So I returned some cans today. My latest obsession is Mendota Springs Sparkling water and I have accumulated 13 empty 12 pacs of the lovely drink.
As the man at the redemption center is calculating the windfall from my harvest, he seems to be "thinking" on the addition and is clearly counting it all up in his head. He finally gets it and apologizes that his calculator must be way in the back. I smile and nod and say, "That's okay! I guess you need a couple more fingers today then, huh!!"
The smile kind of fades from his face and as I look down to grab the rest of my change, I observe that he is missing three fingers on his right hand. Wow. Am I an idiot.
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