That’s just a little offensive.
I’m wondering, “Is it me? Or does this kind of comment offend anyone else?”
I picked up a voice mail, “Hey, I really need a reading right now, but I can’t pay you until the middle of next month. But I need help now.”
Since I couldn’t respond in a polite, tactful manner, I put off making any kind of response. I was sorely tempted to reply to the call, “You go into a grocery store and say, ‘I need food now, but I can’t pay you until next week’?”
Since I didn’t find my answer particularly useful, other than to amuse me, I decided not to respond at that time.
I was in the The Hideout Monday afternoon, and the owner was making coffee. Leo. Passable espresso, but I’ve had better. There, even. All I could remember was the guy’s sign, and this week’s scope, which suggests that good things are afoot for Leo. Which I commented on, in a bright and cheery manner. In fact, I’d just come in from the post office, and after buying stamps at the machine, I had a pocket full of dollar coins. I flipped one up, “Call it.” “Tails,” he said. It was tails. I tossed it in the, presumably his, tip jar. “Call it,” I said again, “Tails,” he called it. Came up tails, I tossed it in the tip jar. I fished around in my pocket for some more change, dollar coins, and made idle conversation about how Leo is looking up these days. (Jupiter in Libra, in case you’re wondering.)
I’m a regular customer. Over the years, I’ve invested a lot of dollars, some of them hard-earned, in coffee at that one place. The wireless is a little flaky, but I’ve seen a good show there.
During Monday afternoon’s interlude with the Leo, he handed me my preferred (this week) libation, a double shot of espresso with a tiny amount of frothed milk foam, the drink usually costs about two bucks. When I fished out another couple of dollar coins, he declined, saying the coffee was courtesy of him.
I’d look at it as a “frequent flyer” discount, or as a tip for being nice to a Leo, or any number of customer service related issues and perks.
But the point being, I was fully prepared to pay for that coffee. Expecting to. I don’t think he’d like it if I came in, and promised to pay, oh, like the middle of next month, maybe, when I’m expecting some money, instead of at the point-of-sale.
Or am I being unreasonable?