Fun times at lunch.

I haven't been posting, lately, and thought I might just start writing some short stories. Well, lo and behold, before I could start, I got the funniest email from one of my best friends that works on campus at our local medical school. With his permission, I am posting his short story about his lunch-time experience, today, August 15, 2008........

I was standing in line when one of the new Disney Host people you see around campus came up in line behind me to place his order. Now grant you I had been in line for 4 to 5 minutes when, let’s call him ‘Andy’ came up. Let me go ahead and clarify that Andy has Downs Syndrome. So he proceeded to cut in front of 4 other people behind me. Now I would’ve gladly let him in front of me, but he stayed behind me, and I laughed a little any way as I paid, and was told I was #61. That would of course place Andy at #62.

I stood out in the hall to greet others as they were going to fill their arteries and large bowel with the nasty excuse of food in the main cafeteria. Andy waited patiently leaning against the chip rack. As each new order was finished and placed on the chilled glass deli counter, and before the number could be called, Andy would break toward the counter, only to be disappointed when another number was called, 56……57……58…… and so forth. You could tell his patience was growing thin, while even Sholanda was working her fingers to the bone cranking out deli delights faster than a Lucky Dog Stand in New Orleans at 10:00 during Mardi Gras. Sholanda placed another order on the chilled counter and said, “Andy, your order is ready”, 3 places earlier than what was standing and waiting. We all smiled and thought, “Good for Andy!” His order was just two pieces of ham laid side by side, with a slice of American cheese on each piece.

He picked up his order, turned to go eat his Deli Delicacy for which he had been waiting, and as he passed, looked at me and stated, “That took fucking 5 minutes to get."

That is the best way ever to end a week. Thank you Andy.