Um...refrigerator magnets??? (Unstoppable Woman? - Day 6)
I was checking out my area newspaper, the Kennebec Journal, online just now, (http://www.kjonline.com) trying to catch up with the local news. Among the news updates of a local man pleading guilty for murdering his mother, a school bus crash, and a botox settlement of over $74,000 going to the state, was "Turnpike traffic may be less than holiday norm." Hmmm, I thought, that looks interesting. It seems that Earl (the hurricane) is expected to arrive here this weekend and slow things down. (Did he hear that traffic is supposed to be lighter?) After reading through 4 very short paragraphs on why the turnpike authority spokesperson thinks traffic will be lighter, the very last sentence stated that the turnpike will be giving away free refrigerator magnets showing Maine attractions.
What??? Refrigerator magnets???
Now, I love this great State of Maine. But I really have to scratch my head at this one. Hey, there! Glad you came to visit us! Happy Labor Day! Watch out for Earl! Traffic should be slow! Here's a refrigerator magnet!
I get the whole give-people-something-so-they-spend-lots-of-money-while-they-are-here-thing, but how about something that can be used in the car...since that's what these people will actually be in when they are handed the magnets! Like, I don't know, a snow scraper? They can use it when they come back in the winter to spend more money.
I can picture magnets stuck on guard rails up and down the highway as people leave Maine.
Maybe the power of the combined magnets in cars all over Maine will create a force field that will drive Earl away. (He needs to stay home anyway; traffic will be slow.)
Happy Early Labor Day. Watch out for Earl.
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