The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #76692 Message #1363473
Posted By: TheBigPinkLad
22-Dec-04 - 03:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Unheralded Acts of love and Kindness
Subject: RE: BS: Unheralded Acts of love and Kindness
OK, I'm not sure about this one. I just got back from buying my lunch at the local supermarket (apple and yoghurt) so I'm in the '9 items or less' checkout. I know it should be '9 items or fewer' but what are you gonna do? There's an old dear in front of me with a bag of bananas and a can of something or other. Her bill is $4.50. She painstakingly forks over the money in quarters, nickels and dimes. She's only got $3-sompun. Because I'm in a hurry and the wait is excruciating I said, "seeing as it's Christmas, why don't get that for you?' and I paid for her groceries. Now, does that make me naughty or nice? Only I heard someone's keeping a list ...