New Hampshire

I noticed two things while driving around my local area this holiday weekend.  The first was funny.  The second made me think that economics should never take a holiday.  First, the funny:

From CGG

It's worth noting that the costume (perhaps along with organ donations) would be severely compromised if New Hampshire had a mandatory helmet law.

Second, my otherwise delightfully governed town has this practice of putting bags over the parking meters around the holiday shopping season. I associate it with the downtown merchants, since the meters north of downtown (say, near my office) remain operational.  I can't figure this one out.