The "Grapes" Story

It was an ordinary day. I had just finished my classes at Millersville State Teachers College in Millersville, PA. Time to go to work at the local Acme Supermarket. I first started at the Acme in high school and managed to pay my way through college with the earnings from the part-time job. I enjoyed all the friends, both customers and co-workers, that I had made in the 5 years I had worked there. That particular evening I was working with Bob W. at the cash registers while Gene K. was the manager for the shift. It was a slow evening and Bob and I decided we needed something to do to make the evening more interesting. Well, it really did get interesting. But, for now..... years later I was teaching at MT High School and was in the new building that had just been finished. It was dedication night and local and school officials were present as well as US Congressman Bob W. He was to present a flag to the school that had flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The crowd numbered about 300 and I managed to stand in the rear to hear Bob talk. After a few minutes he stopped and looked back towards me. "Larry W., is that you?" I gave a wave and attracted a stare from the audience. After he was finished he worked his way back to me to talk. The grape story arose. "Do you remember the night we were bored and decided to have some fun?" he said. You bet you I did. We went to the produce counter and grabbed a couple pounds of grapes and took them to the check-out registers. All evening we heaved them into the air at the customers as they were shopping. That was until Gene K. caught us and had us stay to clean the aisles. Congressman W. was having the best time reliving his days working with me at the old Acme. Just an extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. LDub