There are definite signs that not only has elementary school started, but also the upper echelons of schooling. I mistakenly headed to Wal-mart on the Saturday before school started. It was a zoo of students restocking their shelves with binders and twinkies. (Okay, I may have noticed some fresh fruits and vegetables as well.)
The largest sign or should I say smallest sign (license plates aren't that big you know) was the plethora of out-of-town vehicles. My mother and I used to have a competition. We would see who could spot all 50 license plates before the other. It wasn't much of a competition since my mother commuted an hour to Seattle each day and I...drove a few blocks to school. Even when I came out to BYU, I couldn't keep up. Apparently I did not know about the secret weapon of Wal-mart. I wasn't even looking that hard and this is what I came up with. (In no particular order.)
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Iowa
Washington
Georgia
Colorado
Oregon
Alaska
New Mexico
Arkansas
Montana
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
New York
Virginia
Kansas
And at least three others that drove by too quickly for me to see. (Grr.) Oh, and I did venture down into the heart of Provo, so we can't give all the credit to Wal-mart. Regardless, I should have won this game a long time ago.
Up for another go, Mom?
I love that game...who knew Walmart was so inter-continental?
ReplyDeleteHmm - let's see. At Wal-Mart the cars are parked so it's easy to see the license plates. On the freeway they are zipping ahead and behind and unless you are willing to drive unsafely, it is hard to keep up with a car long enough to read a license plate. I am assuming that you went to Wal-Mart during daylight hours. I drive at night - much harder to see license plates. Provo - the city that houses BYU with students from all over the country (i.e. lots of out-of-state license plates) vs. Tacoma-Seattle which only has visitors during the summer (which just ended, in case you didn't notice). However, even though the contest would be pretty one-sided (in your favor), I'm game.
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