A Monday Off

After spending 45 minutes in a line-up at Best Buy for a price match on Monday, I decided I needed some time in the woods. I will mention that the 45 minutes was well worth it, $62 returned, a $22 gift card, and $5 back that they short changed me on Saturday. Hey, I'll give it to Best Buy, they dun good by me. And, smart me for being early, by the time I got to the customer service desk the wait in the line up was over two hours! I'm patient, but not that patient to wait 2 hours in a line, especially when I'm being herded through a make-shift chute, like a cow going to the slaughter house, with lots of other cows hanging around, waiting to embark upon the same fate. Slaughter house ... customer service, sometimes could be the same thing, worked out well for me though (and believe me, I don't envy those that have to work in the customer service industry over the holidays - no thanks, not for me).

So anyway, back to the woods. Makes me feel somewhat sane again after spending too much time in a crowded area, with lots of people just standing around waiting. So off to Lowville Park I went, with dogs in tow. I had debated a more remote area, but then stupidly, before I left, I read about an overabundance of bold coyotes this year, so decided upon a bit more of a civilized area. Be they coyotes or wild chickens, as has happened previously in my wooded adventures, I wasn't in the mood to run into either, so Lowville seemed like the safest bet.

Perhaps not the brightest choice though, as I can't even count the number of times I almost killed myself on the slick paths. A wee bit icy on the hills, inclines and even just the flat paths (it's a real challenge to walk up a steep hill when the path is covered in random, large ice patches under a thin, but disguising layer of snow). The wind and blowing ice/snow pellets really didn't add to the appeal either, but the fresh air was good and the dogs enjoyed it (they told me so). Hands down, it beats standing in a line-up for 45 minutes at a Best Buy out of town.