October 23, 2003

• Carnies and Ice Cube Trays

  
  

  Yesterday I went to the hardware store to look for ice cube trays. For reasons irrelevant to this story, I decided I ought to have some for the art room, and that was the place to get ‘em.. Anyway, I got off the bus in front of the JP Ace hardware store, which is notorious for the oddballs and carnival cooties who work there. No really, they’re all very nice, but they look and behave like they ought to be in a sideshow and live in boxcars or tents. It was about five or so in the afternoon, and being like most hardware stores with brief business hours, they were getting ready to close up shop for the day. I wandered in, and as soon as I was past the counter I was accosted by a midget, who appeared from nowhere. A very surly midget, with an ace hardware badge on. He glared at me.

  
  

  “What do YOU want?” he said very rudely.

  
  

  “Ummm, errrr, ice cube trays? Do you have those?” I stammered, peering down in utter disbelief at the crotchety little man.

  
  

  “FINE,” and he stomped off down one of the aisles, with me trailing ten steps behind.

  
  

  I was unsure of whether to laugh my ass off or complain to the manager. What would I say?? “Your midget is a cranky little jerk”? That’s what I wanted to say, anyway. Screw being politically correct. Mean people, even ones of a smaller persuasion, can kiss my arse. Grr.

  
  

  Suffice to say, I didn’t get any ice cube trays yesterday at the hardware store.

  
  

   

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