killtec

I bought a new ski jacket from one of those super big discount clothes stores today. Yesterday, just as we walked up to the automatic door of this very store we were greeted by a small but collected group of folks as they exited the building. We nearly bounced into the door before realizing that the folks were being escorted out. "Are you closed?" we asked the kid who was holding a flashlight as he held the far door open for the evicted. "The power is off", he said. We ambled over to an adjoining store in the outdoor mallish complex and I happened onto a pair of Adidas running shorts (for 14 beans).

Today, Robin was determined to try again. This time the parking lot was jammed. We made it to the door just as the power shut down again. We skittered inside before they could shut the door and headed for the far corner before they could give us the bum's rush. I picked through the deep discount, picked over remains of holiday bargains under the dim generator-produced lighting and selected a winner.

We beat it to the register and paid for the thing, squinting to navigate through the swiper thing.

When I got it home, I modeled it once again and noticed that the coat was made by a German company called "killtec".

..and since I'm a pretty shitty skier and a tad superstitious, I'm wondering if the power outages and ominous company name...