I was at the gas station today, and noticed this sticker on the gas pump pointing towards the display and the exorbitant amount of money it costs to fill up your car nowadays.
I approve. Simple but effective. Since Trump wants to get his image on as much as he can, we should see this sticker on every single gas pump in the country.
Just going to bed, and nearly forgot I hadn't done a blog entry today. I got distracted this evening by something I've been doing way too much recently, and something I really need to cut out. And that is mindless scrolling through YouTube shorts. A classic symptom of digital addiction, with the inevitable result of brain rot. Nope, not good. If it goes a step further and I start properly doomscrolling all the time - then I will really start to worry.
I generally haven't had any problems with the United States Postal Service. Despite the fact that they have seemingly, and without any kind of notice, stopped delivering mail to me on Wednesdays. But a particular item that I had ordered has apparently proved problematic. It was supposed to be delivered a week ago. Here is some of the USPS tracking on this item:
May 8, 6:10 am: arrived at Seattle WA Distribution Center
May 12: in transit to next facility
May 13, 4.28 am: arrived at Everett WA Post Office
May 14, 6.10 am: out for delivery
May 14, 11.37 pm: arrived at Seattle WA Distribution Center
May 15, 1.11 am: departed Seattle WA Distribution Center
May 15, 1.40 am: arrived at Seattle WA Distribution Center
What the heck is going on? It's apparently in the same facility this morning as it was a week ago. For a third time. And yesterday it was out for delivery, but I never got it. What are the chances I will never see this item? I fear quite high.
I think one of the food items I miss the most from the UK, maybe even THE food item I miss the most from the UK, is crisps. It's really surprising that America doesn't do good chips (crisps). They lack variety and flavor (flavour). And as with every other American food, they are full of preservatives, chemicals and other inferior ingredients. It's why whenever I return from a trip to the UK, I always bring back loads of crisps with me. And frankly I wish I could bring back more. It's a bit of a thankless task, but I have tried to find some "chip" varieties I might like here. And in that spirit, I came across these today:
You won't be surprised to know, but pineapple (and chili?) flavored crisps do not taste particularly good. Just weird. Nope, these do not scratch the itch.
Good news on the biscuit front. On my last visit to a Walmart, I was very surprised to find they stocked some McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestives. It's rare to find any sort of British foods at Walmart. There are a couple of local supermarkets that have an extremely small British food section (I should take a photo and share it - just in case you're curious what kind of essential British foods they sell), which normally includes some digestives. But I've never seen them before at Walmart. I don't think they were particularly cheap - especially compared to UK prices - but then again, nothing is cheap nowadays.
An extremely frustrating day. A delivery was scheduled today for something that I had to sign for. The delivery was originally scheduled for the morning. It didn't show up. Then it was rescheduled for the afternoon. It didn't show up. And then it was rescheduled for the evening. As of now, it hasn't shown up. All of this on the hottest day of the year so far. I should be outside enjoying the weather. But nope, I decided to stay in so that I could sign for the delivery. A mistake I won't make again.