I’m afraid your interpretations are more interesting than reality; what I meant to convey was amusement that the liquor store had to hire a traffic cop to keep people from running into each other in a mad and furious last minute dash for booze. next time, I hope he’s in line!
Are you sure he wasn’t in fancy dress on his way to a party?
I wonder if his shift was beginning or ending.
Michael, I seem to remember that the line was beautifully blurred!
I’m afraid your interpretations are more interesting than reality; what I meant to convey was amusement that the liquor store had to hire a traffic cop to keep people from running into each other in a mad and furious last minute dash for booze. next time, I hope he’s in line!
I always think that fighting for booze is so unsavoury! I much prefer to stockpile through the year – it seems so much more civilised!
I might though stretch the point if it were the last bottle of Gin.