So Monday morning we had a freak little snow storm. There was no significant accumulation, the storm itself wasn't even mentioned by the local meteorologists. Really all it did was make the drive in to work a little more beautiful. And that's a nice way to start the week.
Anyway, as I'm driving on the highway in Maine, snow flurrying around me, I see a dark blue Volvo stationwagon in the other lane up in front of me.
Now, back in Dubai we had a huge airline that you might have heard of - Emirates Airline. It's owned by the government of Dubai, which really means the ruling Al Maktoum dynasty.
So around town (Dubai town, not here) Emirates runs a fleet of cars to deliver delayed luggage, packages, maybe even people. And for that fleet they use dark blue Volvo stationwagons with the Emirates logo in gold on the doors.
So on this snowy Monday morning as I pass the dark blue Volvo stationwagon I actually turned to look for the Emirates logo on the door.
Now, to defend myself, Emirates does fly to Toronto, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Whether they have fleets of dark blue Volvo stationwagons in those cities, I don't know.
It does, however, seem rather unlikely that I'd see a dark blue Volvo stationwagon from Emirates on Interstate 295 in Maine.
But, still, amidst the snow, I looked.
Needless to say, the dark blue Volvo stationwagon on Monday morning was not decked out in the Emirates livery.