Recap of scene 1: Paul got to work at 6 AM. At 6:10 AM, when Erik showed up, Paul realized that he looked at the schedule wrong and didn't have to be to work until 7 AM. The day turned out to therefore be almost an hour and a half longer than it should have been.
SCENE 2
It's 9.5 hrs later. Paul is just getting off work. After missing one bus, he finally got on a packed bus. 20 minutes later, he exits the bus and heads towards Jewel-Osco...
Paul: (Thinking to himself) My ass is still wet! I hope that was just rainwater from yesterday on the bus seat.
Paul enters Jewel. After picking up his purchases and paying, he heads to customer service to get 2 rolls of quarters. An old women stands at customer service while looking desperately through her grocery cart that is littered with used / reused plastic grocery bags.
Old woman: OH NO!
Paul: Oh shit. Everytime I need to go to customer service, there is some old woman there making a stink about something. What could it possibly be this time??
Enter stage left fat cow Jewel employee with fake red hair. After obviously seeing 2 people, including an old woman, at her customer service stand, she walks right past and barks commands to some of her employees.
She then approaches the stand and speaks to the woman.
Fat cow: Yeah, what do you want?
Old woman: I spent $90 here.
Fat cow: Yes, that's nice. What's your point? What do you want?
Old woman fumbles with a tied plastic bag. Her old, shriveled, arthritic hands can't open the bag.
Old woman: Here, open this!
Fat cow rips the bag open without even trying to untie it. Inside the bag is 3 roles of adhesive tape.
Old woman: I want to return this. I don't have a receipt. I spent $90 here. They don't work.
Paul: Oh my f***ing gawd! Why does this ALWAYS happen to me.
Fat cow: What do you mean they don't work?
Old woman: They don't open.
Fat cow: Yes they do, see this green thing here? You pull up...
Old woman: Don't you tell me they work! I don't want them. They're old. They're all old and obviously not good anymore. Just give me my money back, I don't want them.
Fat cow: Whatever, you obviously are the expert. You know what you're talking about. But they work.
Old woman: Don't work!
Fat cow: That's nice. What's your point?
Old woman: I've been coming here for 36 years. Don't give me attitude. I come all the way from Dempster.
Fat cow: Yeah? So do I. What's your point.
Old woman: You drive. I take a PACE bus.
Fat cow: What's your point? Here's your money back.
Fat cow slams money on counter in front of old woman.
Fat cow turns to Paul.
Fat cow: Can I help you?
Paul: Can I have 2 rolls of quarters?
Fat cow: I can sell you 2.
Paul: **blank stare** THAT'S FINE.
Paul exits the store exasperated. It's been a long day. About 3 blocks away from Jewel and about 2 blocks from home, he stops.
Paul: F***! I forgot lettuce. I've got to go to the other Jewel. DAMMIT!
