A woman from Mesa, Arizona was sending texts to her family with details for Thanksgiving Day. All was going well until she tried to text her grandson. The woman had the wrong number and ended up texting a random high school student an invite for Thanksgiving dinner. After the student sent a photo of himself as proof he was not her grandson, the woman realized her mistake. Now, here’s where the feel good part of the story comes in. The student asked if he could still come for Thanksgiving, and the woman replied telling him of course he could! The student accepted the gracious invite, showed up and enjoyed Thanksgiving with the woman and her family.
That red bottle. The little green cap. The spicy heat, and bold flavor. I’m talking about Sriracha, “Rooster Sauce.” Its solid heat and taste makes it good enough to put on almost anything. It’s good on Chinese food, pizza, eggs, a Lexus. Yup, you read that correctly, Lexus made a Sriracha themed IS sport sedan. The car is painted in the classic Sriracha red with green accents throughout the vehicle. The paint even contains the sauce itself. But Lexus took things a step further, knowing this vehicle was made for lovers of the spicy condiment. The trunk comes fully stocked with bottles of Sriracha, and the key fob also doubles as a Sriracha dispenser so you’ll never find yourself eating without it adorning your food again.
If you’ve ever had a car broken into you know how miserable of an experience it can be. However, Hunter Jobbins, a student at Kansas State University, had a pretty “sweet” experience having his car broken into. A thief with a sweet tooth saw a Kit-Kat bar in Hunter’s car. He took it and left a note detailing the event and explaining nothing else was taken, only the candy bar. Although a bit unnerved, Hunter thought it was funny. He posted the note on twitter and as a result, Hershey sent a box of Kit-Kats to make up for the one stolen. But that wasn’t all. Hersey also had the student’s car filled with 6,500 Kit-Kat bars! He handed out the majority of them to other students, but kept some for himself too of course.
It’s the morning, you have your cup of coffee, you get ready for work, you walk outside, shut the door and go to get in your car. There’s a problem, however, your car isn’t there. A scenario no one wants to experience, and of course you’d assume the worst. Malicious intent, car thieves, your trusty vehicle may have even been scrapped for parts by now. For most people this scenario doesn’t end well, but for one Portland, Oregon resident it ended with her car, some gas money and a pleasant note apologizing for the car theft. After Erin Hatzi’s car was stolen the security cameras were checked and they didn’t show the behavior of a normal car thief. The person got in the car and took their time before taking off with the vehicle. This is because the “thief” was actually intending to pick up her friend’s car, a similar make and model parked on the same road. It wasn’t until the next morning when it was realized that the wrong car was taken. Turns out the particular model of car for that year had some keys that were interchangeable. The car was returned the next day with a note apologizing and even some gas money for the trouble. If your car is going to be stolen, this is the best-case scenario.
Traffic lights are in place to protect us, to make crossing intersections less dangerous. However, they are only good if people obey the rules of the road. That’s why there are police officers and traffic cameras, to help make sure these traffic laws are followed. But what happens when one of the people who upholds the laws of the lights, breaks the laws of the lights? In the case of one Florida officer, he gives them a citation, just like anyone else who breaks the law. Even if that person running the light is himself. The officer was reviewing the red light camera videos and issuing citations as needed when he came across himself running a red light. After checking the parking lot to confirm it was his car, he issued himself a citation for the infraction. He stated that he has had to issue tickets to plenty of other people for the same thing and he was no exception so, he issued the fine.
