All season I've come to the Coin Laundry and done our clothes and met a new person every time! One thing we all have in common is that we really don't want to be here! LOL! However, it isn't all bad when you are done with ALL your laundry in an hour VS an all day project!
My trips to the laundromat have been snapshots of many different faces of society. I've been entertained by small children and the elderly. The flirty older gentlemen are quite the characters!! The local gossip keepers are the best source of information. Eye rolling teenage girls stuck helping their moms do cause me to giggle!! The little cuties who like to put dollars in the change machine are so inquisitive! The ever present History Channel on the television has taught me much on everything, and Sonic has the best Slushy!!
I've been blessed to listen to a lot of life stories. Some are quite entertaining...and some are just sad. It seems talking to a complete stranger in the laundromat brings a relief to some folks --puts a small smile on their tired faces. It has reaffirmed to me that listening to someone's Story is one of the best acts of kindness we can give!
Unfortunately, I was unable to go out with the 75 year old man who asked so politely... But by God's Grace I hope a smile did cross his precocious face!
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