Why, oh why, can I never find the refill heads for my Crest Spin Brush?

Three times now… yes, three… I’ve forked over another $8.99 for a whole new tooth brush simply because I cannot find the refill bristle thingies.

You’d think the places that sell the whole toothbrush would also stock the refills.

Rite Aid by my work:  nope.

CVS by my house:  nope.

Target by my house:  nope.

I guess I should switch toothbrushes.

I know almost every city and town has them, but I’ve noticed a lot of those all-in-one carry out places in DC. Mostly in the “not so great” parts of town, like where I live.

There’s just something inordinately wrong/disgusting to me about a place that makes Chinese food, seafood, subs and pizza all in one area.

Ok, ok, they’re convenient, I’ll give you that. You’ve got higher odds of your craving being satisfied quickly in just one place.

Still.

Generally, they’re dingy and not at all welcoming from the outside. There are never any seats inside (it is a carry out only place, after all) and more often than not, you’re yelling your order through bulletproof glass to someone who can barely speak English. I’ve been witness to this in passing the many I have discovered. I have never, and don’t see myself ever, stepping foot in one. They frighten me a little.

Since I walk almost everywhere, I observe quite a lot in this city. Some things are amusing, some things are annoying and others yet are infuriating. I figure I can make at least semi-regular posts sharing these things I notice.

Here is my commentary from this past week, most of which probably classify as mild annoyances:

1. To the guy who tied his beautiful (but clearly agitated and whining for you) Alaskan Malamute to a pole outside the bar, during happy hour (read: rush hour for foot traffic), so you could go in for a drink… what the hell were you thinking? You are just plain wrong for doing that, and I don’t care how judgmental that makes me out to be.

2. To the lady who approached me on the metro selling bootleg DVDs at the super cheap price of seven for $20… Even if I was interested in purchasing badly pilfered movies, do you think anyone has time to select seven movies during their train ride? I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be rushed in making my choice.

3. To the DC metro system… why, oh why, do you insist on performing track maintenance that requires trains to share the same track on a weekend night of a baseball game?!

4. To the DC cops ticketing jaywalkers… is it really necessary to ticket those who are obviously crossing when there are NO oncoming cars? I mean, seriously. I’m all for ticketing those who are playing chicken with the vehicles, but if a perfectly abled human can cross quickly and safely against the light - why shouldn’t they be able to?