November 20, 2008
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A wonderfully cold experience
I’ve got my Cities 97 CD Sampler!!!
I got off of work at 3:00 this morning. I went home and watched a couple of episodes of The L Word. I left my house at 5:15, and got in line outside at Target at 5:45. I didn’t think about how cold it was going to be!! Thankfully, I had a blanket in my car. The lady just ahead of me said she’d hold my spot while I was gone. This is where Minnesota Nice comes in folks! When I got back, the man just behind me gave me some hand warmers! And the lady told me I could go to my car anytime to warm up.
The people in the front of the line had been there since 3:30. Well, it was the coldest two hours of my life. I forced myself to tell myself how cold I wasn’t. Stop shivering. I focused on the music from my Ipod. I watched people line up around the store. The wind was so cold it cut through the layers of clothes like they weren’t there, licking my skin with it’s cruel tongue. It seemed like the blanket didn’t offer anything. At about 6:45, I went to my car for 5 minutes to warm my toes.
Dawn starts breaking from the clouds. The sun makes an appearance then disappears behind the thick clouds.
At 7:00, someone from Caribou Coffee handed out coupons for $1.00 off any coffee. At 7:30, my big toes were numb. They started handing out the slips of paper that guaranteed a CD. There were people that were at the end of the line that did not get one. The Target I was at had 276 CD’s available. I had number 80.
Things like this bring people together for a good cause. Strangers stand in line next to each for a couple hours strike up conversations. A man had steel knee replacements. A lady just had her 11th child awhile back. The people at the front of the line are there every year at the same time, waiting. A woman was waiting in line in nylons and a skirt. High heels. And I was freezing in my jeans, hoodie, and sneakers. Extra thick socks. I thought they’d have to amputate my frozen big toes. They are ok.
I’m going to sleep now. =]
