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Monday, 7 October 2002
Running out ::
Today at the cafeteria at work, I put a few items on my tray before realizing I didn’t have enough cash. I was looking for a place to set down my tray while making a run to the ATM, saw one of my coworkers, and asked him if he would please loan me a few dollars until after lunch. He suddenly realized that he was out of cash too and laughed at the coincidence. We left our trays and went to the ATM. When we returned and got in line to pay, the woman in front of me thought she was out of cash until she found a 10 buried in her billfold.
At the movie theater Saturday night, I decided I’d have a coffee. I saw an espresso machine but I didn’t see any normal coffee containers, so, since I’m practicing being unafraid of making a fool of myself, I asked the girl at the counter if they had coffee. She could see that I thought it was a funny question too as she gestured around the establishment and said, laughing, “this is a cafe, of COURSE we have coffee.” I laughed too, paid for an empty cup and went over to the dispensers I’d missed on the way in but to which she’d kindly pointed me. There were three pots of non-decaf. I had to empty all three to get a not-quite-full cup!
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