I'm back in WI. I picked up a fire rescue truck today that I'll be running down to Charleston AFB in SC and will be leaving out tomorrow morning once the permits arrive (it's over sized). I've been feeling badly since Friday, not sure if I ate some bad food or have a stomach flu, but have definately been under the weather, so I got myself a room for tonight to get some rest.
After checking in to my room I wandered over to Applebys to try and eat a little bit and drink a couple of beers in the hopes they might settle my stomach. Yeah, I'm one of those strange people for which beer can actually settle an upset stomach.
When I sat down at the bar I noticed that there was a different bartender working than the one I was used to seeing. She seemed nice enough and I ordered a beer. After a few minutes I spotted the young lady who is normally working the bar when I visit; she was waiting tables.
She spotted me and came running over to give me a big hug. She told the on duty bartender that I was "the man" and that she should take good care of me. She also explained that on a couple of nights a week she waits tables instead of working the bar but since it wasn't busy she'd be back over to talk to me.
I have to admit that it felt pretty nice to have an attractive young lady less than half my age make such a fuss over me. She made a point of coming by and chatting with me several times in the short time I was there, and always making a point of touching my arm, putting her hand around my neck, or otherwise making physical contact while we talked.
Our conversations were lighthearted for the most part, except for when she was asking my advice about college, and it was a lot of fun. She even talked to me about her boyfriend, her parents, and life in general. Oh, and she loved my new ugly floppy blue hat. While someone her age knows little about the real world due to a simple lack of experience and has some rather cute but naive ideas about life, she was a lot of fun to talk with. A nice distraction for a time.
While I have no false beliefs regarding my physical appearance or age, it is nice to have someone act happy to see
me and want to make a point of spending a little time with me. For a while I even managed to forget about my upset stomach for a little while.