| I notice things. So when I saw this guy across from Raley's for the second time, I had questions. He has had the misfortune of running out of gas twice in the same place. I sympathize because once I ran out of gas. I knew the gauge was reading low, but it was winter and I was hoping that Joe would drive the car next and fill the tank for me. The guy above always has the good fortune of being in a parking lot with a gas can and a sign when he runs out of gas. When I ran out of gas, I was at an intersection and had neither. After talking to him a while, he let it slip... He wasn't actually out of gas. He lives in Corning and made the trip here because of Red Bluff generosity. Last time, enough money was collected to buy an alternator for his car. This time, he needed a water pump. This was a nice guy and I wanted to give him something, but didn't have any cash on me. Darn those kids for raiding my purse! However, just coming from the store, I had some mini candy bars which I gave him. Oddly enough, they were 100 Grand bars. Now if that had been real money, not candy, he would have had a lot of money and this story would have had a happier ending. It would have also been much more interesting. (If any tax preparers read this, I'd like to know if there's any way that this could be deductible.) |
