First, we had our monthly checkup at the OB today and Cletus is doing fine. His heartrate was 152 beats a minute, which most people say means a girl. I still say Cletus is a Cletus. We find out Friday. After the doctor's appointment, Rocky announced he was hungry so we chose to eat at the K&W cafeteria. Keep in mind it was 5:30pm. Still daylight, actually. We both knew what that meant. Sure enough, we get to K&W and except for kids drug their by their parents or grandparents, we were the youngest patrons.
We sit down by the windows in a booth made for two. We'd been there about 10 minutes when the waitress came over to refill my water. We'll call her Edna. Edna was in her 70's, white haired, and a mouth full of dentures. I thanked her for the water. Several more minutes go by and she walks back over to the table and says "I didn't wish him sabotage but I sure would have liked to see someone besides Jimmy win." She was referring to the winner of Saturday's race at Lowes Motor Speedway, Jimmy Johnson, who's also in first place and has already won like umpteen championships in a row. I made the remark that I considered sabotage but my husband wouldn't let me. I asked her who she pulled for and she said Tony Stewart. Aha, she must have seen Rocky's sweatshirt that said Stewart-Haas. She had found a way to relate to us. We spoke for another minute and then she went back to checking on her tables. Rocky and I just chuckled.
A few minutes later, she walked back over and told us about seeing Darrell Waltrip Wednesday night. I told her he was my favorite driver and she told me she wouldn't buy Tide laundry detergent when they sponsored him because she disliked him so much. Again, she walks away.
A few more minutes later, she walks back over and tells us that once when Kenny Wallace walked in, someone dared her to ask him how much money Dale Earnhardt gave him to let him win the Daytona. She said Kenny just laughed. As she walked away, I thought I caught a wiff of BO (as in body odor) and I asked Rocky if it was her. He grumbled "oh yeah" and I started laughing because every time she walked over, she leaned on the plant stand behind Rocky and her left arm pit was 6 inches away from his head. He was apparently getting a nose full.
Once again she walked away and Rocky quickly stopping eating his meat and veggies and went straight to his chocolate pie. He ate it as fast as....no, he inhaled it.
She walked over one more time and commented about how much Nascar had changed in her lifetime. She said it wasn't about racing any more but rather about money. She also said she heard Kasey Kayne was going to another team because Dodge was pulling out of Nascar. She said the name of the team but we can't remember. At this poing we were loosing consciousnous from holding our breaths hoping to not smell Edna's arm pits. Bless her heart, as Southerners would say.
So if you're ever in need of some Nascar tidbits, stop by the K&W in Concord and see Edna.
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