There was standing room only on this streetcar in Munich, Germany. In the back near the exit stood two gravediggers, clad in black, mud encrusted overcoats. They were on their way home after the day’s work in the cemetery. An older gentleman had rung for a stop and was working his way toward the exit. In his opinion the two men were taking up too much room. As he finally got off he muttered something like ‘‘apparitions like these should not even allowed on the tram.’’ To which one of the men quipped: ”Don’t get excited, little man. We will get you too in the end.’’
Month: December 2019
Save Time On Line
Isn’t it marvelous: we do not have to drag ourselves to the mall anymore. We simply shop online. I am new to this modern world but I watched the process as my wife bought a pair of shoes. I thought she was going to order one pair, size 7, her shoe size. To my astonishment she ordered two pairs, one size 6 1/2, the other size 7 1/2. “Why did you do this?” I asked her. “You will see,” was her answer.
I did see, a few days later. The smaller pair was too small, and the larger pair was too big. “You can never rely on size as stated. Manufacturers often vary a bit. Now I know that size 7 is right for me. Clever, isn’t it?”
“But you still do not have a fitting shoe.” I could not help to have noticed.
“That is the next step,” she explained. “Now I place another order for the shoe in size 7, see?” Sure enough, two days later the size 7 pair arrived. We still had the other two pairs. When I asked her what she will do with those she said that those are to be returned. The shipping label comes via email.
It seemed to be a lot of work, I thought. Would it not have been easier to go the store and try them on? All I got for an answer was a look.
But Heaven be my witness! That was not the end of it. The following day I saw her wrapping the size 7 shoes in a carton. “What are you doing now,?” I worked up enough courage to ask. “They are going back, too. I thought I liked them, but now that I see them in daylight I don’t.”
Yep. Save time online. What would the world be without humor!