Dear Diary, They were very nice at Sobey’s over in the Smart Centre on Wicksteed. It’s just that one girl had a kind of smirk when I asked about the road salt that Ian said was there. But, that was two days ago. It was already gone and there had been another order of several skids since then. However it was sold out too. People were taking them in 50 bag purchases, they said. Gee. Then Marcel beeped me that there was some at Tru Valu Hardware on Bayview Ave. but it was $39.95 for a 10kg bag. Sigh. I guess that’s private enterprise, Diary. It’s not like the old Soviet Union where it didn’t matter if there was road salt because no one had a car and if you complained about it they sent you to mine salt. Canadian Tire Corporation had some salt but they seem very weary of people like me asking them if there’s any left. Probably the best chance of getting some salt is to keep an eye peeled for yellow bags piled up by the gas pumps at the local service station. Don’t you think so, Diary?
