A funny thing happened on my way out of the lunchroom today, at work.I glanced at the big bulletin board and there, right in the middle of it, very conspicuous indeed, was an envelope with my name on it.
So I unpinned it.
It felt a bit funny, the envelope, I mean.
As though it contained something other than mere paper. Something a bit heavy, and sort of concentrated in only one corner.
I tore it open and what fell out but one of those yellow sticky notes, all folded up.
Weird.
I unrolled this, to reveal no words whatsoever.
Just two quarters.
50 cents.
I’m a bit slow on the uptake, I’ll admit. Especially after a nice fat-laden Swanson TV-dinner!
So I did not “get” it, did not quite get the joke for those first 9 or 10 seconds.
Then I laughed!
See, there is only one person at my workplace that really reads my blog.
So, having read my blog from last night, she thought she would help me out a bit with my… [ahem!]… financial issues, regarding payphones!
Cute! Real cute!
I immediately turned around and went up to her office to congratulate her on such a witty gesture!
At first she played dumb. I handed her the quarters back, still stuck to their moorings in the yellow paper but she said, “No, no, I want you to have them. You really need them. You keep those quarters.”
[The brat!]
So I did. I kept them.
And I have them right here, right now, still stuck to the yellow paper, in fact.
And I’m sitting in a Starbucks at the book store.
And there’s a payphone over yonder.
So there can only be one right thing to do at this moment.
Yep!
Since I don’t need an ambulance [that I am aware of], I am going to go to that payphone and order a pizza!
Ahhh... the serendipitous beauty of blogging.
Hmmm… I’m now thinking of writing a blog about how badly I need a new car.
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Don't get your hopes up.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'd be happy to donate 50 cents toward your new car.
I love the sense of humor of your collegue (but worry a bit about your diet!).
ReplyDeleteThere may be a car right up your alley at Simon's, maybe you are lucky and it's still available. ;-)
P.S.:
Since you will be travelling around the world with your new car, Ilva's Lucullian Delights is round the corner in Tuscany, and home to great food! :-)
Payphone seems like some historical artifact from ages ago. I haven't used one for god know how long. :)
ReplyDeleteYou can get pizza delivered to Starbucks? I think Jack needs to go into rehab before you get a new car ;)
ReplyDeleteI will take all reasonable donations, Beth!
ReplyDeleteMerisi, does Ilva's have a Drive-Thru? I am usually in a big hurry!
Matt... you are the cell phone generation!
When I was your age, not only were the payphones a dime, but they had a CRANK on the side of them!
No, no Stefanie, I ORDER the pizza from the Starbucks phone, and then PICK IT UP on the way home! But you're right on one thing though.
Jack totally needs rehab!