my kind of town

I was waiting in line to buy a chicken at costco. The older couple waiting in line ahead of me insisted that I go ahead despite strong refusal on my part. He nudged me ahead and chatted me up for the duration of the wait. His wife and I joked about how her husband turns down his hearing aid whenever he is with her and the husband and I talked about beer, sports and hanging out with the boys. I like how the folks out here are genuinely nice and mild mannered. Sure you've got a few hot-headed rednecks in pickup trucks, but the rest are honest hard-working folk. I feel at peace with the world.

-bender