry it up to the cashier for me. Okay..
So as we walked towards the cashiers, he noticed one that was empty, and told me,
"Why don't we use this one?"
It was the same one I used last time! So I thanked the guy and started paying for the tool, when I got tapped on the shoulder. It was A! I didn't expect to see him there, but I was in a rush, so I took off.
I found the Swiss Chalet because I knew where it was, not because it was easy to spot. The sign in front was turned off, and there was a lot of new construction around the building (which hadn't changed in a decade). I went inside to pick up the gift certificates without a problem (lots of cute employees in the kitchen - high school or university types - not the usual older immigrant - yes I know I'm generalizing - ladies I'm used to seeing in there).
Afterward, I made it to Dangerman's place just in time to see the ending if their Halo 2 afternoon. I did end up playing a bit in the room, but we ended up going out for dinner, and then I headed out to hockey (where we lost pretty horribly) and now I need to sleep because I have to get up early tomorrow.
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