Geoff Girardin

Sometimes I like the public.

I, like thousands of Americans, work with the general public.

And I, like those thousands of Americans, know that generally, the public is not very nice. Or fun. (Unless of course, you make it fun, like I tend to do).

But today I had one of those rare run-ins with an awesome customer that made me laugh. Genuinely laugh.

An older man was standing at the register at Subway. He let out one of those yawn/moan things. I turned to him and said ‘Man, I hear that.’

He looked at me and said “DON’T GET OLD.”

I couldn’t do anything but laugh and sputter out, “I’ll try.”

He continued on, saying, “I’M TELLING YOU. DON’T DO IT. NEVER GET OLD. FIND YOURSELF A GOOD LOOKING LADY. SETTLE DOWN. STAY YOUNG. NEVER GET OLD.’

I told him that it sounded like a good plan.

He gave me one last hard look and said, “DO IT.’ Then he went and had lunch with his wife.

It was awesome.