CU and I were at Lowe’s last night…seems now that we’re done with major home purchases, it was the perfect time for the wiring in our overhead kitchen light fixtures to wig out. Naturally.

Anyway, as we were walking out to the car, we noticed one of those ever-present “elevated police observation pods” - you know what I’m talking about, the things you now see at movie theaters and shopping malls…and apparently, Lowe’s - a veritable hotbed of criminal activity.

Funny thing though - the pod was empty. Or at least, I assume it was empty - there could have been an officer up there, or a young cadet and his hottie girlfriend…or even a litter of puppies…the window tinting made it sort of tough to see.

I suppose the tinting is supposed to give us, the unsuspecting public, the impression that there may or may not be some sort of gun-toting law enforcement official up there, so don’t commit a crime! I know it deterred us - we opted not to try to shove one of the gas grills on display in front of the store into the trunk of the Acura.

We also saw one at the movies last weekend…in the parking lot…at 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning. What do you think - was it manned?