I wonder if
the world's most famous hockey mom is spending any time right now getting
back-to-school haircuts and new shoes for her kids. Probably not, as the
Alaskan school term runs from 20 August, but here in London the capital's hairdressers, shoe shops
and school uniform departments are full to bursting, with families taking
tickets to be served like at deli-counters.
It's also
the busiest time of the year for sales of laptop computers, stationery, school
bags and all the paraphernalia that students and schoolchildren buy and destroy
in the course of the academic year.
But are
there any chemicals which benefit from this seasonal upsurge in commercial
activity? What about polyurethane shoe soles, solvents for printing,
ethoxylates for shampoos?
No, it
seems that the only seasons the industry recognises are the summer "driving
season" - boom time for gasoline components, "the coolant season" - midwinter strong
sales of MEG, "the pre-Xmas candle season" - big news for the paraffin wax
business, "the printing season" - peak demand in summer for printing inks for
Xmas wrapping paper, and of course the "Sommerloch" or dreaded "summer lull."
Here's a hint. To avoid the queues at Biff buy your child new shoes half way through the summer holidays.
Or cut a big hole in the front of each shoe for extra room and comfort.......
Palin is probably too busy hiring friends and schoolmates [or firing her enemies] to aid her presidential ambition - oops - I mean vp to take care of her childrens' hair cuts.
Here's a very interesting NY times article about the pitbull with a lipstick mom.
Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes - NYTimes.com