credit union night

 it was credit union night at the St. Paul Saints baseball game against the Iowa cubs. i got the giveaway item, a plastic cup with the credit union's logo on it. also nice seeing a bagpipe band performing there. saints won, 11-5. i understood the bagpipe band was due to a cross-promotion of the police and fire department foundations. this led to three first balls being thrown out, one of them by the credit union CEO. the mascot truck, the 1952 ford known as 'archie' was what gave him a ride to home plate. i did not know in advance what the giveaway item would be, just that there would be one. i bought one item at the souvenir shop, it was a glow in the dark ball. i am careful about what i buy, wanting to avoid getting what i already have. i did the 'taco Tuesday' special, except the two tacos were small. i later got a cup of fries. i did not spend any time at home after work, wanting to increase the odds of getting the giveaway. although i noticed there were plenty of cups on the table near the main gate well after i got one. showing up early to see the bagpipe band was worth it. naturally this is a different one than the one i see at canadian days in little canada. the drink was a jarritos soda, i recall getting those at a venue i once performed at. i was tired by the end of the game, but thankful i lasted until the final out. at work, the boss said to call in a ticket for the air conditioning system in the shop. an email was forwarded to customer service. it was about a check that i had overnighted. nothing unusual there, except there were plenty of executives copied on it, including both CEO's, the current and former one. two checks for payroll department, both canadian, were finally picked up. during my walks i found 25 cents.