Today at Costco, we saw an older Inidian gentleman pay for a cup for a soda and then proceed to fill that cup UP TO THE TOP with ketchup from the ketchup pump. He put a lid on it, filled his other cup with soda and left with his cart full of items, his pilfered ketchup and his drink.
Even J. was shocked - and since he's been known to pilfer some condiments of his own from time to time (see previous post), I was relieved. I said 'if you ever go THAT far in frugalness and condiment hoarding, I'm done'. He replied 'with all the stuff I do, THAT would be the final straw?'
I won't leave him - not for condiment hoarding or the zillions of crazy, scatter-brained things he's done lately. Not for any reason. I'm staying for good. For better or worse, for richer for poorer, etc. I just hope we never reach the point in our 'old-ness' where filling a drink cup with ketchup seems like a good idea.
At least the guy filled the 2nd cup with soda instead of mustard.
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1 comment:
Glad you're with me for the long haul, baby. But I would object to the "pilfer" characterization in my case.
But then, the more I think about your example here, there is less difference between the two acts than there is in their style.
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