People live by the calendar here. 3 days ago, March 15th, was a monumental day. The government turned off the heat. Is it still in the 30s at night? Yes. Would it matter if it was snowing? No. Time to turn it off. Thankfully, our apartment has it's own heater we can rely on. We're fortunate--most don't have them.
The 15th also marked the day for people to stop wearing long underwear. They've been donning them, and scolding me for not wearing them, since November 15th. Has it been in the 60's before the 15th? Yes. Did that matter? No. Hilarious.
Salt. I was at the store yesterday and upon reaching the section where the salt is, there was a huge crowd. While checking out, the lady behind me had about 10 bottles. I was thoroughly confused, but figured it was a good sale. They really tend to flock to the big sales. Later, I found out that a rumor was started that salt would prevent/treat any radioactive poisoning that could leak over from the catastrophe in Japan. Then they had the idea that the sea salt put on the shelves in the future may be contaminated. "Buy it all now" was their thought. I've heard all the stores in town are out. Too bad I didn't get the memo--I'm almost out, and now I can't buy any.
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