posted on Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2005 @ 09:55
after that wreck i was in, as we were sitting in the diamond shamrock parking lot yelling at each other, a man passed between us to get to his car. we looked at each other for a split second, and you could tell he just wanted to get the hell away from us.
this morning as i stopped there to get something to drink, a man stood at the fountain emptying his cup. "there's no diet coke today."
"really?"
"yep, it's just water."
"that sucks!"
"i know. i need my diet coke every morning."
"me, too."
"but then again, i didn't pass the pepsi challenge."
he filled his cup with diet pepsi, as did i. as he was getting a straw he asked, "so, did you and that guy work things out?"
i suddenly realized this was the same guy, well dressed in a shiny new civic. "oh, heh, yeah. it didn't even damage his truck."
"when i went out there, i thought it was some of the contruction workers across the street yelling about something."
"i just want you to know i was only yelling because he did first."
"i was parked right in between you two. i just wanted to get out of there as fast as i could. he seemed so violent! what a great role model for his young child and wife."
"i know! i couldn't believe he was cussing at me with a little girl there."
there was a pause as we got some food, and i continued, "you know, the cop didn't even give me a ticket. i think he saw what a jerk the guy was, too."
"well, i don't know who caused the accident, but when i saw your bumper sticker i was on your side!"
":laughing: thank you for your support!"
[my bumper sticker says, "a ranch in texas is missing its ass."]
yesterday i was in a really crummy mood, partially because of that dream i had. then, when i got home, our a/c turned the hallway into a wading pool. i went to the garage at 10:00 p.m. to get the fan i brought up here, and just kept the a/c a little below 90 so it wouldn't come on. i would call on maintenance, but i don't want the cats to be shut up in the bathroom all day if they don't have any a/c. i left the fan pointed at the bed and blowing so they have a cool spot. i guess i'll let them know next week when i'll be home.
anyway, the point of that was, i was in a bad mood yesterday, but that guy made me feel a lot better. gotta love attractive, well-to-do older democrats driving a new car. (: i forgot to get gas, though. doh!