very random moment
I had a strange request on my way to work this morning. I was passing a semi-old lady who was walking away from me and turned back to ask me something when she saw me coming. She kept hollering at me trying to get my attention so I was expecting the common request for money or cigarettes. She looked like a sweet old lady, walking with a cane, so I responded politely to her attention-getting requests. And then came her delivery…
Hey mister, could you buy me a pellet gun?
I politely declined, somewhat in shock and burst out laughing as I continued walking and replaying what just happened in my head. No cigarettes. No change for the bus. A pellet gun.
I can’t imagine what she’d need a pellet gun for. Maybe she’s got pesky pigeons that crap on her apartment balcony? Maybe her neighbours are pissing her off? Perhaps she’s into gangsta rap and she needs to look the part. She didn’t look very hard with the cane.