Remember that darn guy who drives the Dodge Ram and parks in Mrs. HM's rightful handicap space at the Gas Station Chicken Store every day? I've been going to town later, and managed to avoid him for a while. But with the time change, and the shortening days, I go earlier. It seems we're back in sync again. Unfortunately.
Thursday, there was a different truck parked in my rightful handicap space. It had handicap plates, so I just waited for the guy to come out and leave, then pulled down into the space. I was happy to see the red Dodge Ram parked over by the moat. Heh, heh! Mr. Ram had been thwarted by The Universe! Twice... it turns out.
Mr. Ram was finishing up his transaction when I entered the store. He was joking with Fave! It's not the first time. I don't hold it against her. A gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do. You never know when a customer might hit it big, and bestow a share upon you. Mr. Ram mainly plays the draw tickets. A game called CASH POP, which has drawings several times a day. He also buys scratchers.
Anyhoo... he stepped aside, finishing his conversation with Fave, while putting away his change. Fave greeted me, and I handed over my winners that I was cashing in.
"Number 14 just had a $1000 winner," said Mr. Ram.
"That's true," said Fave. "This morning. I was going to tell you."
"Right before I got here!" said Mr. Ram.
"OH NO! I was going to buy one! Thanks for telling me."
I didn't mean about him just missing a big winner, heh, heh! But I was kind of glad to hear it nonetheless. I had indeed been planning on buying #14. It's the $10 Christmas ticket. It has pictures instead of numbers. I do okay on it, winning at least my money back, and several times $20. I haven't been buying it lately, but the GSCS has limited choices this week. Two of the Christmas, and two of a 100X ticket for the tens. I knew before I went in that I wanted the #14.
Anyhoo... I sure didn't want if with a $1000 winner coming out of that roll that morning!
It was nice of Mr. Ram to share that info with me. But I doubt he will change his handicap-space-usurping ways any time soon...
4 comments:
Maybe he is just a nice guy and totally ignorant about handicap spaces? Or maybe not.
So it was a good thing he was there before you to let you know. I look at the scratch tickets to see if any of them "call to me" but they never do. And it's too close to Christmas anyway, I'll be keeping my money until after New Year.
Kathy,
NO WAY! He is a self-important rumpushole who does this multiple times a day. He's some bigwig with the fire department, I think, from the conversations I've overheard with him and his good 'ol boys while I'm waiting in line. He knows exactly what he's doing. FAVE has even complained to him about sometimes parking under the roof and blocking the gas pumps. I guess that's when an actual handicapped person is parked in "his" space.
It WAS nice of him to give me that tip. And once he held the door open for me. That doesn't excuse the parking issue. The look in his eyes tells me he KNOWS that I know it's him parking there. He's seen me so many times waiting on him to move, or hobbling past him while he sits in the truck.
River,
He's there many times through the day, playing those Cash Pop draw tickets. Maybe he'll give me another tip. I'm sure we'll meet again, heh, heh!
That's a good plan on your part. I've been having a good couple of days. Yesterday I had TWO $50 winners, and a $75 winner. All on $5 tickets. Today I had another $50 winner on a $5. If you're not feeling it, there's a reason. My problem is that I still buy them every day, even if I don't feel it!
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