Welcome to the future! That will be 99 cents, please

So before my occasional and ongoing "omelet experiment" this past Thursday morning, I needed to go buy some dishwasher detergent. We have this "99 Cents Only" store down the street, and this would be my first trip there. After admiring the 99 cent bottles of wine and the 99 cent 10-packs of C-size batteries, I found what I was looking for: Rinso! I love the name. A new friend pointed out to me that it should have an exclamation point after it at all times, and I agree. Rinso!

Anyway, while I was there I remembered that our tub was draining a might slowly, so maybe I should find some Drano or Liquid Plummer or whatever is out there. What did I find?



That's right, it's "L.A.'s Totally Awesome Plumber!" (I can't help but think that the warnings should read, "In case of accidental ingestion, gag yourself with a spoon.") I just have to wonder who it was that was sitting around thinking, "You know, this is a large metropolitan city, the city of the future. What would really put it on the map?" And then a snap of the fingers, and: "I know! We need our own local at-home drain-unclogger!"

My LA heart swelling with pride,
-M