Ugh...

Ok, so I'm recovering from a small hangover from yesterday. At the last minute, I was invited by an old Army buddy of mine to go to an outing with a group of US Ari Force flyboys. It wasn't bad and a good way to unwind. Anywho, I was woken up this morning by the sound of my cell phone. It was my pal Mike asking if I was still going to the Radio Popular that was opening up here. For those wondering what Radio Popular is. Think of it as a Portuguese Best Buy. It was the first one to open on the island that they had some major discounts going on. So, even with a slight hangover on me, I dragged my sorry butt out of bed and into the shower and then got myself ready to go out, then got Mike and headed up there... I wish I had never gone up there in the first place... Ok, before I go a bit further, I need to get some of you filled in on how alot of the people here on the island act. See, they have this mentality of, if something new opens up, they HAVE to be there. So they move in droves and mob the place. In 1997, when they opened the first major supermarket here, there were cars backed up for about a good 2 miles with people waiting to park their car and get in. Yes, it's THAT kind of mentality, and it does get annoying! Well, anywho, I figured: eh, Radio Popular is an appliance store, why would people mob a place that would sell things that you just don't buy everyday? It'll be managable. Take a look at the picture below and tell me that it was managable: That was the entrance and that was as far as I got. Seeing the mob of people waiting to get in, I had no quams in saying "Mike, I'm outta here!". But not before leaving a few choice words about that crowd (I belive "savages" and "dimwits" were 2 of the cleaner adjectives I used in that tirade). I mean an appliance store, A FRIGGIN APPLIANCE STORE!!!! They went to it by the busloads! There were BOUNCERS at the entrance only allowing a certain amount of people in at a time. This isn't a 3rd world country folks, we have these amenities, but because it is new, these people think the place will close down after today. BAH! I guess it's a tradeoff for living on a peaceful island. Eventually you're gonna come across some stuff that'll just make you scratch your head.