While in these lines, I get a lot of time to think and people watch. Granted, it is the same people over and over as the line zig zags its way toward the food. So, unless the people are dressed in crossword puzzle attire, the people watching gets old pretty quick.
But something at this restaurant caught my eye. Policemen were in line. They did not have their guns drawn and they were not yelling for people to get down. They were not flashing their badges in order to cut their way to the front. They were just cops protecting and being served. Ha!
But then, there it was! The Utility Belt.
Whoa! These guys walk around all day doing their job with Utility Belts on. Suddenly, in my mind, I am wondering: Why don't I have a Utility Belt on? I never have a Utility Belt on. I don't have a Utility Belt at work. I don't have a Utility Belt at play. I don't sleep with a Utility Belt on.
And then depression started setting in. What have I been doing with my life? Here is my opportunity to be as Batman-ish as possible and I am wasting it by using what? POCKETS????!!!
And it is not just Batman. In Star Wars, Luke and Han dressed in the stormtrooper disguises and after the trash compactor, they kept the Utility Belts on. They knew there would be some value with these fashionable white Utility Belts.
Looking at a cop's Utility Belt, he has everything! A gun, a flashlight, a tazer, another gun, mace, something else that looks like a gun, handcuffs, a radio, a night stick, a baton, chewing gum, a knife, rope, a crescent wrench, a lighter, a spatula, a tire iron, and of course a light saber.
I wonder if there are special cop stores where they can go to pick up all these great accessories to go on their Utility Belts. And looking at the Belt itself, those things look like they need somewhere nice to hang after a long day on the beat. They couldn't just hang from a hook on the wall. They would have to have special cop mannequins to hold the Utility Belt in place.
Now I am trying to think of how I can utilize a Utility Belt in my everyday life without looking like a freak. There have been a few attempts throughout the years to get them on people. Runners have belts which store water bottles and other items. The problem there is they start resembling more of a fanny pack. And a Utility Belt is not a fanny pack. Can you imagine Batman stopping for a second while he digs around in this gigantic sack attached to his hip looking for a Bat poison dart? We have just destroyed Batman with that image.
The attempt to attach the cell phone to a belt is a good start, but it does not go far enough. How does that person start their day thinking that the only thing they need to attach to their belt is their phone? How can this guy come to the rescue if all he is going to do is call someone? At least if he showed up with a Swiss Army Knife attached to the other side he might look like he could help...
