Unbelievably excellent moment

I haven't had much of these lately, but today was one that was
"Priceless."

Anywho, I had to go grocery shopping on my day off. So I have a few
stops to make, and to spend the time doing it (and kindly driving me
around) was my friend.

Big Lots had media cases I needed (got 2 of them), a couple thingies of
super adhesive stuff (might put that truck rear view mirror back up),
and something else.

Go to Aldi's and do most of the shopping.

Went to Marc's and got some stuff (forgot the spaghetti sauce and had to
go back in...).

But we walked over to where I used to work in that same plaza (Westwood
Square) so I could fulfill one promise to one lady I used to work with.
She had given me a couple of photos of 2 cats she used to have, both of
which have sadly passed away. I promised I would give her a floppy with
those scans on it so she could see them on her family's computer. I hope
she still has it. But what I ended up doing was making a wallpaper
graphic JPG, and sharing a "PG" edition of my Anime Archive CDrom with
some movie files and somesuch.

So we approach one door, and I see duct tape over the handle on the
inside, which by placing it where it is, keeps the latch thingy on the
inside pushed into the door handle and it can be unlocked. I laugh at
this because it seems either it has broken or no one remembers how to
make the mechanism work right anymore. (heh!)

Anywho, as I walk in, my former manager comes out of the restroom and so
he's like RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I stop immediately, because he's not
seen me yet. My friend observes he picks up a tray, gets a glimpse of me
at the one corner you turn to go towards the back, then books it to the
back. (^.^)

Anywho, one lady I worked with that I don't really have an overabundance
of negative feelings towards tells me that the lady I want to give the
CDrom to isn't there today. I ask her to give it to her next time she's
in. We talk a bit then I find out Randy, one co-worker I enjoyed working
with, returned because his other job screwed him over. I encourage him
to get a job in a union shop, because you won't get abused there. I
suffered so much abuse I'm actually glad to be where I am now. (I say
this aloud and there's some customers in the store! Heh!) My friend
spews out where we work now (I didn't want to let them know) but now I
feel it's not like they can do anything, and it's not like the UFCW will
even listen to people from non-union shops anyway.

So anywho we leave. My friend observes "Your former manager disappeared
quicker than a magician!" I observe later that he never even bothered to
greet me or anything. Of course, I didn't come to say hello or to talk
to him. My purpose was to deliver that CDrom.

I've been laughing about this since that moment. Unbelievable priceless.
Made waiting 3 months before I showed my face in there again well worh
it. I hope they notice that I didn't ask for a drink or anything. I'll
have nothing to do with YUM! brands foods ever again.

For the first time ever, I feel things will be alright once the midnight
shift job falls into my hands. If we can just hold out until that
happens...!