gor[b] Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures

Spent!

My holidays are finally, successfully over.

A good time was had by all, with the notable exception of my wallet (left).

I'm normally not much of a shopper, but this holiday season I actually wore out both my wallet (ripped and worn, and I've yet to find a proper replacement - I'll be stuck with it forever, so I'm very particular about the compartments and leather) and my debit card (which now works in only about 50 per cent of locations, probably due to the white patch on the magnetic strip.)

Here's a photo of the offending item. You'll notice it is bristling with receipts and instabank statements, but bereft of cash. It does, however, contain $1.80 in Canadian Tire money and almost $8 in small change. So I can jingle all the way back to work.