Sheetz

For my journalism 220 class, we got an assignment to write to a public official requesting information to comply with the PA Right To Know Act. Well, I decided to write to the Right to Know Officer at Sheetz. Why? Because my hometown of Franklin, Pa just built a whole new Sheetz. My hometown is very small and hick-tastic so the building of a new Sheetz is a pretty big deal. I figured I could ask to see the budget they used for the construction and what not. However, since Sheetz is not really public, I received nothing back from them. I didn't really think about that until after I got my paper back and it said, "Steph, this isn't really public information." This assignment has made me realize that I should probably listen to instructions more carefully and if I do not fully understand something, I should probably go and ask the professor. I can't even imagine what the people at Sheetz thought when they got my letter! They probably had no clue what I was even talking about and trashed the letter asap. I kind of don't want to go into that Sheetz now. I would hate to have to purchase something there with my credit card and have the employee behind the counter say, "Steph McCann?? Didn't you write us some weird letter?"