Today. Hannaford. South Burlington. Picture it.
I walk to my car and I hear "excuse me lady?" I ignore it initially but then turn to see that the man who said it really was referring to me. The following conversation took place:
Man (with no teeth): "My girlfriend and I are living in my truck and I need to get a prescription filled. I'm $1.05 short. Can you spare it?"
In the Christmas spirit I decide to hand the guy $2. Sure, I have no way of verifying that it's for a prescription but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Besides, it's only a couple of bucks. While I pull out my wallet, he shares his story...
Man (with no teeth): "We've been livin' in my truck. I only get $132 unemployment check and that doesn't go far. Hey! You're beautiful! You could really make it if you moved to Florida where I'm from! I hate this state!"
Me: "Oh, thank you. That's very nice. Here's your $2. Happy holiday."
Man (with no teeth): "Thank you! Merry Christmas!"
I held back. I decided not to point out to him that our economy is in the ole' crapper because "his" great state of Florida is responsible for letting an imbecile in office, causing one of the largest economic downfalls in US history. I was not happy though. I don't take kindly to people who speak ill of Vermont. I especially don't take kindly to it when they're IN Vermont, asking for handouts, and actually receiving one. This is something that likely would not happen elsewhere. Why? Because Vermonters are nice. I held back. The dude was crazy and standing about 2 yards away from me. Also, he called me beautiful. Flattery scored him a few points.
Happy holidays!
xo,
Ms. V
1 comment:
Now now, you can blame Florida for the first 4 years but I believe his 2nd term was more due to Ohio than Florida.
Toni & I were watching a Robin Williams stand-up comedy special on HBO the other night and he made a joke about the "smart" brother in the Bush family being named Jeb (it was something to the effect of, "you know the country is in trouble when the smarter brother of the president is named "Jeb.") The whole stand-up bit was hilarious. I've not seen Toni laugh that hard at anyone other than her sister before.
PS: Another blog recomenndation for you. This one isn't funny, it's a recipe blog for vegetarians. I thought you might get some ideas from it.
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