Thursday, October 15, 2009

Close Encounters

I work at a halloween store, so i can tell you I come across many interesting people. I work the cash register, I am one of the only ones who actually does the cash register too, which sucks because I usually have to stay later than others. But anyways I meet many odd people. My register is right next to the front of the store, so yesturday I saw this one guy walk in. He was in his mid fifties, gray hair but full. He had overalls on, not a sight you see often, but with white paint splattered all over it. He walked in with his son or maybe grandson, saw me, and walked straight up to me. I mean if you saw this guy you would think he was a hick or something and seemed pretty mean too.I would've thought he had a deep manly voice, but instead he came up and speaking softly asked me for cow ears. I told him, "No I don't think so, but you can look in the animal section." When telling him that I examined he looked kind of like Freddy Krueger, ironic because I work in a halloween place, and his eyes were very beady and small. Way too small for his chubby face. His lips were puckered up and tiny, like a baby that was on a pacifier for too long. His nose was also very small, it jsut seemed like his face was too big for his face parts. He also wore glases, that hung over his nose rather than on his eyes. He had a limp too, I have no idea how he got it, but I bet it could be a story. His son/grandson followed behind him, and said "I'm scared to walk through the store." But the guy said "What are you scared of come on." Not in a mean way though in a way to teach a boy to be a man type of way. After a few minutes he came back to buy his product, it was devil ears. So I asked him, " What is it for." He told me suprisingly it was for his pooch. Imagine that! Some overly grown, guy who would be judged to be scary was buying something for his dog to dress up for halloween. So I was like, "oh thats so cute, I know dogs don't usually like costumes." He then went into this whole story about his pup, and told me, "he's a crazy dog, when i use my leaf blower the dog will go chasing after it." Laughing as he went out the door, with his hands holding his son/grandsons. Its funny how you see people and judge them, because you wouldn't guess the guy who looks like Freddy Krueger and wears overalls cares so much for his dog.

1 comment:

  1. Terrific. But, it would be superterrific if it was written in paragrpahs.

    +4

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