Monday, January 09, 2012

A Brief Exchange At Lowe’s

One of the errands needing completing today was a run to Lowe’s for some furnace filters and black oil sunflower seeds, for my backyard bird friends.  Well, except for the English sparrows.

As I stroll briskly and decidely into the store, attired in Winter gear and dark sunglasses, heading for the bird seed section, I pass a Lowe’s employee heading in the opposite direction, and he say’s to me “Good morning, how ya doin’ today,” as we pass.  I reply to him, as he continues on his way and me on mine, “Excellent, thank you very much sir, how ‘bout yourself?,” and I think nothing more of it and hear no other reply.

After grabbing a twenty pound bag of seed, I head back the way I came to briskly stroll to the furnace filter section of the store, which, naturally, is on the other side of the store.  As I purposefully stride that direction, here comes the individual who initially greeted me.  He puts his hand out to me, we firmly shake hands, and he says, “I knew you were a guy who would help someone out, and I can see by that bird seed in your hand that I was right.”

What could I say except “Thank you.”

Posted by John Venlet on 01/09 at 12:24 PM
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