Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Ask a stupid question...
When I was about 13 I worked at a snack bar at a swim club for the summer. I got the '
job' because my uncle's parents ran it. Sweet people but in the summer when it was hot and you were trapped in a 2 x 2 room with them and a few other people it smelled. Everyone was hot and sweaty and it made for a long stinky day.
Swedish fish (aka fishies) were .01 per piece. I spent alot of time counting to 100. Anyway, one day it was about 5,000 degrees out and it was about that time for me to go to work. The swim club was about a 5 minute bike ride from my house. Some days I walked and some days I rode my bike.
My sister ( who is 3 years older than me) and her friend ( who is now married to my cousin) were out on the patio. She stopped by for lunch ( she was at work- again for the summer and had an hour for lunch). I asked if she would drop me off at the swim club on her way back to work since it was 5,000 degrees out. They both just looked at me like I was a nuisance ( a 13 years old asking 'cool' 16 year olds for a favor). My sister said ' I thought you were going to ride your bike'. I whined about the fact that it was 5,000 degrees out and too hot to ride. After a few minutes of bickering, her friend ( now my 'cousin') says '"Just ride your bike" to which I reply (at this point I am very angry) " If I ride my bike there HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET HOME???? WALK IT??????????????". I was as serious as can be... They laughed ( their asses off), I realized what I just said , got on my bike and went to work.
That was about 23 years ago..it has never been forgotten.
job' because my uncle's parents ran it. Sweet people but in the summer when it was hot and you were trapped in a 2 x 2 room with them and a few other people it smelled. Everyone was hot and sweaty and it made for a long stinky day.
Swedish fish (aka fishies) were .01 per piece. I spent alot of time counting to 100. Anyway, one day it was about 5,000 degrees out and it was about that time for me to go to work. The swim club was about a 5 minute bike ride from my house. Some days I walked and some days I rode my bike.
My sister ( who is 3 years older than me) and her friend ( who is now married to my cousin) were out on the patio. She stopped by for lunch ( she was at work- again for the summer and had an hour for lunch). I asked if she would drop me off at the swim club on her way back to work since it was 5,000 degrees out. They both just looked at me like I was a nuisance ( a 13 years old asking 'cool' 16 year olds for a favor). My sister said ' I thought you were going to ride your bike'. I whined about the fact that it was 5,000 degrees out and too hot to ride. After a few minutes of bickering, her friend ( now my 'cousin') says '"Just ride your bike" to which I reply (at this point I am very angry) " If I ride my bike there HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET HOME???? WALK IT??????????????". I was as serious as can be... They laughed ( their asses off), I realized what I just said , got on my bike and went to work.
That was about 23 years ago..it has never been forgotten.
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