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Scarlet Termite
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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:19 am Post subject: Doing Stuff |
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When I go to work in the mornings I use a street that goes past a rather large corporate complex. It's got several, imo badly placed, entrances and the very last one is quite close to the intersection of US 23. During rush hours, a Columbus policeman is at that entrance to direct traffic. It's usually the same one. I don't know his name but I call him Peyton because I think he resembles Peyton Manning of the Colts. He's very good at directing traffic and he seems to be an amiable fellow at least as far as I can tell driving past him.
Many a morning, either a cold one or a hot one, I think about stopping and buying him a coffee or a cold drink. I wonder if he'd accept it and I wonder if it's crazy to want to just give a complete stranger a drink. It's the same with the landscapers and the construction workers I see. I want to give them some water or pop or something (not beer!). I wonder if they'd think I was nuts.
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Bit OT from your thread Scar...But was wondering how is the schooling going?....I think you have 2 months behind you know right?....
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somewheregirrl
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Doing Stuff |
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| Scarlet Termite wrote: | When I go to work in the mornings I use a street that goes past a rather large corporate complex. It's got several, imo badly placed, entrances and the very last one is quite close to the intersection of US 23. During rush hours, a Columbus policeman is at that entrance to direct traffic. It's usually the same one. I don't know his name but I call him Peyton because I think he resembles Peyton Manning of the Colts. He's very good at directing traffic and he seems to be an amiable fellow at least as far as I can tell driving past him.
Many a morning, either a cold one or a hot one, I think about stopping and buying him a coffee or a cold drink. I wonder if he'd accept it and I wonder if it's crazy to want to just give a complete stranger a drink. It's the same with the landscapers and the construction workers I see. I want to give them some water or pop or something (not beer!). I wonder if they'd think I was nuts. |
DO it, Scarlet! Even if you get him a dunkin donut's "card" in case he says no you can always use it. It's never wrong to try to do a good deed!
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