More precious than gold...

I was up town today and was surprised to notice a low flying police helicopter overhead. Then a convoy streaked through the streets, escorted by motorcycle outriders with their flashing lights on and sirens blaring. They all stopped outside a local stationary warehouse and two men got out in full body armor and carried a bulky package into the building while snipers on the rooftops provided cover.

Once the convoy had left and the fuss had died down I wandered into the store to ask what was going on. The assistant looked up from her magazine and told me "We've just had another delivery of ink-jet cartridges."

Actually this didn't happen. But I've just bought some more ink for my printer, and from the price I'm pretty sure that this is how they arrive...