On Monday, I bumped into some neighbors while I was getting groceries out of my car. They commented on my scooter.
“So where do you keep the helmet.”
“It’s under the seat,” I said.
His friend then pipes up, “Yeah, when we hotwire it for a joyride, we want to be safe.”

Also on Monday, I walked into the Chapters store and the security device started beeping. The woman behind the counter said “Just see us when you leave and we’ll get out the rubber gloves.”
Feeling playful, I say, “I look forward to that.”
She says, with confidence “As do we.”
When I’m walking away, I hear her say to her friend “I didn’t know what else to say.”