tip

Danville,KY. 10.29.
This feels in the middle of nowhere,but that’s what I wanted all alone,I never liked hustle bustle.still this truck stop tucked in a corner in this city of 1000 or so souls makes one feel a sense of desolation.if not for Joe’s direction,I would never believe there was a place for truckers—there is no major hwy going by or through this city,or in the standard of China,a little town,tops.Joe was a man,40 something,who unloaded the shipment for the first stop. Joe showed some qualities that I always lack,I kind of felt a little embarrassed to watch him work. The load was fallen off,not apart,but if it were I who was loading, I would be cursing nonstop,instead,Joe was a resouresful and patient man, he knew how to use tools to get the job done without any complaining. Joe told me that he’d been driving for over 30 yrs,he just sold his truck last year,I guess Joe had enough of hwy or the life on the road, he just needed more time with family or alone at home.
Marathon, wity a couple of pumps for diesel and gas as well,the store looks sorry outside,first thought was,I would probably get nothing to eat over here,still,for being in this job for a while ,I had no problems understanding others’ livelihood depends on truckers,me included.with half curiosity,I walked in the store,surprised to see there were a few tables on one side of this medorate sized store,thinking they serve meals too?looked around,the answer is no,but for snacks and as always coffee,a girl was busying herself behind the counter,then saw ,at one side of the counter,a few burgers lay helplessly under the see-through plastic covers.to be honest,rather apprehensive about the quality of the burgers,but still,there was no way out empty-handed,I got spend some money,besided,it had been a long,hard day,I needed food, got myself a fountain drink,and asked for a burger,praying not too terrible to have a second bite.the girl ,a little overweight,massively freckled,looked not very happy to have a customer like me. Anyway,I did not give it a second thought,sat myself down and started working on the food,first bite,I was pleasantly surprised ,this is not too bad at all.it seemed I wronged the store by its looks.but often in real life,we tend to judge people and things by their looks.
Full,felt a little relaxed,and I just wanna show a gesture of my appreciation of the store,I asked for a pack of cigerettes ,well, another reason that drove me to but it was the prices were good.and this time,after having seen the two glass bottles on the counter with a sticker saying “tips please”,I apologized to the girl saying sorry that I did not tip her just now,and dropped a one dollar bill in one of the two bottles.
Life needs a little appreciation every now and then,here and there,doesn’t it?