On a beautiful sunny day on the South Jersey Shore I decided to take in an Earthday celebration with my girlfriend at our local utilities authority. Because who am I to pass up on some free saplings? My girlfriend had never taken the free, green shuttle to the nearby waste water treatment plant and wind farm for a tour. Can I plan a date or what? Here is where the trouble happened.
Our full shuttle left and we had our "crap and breeze" tour. When we go to get on Jitney #31(literally the horse we road in on) all of a sudden we were short 2 seats. The culprits? A salt and pepper, short-haired Brit and her shabby husband. When John, the super nice guide, asked "Did we add people?" they just avoided eye contact and said nothing. Can you believe it? They were content to just let us stand.
First of all this is a hippie-dippie, family-friendly event where one opporates under the assumption that there will be no seat stealing. Secondly how the hell did these two nitwits find themselves stranded at the stinky waste water plant? That is one tour where you stay close. Believe me. Thirdly, just WTF? Set a better example Earth-friendly peeps.
The worst part about it is that I said nothing. Ug. I am making it a point in my life that it is more important that I sleep at night than not speak up for myself and those I care about. So thank you universe for putting these horrid guests of ACUA in my path as gurus. I appreciate that I am not perfect in walking the walk. I will fail. All I can do is try harder next time. As an act of penance I gave my friend who came late my free swag thermal bag because they were out of them when she arrived. Namaste.
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Michelle Tomko's comedy is a fervent blend of tomboy sensibilities courtesy of the older brothers she grew up with in the Midwest and the barrage of perimenopausal chaos the East Coast world has heaped upon her. She pulls her humor from everyday observations and classic stories of family, travel, pets, and adversity. With razor-sharp crowd work and improvisational skills to the rock-solid timing of a veteran performer, Michelle’s act is not to be missed!