Scuffulans hirsutus

14 08 2007

Observation

Posted by: Don in Culture and anti-culture, Decline and fall

I returned home a few minutes ago from renewing my driver’s license. During the time that I spent at the license bureau, at least two hundred people stood in line waiting their turns. Not a single person (other than me) brought a book to read.

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5 Responses to “Observation”

Fred says:
August 14th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Let me guess. No shortage of cell phones and iPods, etc.
Don says:
August 14th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I didn’t notice any iPods, surprisingly, but there were plenty of cell phones.
Margaret says:
August 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
I confess that I tend to carry around my iPod, but I listen to Chopin, Boiled in Lead, Beatles, FLiszt (Victor Borge educated me on the proper pronunciation), Neil Finn…But when there is going to be a longer than average wait I will bring a book with me. However in Fairbanks at the DMV it might be 1/2 hour at the most.
JaneC says:
August 14th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
I always intend to bring a book, but usually forget it at the last minute.
Robin says:
August 14th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Must be the neighborhood. I was at the DMV to renew the car’s registration a couple of weeks ago. Not only did I have a book, several other people did, and at least two of us were reading the new Harry Potter.