Oh hey, I'm alive!

Today I did something that made me feel human again.

A guy came into the restaurant and I could tell he was a bit under the influence. I had noticed him standing outside earlier in the day and wondered what he was doing because he had been out there for over an hour. He finally walked in and inquired about a pay phone. I told him we didn't have one but to check the BP across the street. He just looked at me, disheartened. I always get awkward, so I just started talking.. trying to think of what I could do for him. So I found out, it was just a local call so I let him use the restaurant's phone for a minute. I felt so bad for the man because he was trying to get ahold of his wife to come pick him up. He barely spoke english and just kept thanking me over and over and asked me to dial the number for him. There was no answer the first time so he made me call back right away. I called and this time a woman answered so I handed him the phone. When he was finished with the phone call, he kept insisting that he pay the restaurant for the phone call because he was so thankful that we had let him use it. I told him not to worry about it and he told me I was the first person to do him a favor in over two years and I helped to "refresh his opinion of humanity." He left two dollars on the counter and just simply said "Tip. Thank you."

easiest two dollars i've ever made and it made me feel good.

Not a big deal, just something that stuck with me.

Oh and then two black dudes came in, placed their order then asked me to hold off for a minute before putting it in because they were going to have a smoke. The one dude winked at me and was like "we're gonna smoke dope." I laughed because these dudes were like 45. I just said "Enjoy yourselves. I'll put it in in a couple." They came in, ate, and paid. After they left, I walked over to bus their table and i found my tip money in a napkin along with a joint. HAHA. They left me 3 bucks and a j.... life is so funny.