We had unbelievable weather this last week. All week we ranged in the 70s. Can you believe it that we laid about 80 tons of asphalt in NOVEMBER!! November in Washington is the wettest month of the year. That is saying something we get over a 100 inches of rain a year over here. The whole state gets an average of 27 inches – but all of the east side of Washington never gets rain. Needless to say, it is odd weather.
This odd weather brings out the crazies. A routine stop at the gas station was even weird. At work not far from the job site I stop to gas up the jeep. I jump out and across the gas pump is an older man (late 50s) gassing up his van. This black dude was in too good of mood. You know those people that are so happy that you just want to slap the shit out of them and say “Quit fucking pretending! You fake bastard!”
“Well, Hello, Sweetheart!” Says the old black man in a sing song voice.
“Wow....He's on drugs...” My inner voice laughs, but I smile at him. “Hello back at ya'” My outside voice says.
“What a wonderful day. Can you believe this weather! Good things are going to happen!” He explains.
“Yup...drugs...definitely....definably.” I laugh out loud at my inner voice and retort with “Let's enjoy it while we can. I hear it's gonna start raining again this weekend.”
“Oh I'm enjoying everything even the rain. I know that it is the Good Jesus Christ nourishing us all here below his greatness.” He says all the while using that typical black-man-preacher voice.
“Oh Gods....drugs, Alzheimers, AND Jesus Freak....this guy's fucked...” I'm smiling now at my inner voice “Ah. Yes you are correct we must learn to dance in the rain instead of waiting for it to pass.”
He looks at me in a surprised look and adamantly agrees “you are right!” Just like that he jumps subject. “You are the type of person people gravitate towards. Your smile keeps them smiling. It is contagious as well as your laugh.”
“....Damned, I was wrong, he just fucking nuts...” I replace the gas handle into the pump and screw on my gas cap. “Why yes you are very right.” I reply with a smart-ass smile to go with the smart-ass answer. “You have an absolutely wonderful day.” I tell him.
“Oh I will. You have a great day too and I won't tell anyone.” He says with a smile.
I turn to look at him with an intrigued look. “Won't tell what?”
“That you're a princess.”
With a snort, I smile, wave and drive off. “damned crazies come out with the abnormally good weather and the full moon. Damn, I can't wait until it starts to rain...then maybe people will get back to normal....”
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