I Would Never Lie To You, Kid.

This evening I was zoning in the health care section, in front of the pharmacy.

Our pharmacy has one of those public blood pressure machines sitting next to it. This evening a kid climbed onto it, stuck his arm into the cuff, and pushed the button. The cuff started to puff up, grabbing onto the kid's arm. When he couldn't get his arm free, the kid started to freak out and panic.

His mother and grandmother turned back around, noticed what happened, and pushed the release button. They scolded him for messing with the machine, trying as hard as they could to keep from laughing. They told him the machine was only for grownups, and if he kept playing with it he wouldn't be able to get away from it.

I couldn't resist.

I pitched in and said "that's right. The machine will hold you prisoner and you'll be kept here in the store long after everyone's gone and the lights are out. That's what we do to kids who play with the machine..." His eyes got big as saucers. His momma covered her chuckles. "See? You heard the man. Now get away from that before we leave you behind...."

Some poor kid is going to have nightmares, I'm sure.