Loitering

Hanging around outside a convenience store at night, you learn things. I was struck by the popularity of "Swishers," the little cigarillos whose sales are burning up cash registers at night all over Sacramento. Turns out it's the Swisher paper that's popular: it's great as rolling paper for pot. Look in the trash can and you see where the Swisher tobacco goes.

Drug paraphernalia sales are also hot - brillo pads, aluminum foil, and something else I can't remember - but how these "dual use" items get used is beyond my shallow experience. Sales are episodic however, and depend on the arrival of 'shipments' from out-of-town.

Learn something new every day!