A few nights ago I was working and starving. It was one of those shifts where all anyone seemed to talk about was food. So after work I called a friend and forced him to go with me to chili's to grab a quick bite and down tons of beers.
We got to chili's around 8:30pm and stayed until almost 10pm, but I wanted some more to drink so we drove to my home and walked to a nearby pub. This particular pub maintains a collection of unusual beers on tap that I cannot find anywhere else and I have grown to love their selection.
The night was not particularly busy in the pub and we got a seat at the end of the bar. The perky and super nice bar tendress came to greet us immediately and of course she recognized us as regulars.
In the bar was a fellow about late twenties or maybe early early thirties who was drinking and seemed to be having a good time. The odd think was he was wearing sun glasses at close to 1100 pm. Not just any old glasses but the welder type of glasses that old people are so fond of.
That was not the only odd thing about the dude. He was also wearing a hoodie. Something like 90+ degrees and the sun glass wearing dude is wearing a hoodie.
As our time there stretched into a few hours the sun glass hoodie wearing guy spoke to us here and there and later he just sat there and stared at us. Gave me the heebie-jeebies. Within 15 minutes he was face down on the bar and the people around him did not seem all that concerned. It was at this time we had our fill of way too many adult beverages and walked back to my house to sleep it all off!
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Today, my home had a way too early showing so we decided to take the dogs to the park. Thirty minutes passed and we headed back to the house. We noticed the showing was still taking place. So we popped around to the alley way to sit on the curb and let a little more time pass.
Ten minutes passed and I had my friend walk around to the front while I had the dogs with me. While he was gone this woman appeared from no where.
This woman was a black lady in her fifties wearing what I think was a dirty track suit. Again another hot day and another questionable outfit.
She peered around and saw me sitting on the curb in the ally and said:
Crazy: "Oh, you here taking a break?"
Me: "sure"
Crazy: "Well, I think I takes me one too."
(she walks to the opposite curb and sits down)
Crazy: "I think I partied way too much last night."
Me: "hmm"
Crazy: "You looking to sell on of those dogs."
Me: " Uh, no."
Crazy: "..cuz I could use me one a those dogs like that."
It was at this point I was scanning the area for my escape route. The my friend comes back and we decide rather quickly to take the dogs and enter my house through the back yard. As we walked away I could still hear the crazy babbling about something. I have a sneaky feeling she was on something. Safe bet! However, I was off the clock and not dealing with crazy on MY time.
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