Me and some friends where having a conversation the other day about general crap, usually nerd bull shit. When the topic of handicap parking came up….how? I have no dam clue. Someone commented on how handicap people are always so rude and pissed off when it comes to handicap parking spaces, and think that they are king of the world, just because they cant use some part of their body. Well I think I would be pissed and rude to the world if I lost the ability to walk to fuck etc. It reminded me of a funny incident that I remember to this day. The story goes:
Summer ’99 I worked at AMC theatres in Allwhiteukee, AZ. Great place for friends, and got to the point where I would just go to work because I would get to hang out with cool people, didn’t care much about the job. Anyways. I use to get a ride home from a guy named Adam Benfield. “Bucky” we use to call him, I have no clue why. He lived the closest to my house, so it was no problem since it was on the way. I remember he use to like a girl who worked with us (Don’t remember the name) . He would always talk about her, and tell me she’s hot etc. So i told him well why don’t you ask her out? Give her a ride home since she didn't have a car either. (97% of the people who worked there didn't have cars since we where pretty much tweens) It took him 2 weeks to muster up the courage to ask her if she needed a ride home one night. She agreed since she was a nice person, from what I remember. Since he was my ride as well I had to tag along. I offered to stay at the theatre while he gives her a ride home and ask her out, that way he won’t feel as embarrassed to do so. He declined.
So the 3 of us (I was in the back seat) begin to drive to her place. They where hitting it off. She was telling him how they should hang out, and how he’s a great guy. I thought to myself this should be cake for him to ask her out. We drive up to her apartment complex, He tries to find a spot to park so we could all continue to talk, since we where enjoying each others company, especially the two in the front. He can’t find a place to park. He parks behind some cars parked in the handicap spots. (What follows is for some reason something that has stuck with me for nearly a decade.) In frustration from not finding a parking spot, he Begins to rant off about how he thinks handicap people are “stupid” and annoying, ungrateful, bitchy. I mean he goes on and on, for a minute and a half to two minutes. We all sit in silent for a few seconds.
“My mom is in a wheelchair…” was her remark that broke the silence.
I let out a loud chuckle. I swear to god I didn’t mean to. It just came out.
She was pissed. Adam had no clue what to tell her. She got out of the car and left. I think he was half joking about what he said, but it was too late the damage had been done. It was a looong drive home, we both sat in silence, feeling bad. Well Adam felt bad, I was trying not to laugh at the situation. I don’t know exactly what happened to that girl after that. I know she didn’t talk to either of us again. In fact I don’t remember her working there after what happened….
This is merely 1 crazy event of many, That I witnessed in my time working at the theatre. I should write a tell all. Hmmmmmmmmm????
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