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OK this is not about a dinosaur park or somethign but about a strange thing that happened in appalachia today.
As some of you may know I live in the fringes of the appalachia region. Well today I was running deeper into SE Ohio. A region where if you dont pay attention it can be confusing as to what year it is sometimes. Which is important as part of the tale I must relate.
I was in a small town in Adams county and stopped at what used to be a gas station/garage/store. Think Goober's garage from Mayberry. We where way off the beaten path ok? Well this place may have last sold gasoline under the carter administration. I mean it has old rusty pumps that still have the old odometer style guages on them. One of them is even labeled Leaded. Which kinda gives ya a hint of the age.
Well today they are a small carry out/deli that is going to be going out of business soon I was told. Most unfortunate but they cant afford to compete with things so closing up they will go.
But anyhow I was standing there reading the paper waiting for my sandwich to get done (they make excellent hot ham and cheese with lettuce and mayo, they use amish cheese and ham) and this big new SUV comes pulling up to the aforementioend pumps. Out hops Mr Businessman. Grabs the nozzle off the pump and shoves it in the fill tube. OK so far he at least got the unleaded one. He then stands there looking at it kinda like a toad in a hailstorm, he is also holding his wallet out.
So instead of taking a closer look at things he comes inside and pulls out a Credit card! He goes up to the counter and asks "How do I pay at the pump?" Remember how I described these pumps in the begining? Ummm you think he wasn't paying attention? Amazing how he managed to get this far from the interstate. Must have been the GPS.
My sandwich came up at this point so since I had already paid and was ready to go I went ahead and left with the guy trying to figure out what year it was I think. One of the last thing I heard was "But everybody takes credit cards...." (Ummm not this place they are strictly cash and carry or check if your family has lived in the same place for at least three generations.)
Any how I thought I'd pass along this little example of when cultures clash. At least he didnt loose his temper or start yelling that might have not been good for his health. As the Hank Jr Song says when them ol boys raise their shotguns.....
As some of you may know I live in the fringes of the appalachia region. Well today I was running deeper into SE Ohio. A region where if you dont pay attention it can be confusing as to what year it is sometimes. Which is important as part of the tale I must relate.
I was in a small town in Adams county and stopped at what used to be a gas station/garage/store. Think Goober's garage from Mayberry. We where way off the beaten path ok? Well this place may have last sold gasoline under the carter administration. I mean it has old rusty pumps that still have the old odometer style guages on them. One of them is even labeled Leaded. Which kinda gives ya a hint of the age.
Well today they are a small carry out/deli that is going to be going out of business soon I was told. Most unfortunate but they cant afford to compete with things so closing up they will go.
But anyhow I was standing there reading the paper waiting for my sandwich to get done (they make excellent hot ham and cheese with lettuce and mayo, they use amish cheese and ham) and this big new SUV comes pulling up to the aforementioend pumps. Out hops Mr Businessman. Grabs the nozzle off the pump and shoves it in the fill tube. OK so far he at least got the unleaded one. He then stands there looking at it kinda like a toad in a hailstorm, he is also holding his wallet out.
So instead of taking a closer look at things he comes inside and pulls out a Credit card! He goes up to the counter and asks "How do I pay at the pump?" Remember how I described these pumps in the begining? Ummm you think he wasn't paying attention? Amazing how he managed to get this far from the interstate. Must have been the GPS.
My sandwich came up at this point so since I had already paid and was ready to go I went ahead and left with the guy trying to figure out what year it was I think. One of the last thing I heard was "But everybody takes credit cards...." (Ummm not this place they are strictly cash and carry or check if your family has lived in the same place for at least three generations.)
Any how I thought I'd pass along this little example of when cultures clash. At least he didnt loose his temper or start yelling that might have not been good for his health. As the Hank Jr Song says when them ol boys raise their shotguns.....
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