Living in the country has so many advantages:
beautiful green pastures with big brown-eyed cows grazing and adorable little calves frolicking,
waves of wildflowers splashing along the edges of the highway,
and endless azure skies.
Unfortunately, along with these advantages come a few disadvantages.
The nearest place to eat tacos= 17.3 miles away.
Since we were heading into town, we decided to take care of several little errands.
While on our journey to Tacos & Ice Cream, Prince Charming requested we make a pit stop so he could get a beverage refreshment.
Pulling into the parking lot, I found myself unexpectedly challenged to a game of Chicken by an elderly fella who looked as though any sudden breeze would destruct his molecular make up and carry him away as dust in the wind.
Bravely stepping up to the challenge, I only slightly slowed down.
The resurrected corpse, on the other hand, accelerated toward us.
With intentions of turning into the parking space before actually reaching any point of impact, I continued on my route.
But, just as I was about to turn into the parking space, Old Man River also turned into the space.
Luckily, time had not stolen my catlike reflexes. And punching the brakes, I avoided the collision.
Then, to my amazement, the elderly man pulled forward, parking horizontally across two spaces.
Annoyed and swearing profusely, I parked and waited while Prince Charming went inside to purchase an ice cold tea.
We continued on our expedition to Tacos & Ice Cream, and finally arrived almost 30 minutes later. By this time we were starving, so we ordered our food and sat anxiously in a booth near a window.
A couple sat in the booth behind us. And though we couldn't see them, they made their presence known.
While we were happily eating our food, the couple continued to talk as though they were fans at a WWE wrestling event.
Unhappy with their order, they yelled for the waitress to come over. Then, even though she was standing right next to them, they continued yelling as though she were across the street.
It seemed like there would be a simple fix to the woman's request, but the waitress had a tough time comprehending the menu change.
While we quickly ate our tacos, the conversation continued.
That seemed easy to understand. The woman wanted a number two with a side order of onion rings. No big deal, right?
WRONG!
Wishing we were on another planet, Prince Charming and I gobbled up our tacos while the conversation behind us continued.
We quickly finished our tacos, and even as we were leaving, the conversation went on.
Once in the Jeep, we looked at each other and laughed.
Enjoying the silence, we drove to the general store where Prince Charming had purchased the defective memory card.
With the receipt in hand, we thought the return would be quick and easy.
Well, we thought the return would be quick and easy.
So, Prince Charming started to explain.
But, his explanation was not satisfactory.
So, Prince Charming tried to explain a little differently.
As she read the back of the memory card package and without looking up at us, she asked:
Prince Charming and I looked at each other with sheer confusion. Then, he lowered his voice a little when he said,
She was not happy with his response. So, she raised her voice and told us,
Seeing that Prince Charming was getting flustered (and for good reason), I decided to chime in.
Obviously she didn't like me very much, because she looked up from the package and replied,
And, she went on to raise her voice louder,
Deciding that explaining was pointless, Prince Charming handled the situation in a calm, but frustrated tone,
Reluctantly, the lady gave us a refund, and we were on our way.
On the way home, neither of us spoke.
It was nice to be home in the peace and quiet.
Hmmm, what a day!
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