This behavior is a running Rhode Island joke (http://tinyurl.com/zy7a485 — and trust me, it stems from LONG before 1978).
Now I live in the Arizona desert, where I enjoy the opposite effect: although it doesn’t snow, the day AFTER a gully-washer rainstorm all the shelves are empty of windshield wipers. :-)
This behavior is a running Rhode Island joke (http://tinyurl.com/zy7a485 — and trust me, it stems from LONG before 1978).
ReplyDeleteNow I live in the Arizona desert, where I enjoy the opposite effect: although it doesn’t snow, the day AFTER a gully-washer rainstorm all the shelves are empty of windshield wipers. :-)
What I never get is the rush on toilet paper. Milk? Ok. Bread? I get it, but damn, toilet paper? How long, exactly, do you think this storm will last?
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