Thursday, August 24, 2017
Free Couch
My 6-year-old son and I were on a walk to the park
when we came across a couch someone had placed in front of their house at
curbside, a sign on the couch indicating it was free for the taking. I stopped
my son before he could sit down -- the couch was filthy. Nobody in his or her
right mind would accept this free gift, let alone put it in their home as an
actual piece of furniture. The couch sat on the street for about a week. Even
the “Free” sign survived all seven days. One morning, while driving by, I
noticed someone replaced the “Free” sign with a sign that read “$50.” Someone
stole the couch within the hour.
ATM Troubles
While waiting in line for the drive-up ATM, the woman
a few cars ahead of me struggled from the driver’s seat of her vehicle to reach
the buttons on the machine. So she stepped out of the car and accomplished the
transaction on foot, accidentally bumping her door shut. The automatic door
locks went into effect, locking all four doors and her baby inside. After
failing to coach the baby into unlocking the door, the woman called someone on
her cell phone, and within five minutes, a man in a blacked-out sedan came
speeding into the parking lot, left arm extended out the window with a
keyless-entry remote in hand, clicking away at the button. The woman’s doors
unlocked, allowing access inside the car and access to the child. The man in
the blacked-out sedan sped out of the parking lot as fast as he’d entered --
the woman’s embarrassed husband, no doubt.
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Free Couch
My 6-year-old son and I were on a walk to the park when we came across a couch someone had placed in front of their house at ...