There is a particular "town" near to where we live that seems to be a black hole. It is unplottable. Time and space do not exist there. All roads lead there, but none seem to go anywhere once they come within its boarders. Traffic does not move. Every time I am driving in Maryland and get lost, I see a sign that say "Welcome to..." this town. The laws of the universe do not apply there. Not even the laws of knitting.
I ventured into this "town" just now to go to a LYS. Google says it's the closest one to where I live in Silver Spring. It's about 3 miles away, but somehow this trip took almost 2 hours. Strange. I did find the store and went in looking for the simplest thing. A ball winder. I looked around, and that's when everything got kind of strange. I walked around the store, and it appeared to be filled with yarn. However, I'll be damned if anyone could actually find yarn there to buy. There are caverns and caves of skeins everywhere. But finding a yarn you want? Forget it. After walking around and around the store, I finally came back to the front of the store. There, over the door, was a shelf labeled "ball winder." But there was no ball winder on that shelf. So I left.
I left that yarn store with no yarn. I told you about the laws of nature and that town...
3 comments:
That is what you get for living in Maryland! People do not have these problems in Virginia.
probably just as well. nothing good could possibly come from yarn bought in a black hole.
Aha... was Inez there? She has been known to throw people out of the store. Older than dirt (as we used to say) and has gone through the last of her good manners and patience.
Her store is a time warp. Her wholesale buying is a total mystery to anyone who goes there.
We have lots of other great LYS's in MD. We also have better overall traffic planning than VA. One look at Tyson's Corner will tell you that.
Sockie (from Ravelry)
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