Last Friday I was doing a staff training at one of the restaurants where I sell wine. I had to drive from the office (South of town) to downtown which involves freeways and exits. I was coming off an exit where a homeless Vietnam vet usually walks back and forth with a sign asking for money. Sometimes his wife (?) patrols the other side. I can't quite decide which is more appropriate, the friendly but I-don't-give-money-out look with a small smile, or the I-can't-move-my-head-and-don't-see-your-sign.
On this day the man was there as usual but over on the right side there was a dude in a suit and sunglasses. He looked to be in his mid-thirties, early forties. People who walked by him started laughing and I was craning my neck to get a good glance at his sign. He finally turned my way and I motioned for him to hold his sign higher as the guard rail was blocking my view. The sign said, "HAVE JOB, HAVE APARTMENT, HAVE JOB, NEED DATE 555-1212" Ok, so I made the phone number up, so to speak. When he saw that I was paying attention, he held up his other hand with another smaller sign. "STRAIGHT."
I got a good laugh and went on my way. After the staff training I was walking out of the restaurant towards my car and across the street I saw a lady in a regular wheelchair. She had a standard size poodle on a leash and that poodle was HAULING ASS down the street. She was probably travelling about 20 miles per hour on the sidewalk.
Apparently, I need to be carrying a digital camera around with me at all times.
Posted by kerewin at March 9, 2005 10:19 PM