WalMart On A Sunday Morning

I had a couple of errands to run so I thought I should get up early and take care of it before I settle down to watch football all afternoon. After buying groceries I headed over to WalMart to pick up a couple items.

I don't think it matters where you go to a WalMart you will see the same type of person. The WalMart person. Living in Winnipeg this was expected. There is a lot of people who fit the mold in my old home. I know there are some in Ottawa as well but I still had to snicker.

There was the young family who's oldest daughter was wearing most of the clothes they were buying for her as she sat in the shopping cart. It just screamed WalMart.

There was the middle aged woman and her mother who were checking the prices of everything on their receipt while still standing at the cash register. It just screamed WalMart.

I understand why WalMart attracts many of the people they do. It's why I buy things there as well. They compete on price, and only on price. You can get incredible value for your money on items you are going to buy regardless. Since you need it you might as well spend as little as possible.

It doesn't matter where you go to WalMart you see the same kind of person.

Rolling Down the Avenue

Last week-end I had the pleasure of taking the bus. The city bus. I don't do this very often but from time to time I have a reason. It wasn't a very long trip and the route I took was well travelled so the service is quite good with a bus passing by about every six minutes.

The full fare for an adult on Winnipeg Transit is $2.30. This is quite affordable. The affordability of the bus lends itself to two things. It is not the most expedient travel but often there are some rather unique characters using the service.

For example, there was the guy sitting in front of me who became visibly upset when we missed the green light during a driver change. It's the bus. You can travel quickly or you can travel cheaply. You can't do both. The same guy became visibly upset when we missed another green light because an older lady took longer than normal to get onto the bus. It's the bus.

True to form there was a woman talking to herself the entire time she was on the bus. She was also sitting near me. The conversation was rather coherent and topical as she discussed with herself the merits of sitting or standing on the bus.

The bus makes for an incredible people watching experience. Since sitting and riding takes virtually no mental effort you can make up stories about the others you see on the bus.

If you are lucky enough to catch two people who know each other you can hear the most interesting conversations and get some insight into their lives. You will most likely never see these people again, however there is definitely some entertainment for you during your ride.

If you like to observe people and have some time hop on a bus. It could be funny, it could be sad, it could be annoying, or it could be uplifting. It will always be the bus.