Too hot to handle, hotter than a candle

I've made it clear that I am not Wal-Mart's biggest fan, but I've never been so tempted to shop there as I was the other day. I don't know if it's a nationwide thing, or if it's just local, but many of the Wal-Mart stores here have had people picketing outside for the past few months. I don't know what organization these people are with, but the signs they hold up say "Wal-Mart: Not up to area standards."

One would think that with the onset of summer that these people would feel less inclined to carry a sign back and forth all day, but they're still there. I saw 4 or 5 people picketing the other day when it was 115 degrees outside. Even from my car I could tell that they were sweating profusely. The heat here is just brutal sometimes.

I thought it would be hilarious if I had pulled over, went to Wal-Mart and bought a case of bottled water, then driven out to the picketers and said "Wow, you guys look thirsty. Here have a drink," and then handed them the water in a Wal-Mart bag. Part of me still wants to know if they would have refused it.