You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™
Powerball Tip.
Someone in Florida won 1/2 a billion dollars in Power Ball – BILLION!
Lucky duck.
Like millions of you, I bought a ticket.
Like millions of you, I lost. Sort of.
I did win a little prize that put a big smile on a waitress’ face.
I took a couple of kids to Sonic for a vanilla shake. The bill was 7 dollars and some change.
I didn’t have any cash, so I put the treats on my debit card.
The problem with Sonic is you can’t tip on your debit card. It’s a ridiculous policy.
That means if you have no cash, you can’t tip your waiter or waitress.
I hate telling smiling faced young people on roller skates that I can’t give them a dollar or two.
“Anyone in this car have a buck?” I holler at 2-14 year olds.
Silence.
“Nobody has a buck? Nobody has 4 quarters? Ten dimes.”
Crickets.
“Damn.”
I open my wallet again and see my powerball ticket.
I checked it first thing Sunday morning and I saw that I got the powerball number which was 11.
Sadly I didn’t get any of the other 5 numbers, 5 numbers that would have made life fascinating and this blog optional.
But I spent 2 dollars on a ticket and the number 11 represents perhaps 3 dollars.
“I’m gonna give her this,” i say to the boys.
They giggle. “You’re going to give her a powerball ticket that lost?” they exclaim.
Just then the young high school girl roller skates up to the car window.
“Here’s your shakes,” she says with a smile.
“I want to tip you, but the machine wont’ let me add a tip to the card,” I say feeling futile.
“Oh that’s ok” she says.
“No it’s not.”
I hand her my powerball ticket.
She looks perplexed.
“look. this might be worth 3 dollars” i say.
The powerball number is 11 and the number on this ticket is 11.
Her smile grows to an incandescent glow.
“that’s cool,” she says.
Yeah, it might be a 3 dollar tip on a 7 dollar order. That’s a good percentage.
“thank you sir, she spews as she roller skates away holding my ticket.
I wonder how that discussion in the kitchen went.
I wonder if she thought the old guy in the car was pulling a fast one on her.
All she has to do is check the numbers and she’ll see, the number 11 is the powerball number.
I didn’t win, but for some reason, I felt like a winner.
and that is crazy™