It was a Thursday afternoon, this person had made his presence known and had viewed the casket along with his spouse. Not knowing these people he did not want to stand in the room and look odd, so he went to the lobby and found a comfortable seat as his spouse talked with many of those in attendance.
He sat there alone in that very nice leather chair watching people walk by. There was a couch and other chairs in this area, but no one sat there, it was somehow, nicely lonely. You know, when you are left in your own thoughts, and you don’t need to try and follow what someone is stating.
Across the lobby there was another area with nice chairs, those chairs were occupied by others who were in attendance. There was an area with many windows so the attendees who would like a cup of coffee could see and be seen, as the enjoyed a cup of coffee.
He observed an employee of the establishment, enter the area and make coffee. When she completed the task she walked from the room and came across the lobby walking past him. He, being less than bashful, motioned to the lady asking, if she would bring him a cup of coffee. This employee who seem to enjoy her work said, “If the tip is large enough”! They both laughed and the employee walked away.
Several minutes passed as people were entering and leaving the area, while he sat there in his comfortable chair. The employee came walking up to this fellow and she asked, “Did you just come into our building to rest”? He explained that it was rather humid outside and he needed a rest, yes he just came in to rest. They both laughed as she walked away.
There was another employee working and she had walked past this fellow several times. Being an observant fellow he had noticed something on this employee’s foot. He could not see what it was but it appeared to be a tattoo with several colors of ink. Not being too bashful he decided to ask the employee what she had on her foot. As she walked past he made the, “Pssst” sound, which caught her attention. He motioned for her to come closer which she did. He bravely asked, “Why would anyone have a tattoo put on their foot”? She, not being a shy person looked down for a moment and then replied, “Which foot”.
This comment surprised the fellow. He then asked, “You have them on both feet?” The employee showed the fellow the large flower Tattoo on one foot and the other foot had some words. They both laughed and the employee went back to work.
More time passed and so did many people. One female subject walked past several times. This person had a pair of boots on, not cow girl boots (politically correct comment, cow girl) just regular boots like females wear that come up to their knees. These boots were brown, and were worn (had a lot of use). As the female walked the boots jingled. There was a strap around the boot similar to the straps used when a person has spurs on their boots. He could not see spurs but he could hear the jingle.
After 2.5 hours this fellows spouse was ready to leave. As they walked out the door the fellow pointed out to the two employees that he did have a wife and was not alone.
Find a comfortable chair and observe!
Don Ford
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