Recently, I got sick with a very bad cold that among other things, caused me to lose my voice for an extended period. My mother then proceeded to catch this cold, along with a pneumonia, and had to be hospitalized in the ICU with a tube down her throat. My dad has been by her side the whole time and left his phone charger at home, so I go out to get him a new one. It’s Halloween when this happens, which happens to be my mother’s favorite holiday, and I’m very aware of her condition on her favorite day of the year, so I’m not in the best of moods. I eventually find a CVS and buy a phone charger, in the process ruining the night of the cashier.
Me: (hands cashier items)
Cashier: “How are you tonight?”
Me: *Raspy and irritable* “Not great”
Cashier: “Is it because everyone else is ‘too cool for school’?”
(Note: We’re right next to a major university on Halloween, he probably thought I was having a bad night for more normal reasons.)
Me: ” No, it’s because my mother is intubated in the ICU.”
Cashier: (says something about how the ICU here is very good, but is clearly not expecting my response)
(That was a bad night for me, and as I walked out, I felt really bad about ruining that guy’s night as well. If you’re reading this, I’m sorry.)
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Mosquitoes Are Satan’s Creation
Ohio, Pharmacy, Religion, Silly, USA | Right | October 16, 2019
(A man is buying some insect repellent.)
Me: “Did you find everything okay?”
Customer: “Yeah, thankfully. Listen, I’m a good Christian and I know God wants us to love our neighbor and forgive others of their sins, but… f*** mosquitoes. Seriously.”
Me: “…” *hands him a receipt* “Have a nice day, sir.”
Customer: *suddenly smiling* “You, too!”
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