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Y&R Discussion Group
So.
I have this little convienient store on the corner entrance into my neighborhood. Its about 7/10 of a mile from my house. I walk to and from it every morning to pick up a paper and a coffee. Even when I have coffee made at home or even back when I had a delivery subscription to the paper. I like the walk in the mornings, the excercise and the fresh air. I was in a bad accident last year and this was the first walk I took when I was physically mended enough to walk long distances. I got to like it, and the air. Its kinda a dangerous walk (I have to cross a daitch, a narrow lil landbridge and a corner of a lil highway road - but its worth it. Especially since I am not driving fulltime yet again. I enjoy the serenity of he walk in the mornings.
Well, for the last year the same guy has been the Morning Guy that works there every morning. Hes not really very polite. And he doesn't really keep the store even remotely clean. I think he cheats me sometimes and he always lies to me about when he made the coffee. I don't think I ever even knew his name.
So, I go in the other day and some dumb young kid is working there that morning and I'm all like ''Hey! Wheres the other guy?!'' and this young scamp proceeds to tell me that the other guy is gone and that he will be working there in the mornnings now.
So, I grew concerned and asked if the other guy was ok or sick and the kid tells me that the other guy just wasn't working there anymore. He was asking me if I actually liked the other guy and said nobody liked the other guy. Well, I grew defensive and took up for my guy.
I guess I'll have to give this young scamp a chance. He hasn't shown me much so far. And he doesn't make the coffee near as good (even though it was still pretty bad before). But, sometimes Life ties our hands, doesn't it?
Ok, one other thing. Recently, a friend was talking about this spider and her web that was always in the corner on the porch. (I don't know if it sat down beside her.) Well, from what I gather, unfortunately, it seems that the spider passed on and the web dissolved. She misses seeing the web and the spider in that spot on the porch.
I don't think that silly. I totally get that.
We get used to - maybe comforted - by the sameness of the littlest things in life, don't we?
Change can come in varying degrees. Sometimes it hits us like a volcanic eruption at midnight, and sometimes it comes gradually in our direction...but it is always there, looking us in the face, staring us right in the eye, waiting for our best shot in life, isn't it?
I hope I'm up for it. I'm young. I'm not as young as I used to be.
I guess the coffee wasn't really all that bad.
Chris/PT
Ok. So...according to the young guy that is working mornings now...the old guy...the regular guy...chose to take some extended time off. I don't know the reason, but, apparently he is ok.
chris
Spiderlady here. LOL
You're wrong about someone not wanting to read what you have to say about walking to the convenience store for your coffee. A good writer can write about watching paint dry and make it interesting. You do. I enjoyed your story and could relate every step of the way. You even peaked my curiosity about what happened to the other guy. And yes we miss the status quo when things change... it's very human.
Unlike Donna, since I've gotten older I don't adapt to change as well as I use to... change can throw me for a loop [at first] but it's the one constant in life... you can count on things to change, nothing stays the same forever.
I still look for that spider when I step out on the porch inspite of knowing in my heart she is gone. Go figure! LOL
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Change is good sometimes and sometimes it's hard. I look at change as a new challenge. Used to hate it, despise it, but now that I've grown older, I welcome change. It could be a chance to meet someone new, and reach out and help someone.
You never know each day what life brings Chris. Embrace it. Welcome it. It's the path of life you are on, make the best of each and every situation if you can. You're a champ, you can do that.
I wouldn't mind if our paths crossed in real life, you are such a gem of a guy, and a very nice, courteous, greateful one too!!!
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Chris
You really should put your stories in a journal and publish them..I keep telling you this..do it! lol! You are a writer.
Send them to Readers Digest.. for money.
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