We had a Sidewalk Sale today. It was a beautiful day- warm, sunny, not too much wind. I had a lovely day being paid to sit outside listening to my MP3 player, drinking soda and smoking cigarettes.
So what's the trade off you ask?
Well, outside people feel much less inhibited. I got to deal with every single creepy, lonely guy in town today. I was called Honey, Baby, Sweety, Sweetheart, Darlin'... oh, just think of any annoying thing like that- I was called it today. I have a "Personal Bubble" that I really don't like people to step into. These guys have zero concept of personal space. Then there were the drive-by's honks, waves, "Whoo"s and one guy slowed down and said, "Lookin' good Slim!"
Gee... thanks... I'm thrilled. And, truthfully, I've never been called Slim before- makes me feel like some guy in an old spaghetti western. So, he gets points for originality I suppose.
All in all it was a good day. I decided that while it was annoying it was also relatively harmless and not a good enough reason to go inside and deal with any actual customers or SC's.
So what's the trade off you ask?
Well, outside people feel much less inhibited. I got to deal with every single creepy, lonely guy in town today. I was called Honey, Baby, Sweety, Sweetheart, Darlin'... oh, just think of any annoying thing like that- I was called it today. I have a "Personal Bubble" that I really don't like people to step into. These guys have zero concept of personal space. Then there were the drive-by's honks, waves, "Whoo"s and one guy slowed down and said, "Lookin' good Slim!"
Gee... thanks... I'm thrilled. And, truthfully, I've never been called Slim before- makes me feel like some guy in an old spaghetti western. So, he gets points for originality I suppose.
All in all it was a good day. I decided that while it was annoying it was also relatively harmless and not a good enough reason to go inside and deal with any actual customers or SC's.
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