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Leaving soon, and driving a tank and a 1/4 distance from the nation's Capitol. today I went to the local hardware store, was picking up some more supplies. As I wandered around, I figured I would ask about gas cans. The salesclerk looked at me and asked, "What size?" and I said, "Well, what do they come in? 2, 5, 10?" He said, "Well, I normally carry the 5's, but I'm cleaned out. (Pause, both of us looking up at the top shelf. He gets on the ladder and looks and spots one left in the way back.) Continuing. "I thought the Marines had cleaned me out! But here is one if you want it."

Remaining calm, and with my best DGI smile,"Yeah, I'll take it, I guess." Then I asked, "Marines?"

And before I could say anything else he said "Y2K don't ya know! The Mayor tells us nothing's going to happen and then the Marines have a warehouse full of stuff in Northeast."

-- rw (ridleywalker@aol.com), December 23, 1999


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