Lost my favourite fleece
In Venice, with my fleece When I was waiting in the airport on my way to Italy last week, I lost my favourite green fleece from MEC, and while I didn’t need to wear it hot and humid Florence, I am now lacking in warm tops to wear around the house. All I’ve got now is my memories. We went everywhere together – to far-off places like California, Italy, and Switzerland, and to everyday places like the grocery store and classes. It can never be replaced. Well, actually it can, as soon as I get to the nearest MEC store. But until then, it can’t be replaced.
Comment by Lino
What is MEC? Must be one of those fancy stores that sells more than t-shirts and shorts.
Comment by Patrick
No its an outfitting store run by hippies and lesbians in a fairly deceptively fascist way.
Cheers,
P
Comment by Donny
Yes. Three cheers for MEC!
Doug, do you mean to tell me that if I *had* managed to forget to return your fleece, it would be in a package being mailed back to you right now, rather than in some dark alleyway in Florence?
Comment by Petr
“run by hippies and lesbians in a fairly deceptive fascist way”
I do take offence to that, the governance of the organization could be a bit better and its education of members of the co-op principles could also be improved however it is still a great model for other co-ops i.e. the little (now big) consumer co-op that could.
And Lino for your interest check out http://www.mec.ca
And Doug I share your pain that has happened to me as well in Ireland a few years back, and I was in mec just yesterday =)
Comment by Douglas
Donny, I think you borrowed my brown fleece, not my green fleece, so it wouldn’t have made a difference. And for the record it’s in some dark alleyway in London, not Florence.
Comment by Petr
Well than I am sure some londonite is getting a good use out of it.
Comment by Donny
Ah. I misread. Anyway, I’m glad that you still have a fleece, although I too mourn the loss of the fleece. I understand how personally attached one can get to these things.
The good thing is, you’ll be in Canada again soon (how is that thesis coming, btw?) and you can by yourself another one. And we can all see you in your sporty new fleece…
