So there I was sitting in the passenger seat of the car viewing the whole escapade go down. It was nearly three years ago now, but the incident is one I will never forget and neither will those involved. I'm carefully watching as my husband manages to escort his sister's college friends into Wawa (a convenience store popular throughout DE/MD/PA that specializes in coffee, sandwiches and gasoline) so they can get some dinner because both of them are starving because they missed the dinner rehearsal spread, because their planes were late or traffic was screwy...who knows, not important to the story. The important part is they made it to the after party of the dinner rehearsal and we had consumed. Our choice of consumption: Captain Morgan and Coke. Mind you, I had never met these two fabulous girls, my sister in law's friends prior to that evening, but we had a common factor: our choice of drink. So now I can continue the Wawa showdown...
Jodie wants to order a sandwich, but refuses to use the touch screen, not because it is dirty and a million fingers have used it since it was installed, but because there is a human on the other side of the counter ready to make her sandwich. This human speaks English, can hear, and can easily start making the sandwich as Jodie delivers her order. The sad part, we as Americans are too conditioned to follow order and the Wawa associate insists that Jodie use the touch screen. My husband, Kyle, must intercede and assist because Jodie, and from my view, I can't recall if the associate finally just listened to Jodie and made her sandwich or if Kyle ended up placing Jodie's order for her via the touch screen. Regardless this was just the beginning...
While Jodie's touch screen dilemma is going down, the other college friend is managing to find her needs just fine. Kyle then, takes Jodie to the counter to pay for her items and so they can leave...when all of a sudden Jodie spots this man, and mind you this could only ever happen in southern Delaware. This man is standing in line wearing none other than a sea captain's jacket and matching hat, on a Friday night, well take that back, a Saturday morning (1 a.m)ish. So you can only imagine where this is headed...
Jodie under the consumption of Captain and Coke says to the gentlemen seriously wearing the "get-up" , "Hey, it's Captain Morgan, where's my captain in coke?", and before the gentlemen can answer or even respond to Jodie, she suddenly spots the most disgusting thing ever... and she says, "Ewwwwwwwwww, you have gum in your ear that's gross!"
Right about the same time, Jodie is being overwhelmed by the grossness of this man's ear visitor, I spot from my viewing pleasure, a police squad car pull up and two troopers walk into the doors of the Wawa. And I think to myself oblivious to what Jodie is saying, "Oh boy now it is really going to go down", because from my view it just looks like an overly friendly girl who has had a bit too much to drink.
Kyle also observing who entered the establisment, does his best to quickly get the girls to pay and gets them back to the car. And it is there where Kyle tells us, that the ear visitor that Jodie was so disgusted by was not gum at all, but the poor Sea Captain's hearing aid. So the next time your enjoying your Captain 'n Coke, be sure to remember this silly tale and watch out for those gentlemen in sea captain get ups and don't let your eyes deceive you!
(By the way thank you Jodie for letting me share your story on my blog)
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