Being creatures of habit, sometimes we get stuck in a rut and go the same restaurants over & over. This week we were on Hillsborough and decide to try a different Asian buffet.  It was much smaller than our favorite at Britton Plaza. Its was very good. We were sitting right next to the buffet. A lady walks up to the buffet…… and pulls out a fork. She actually started to walk around the buffet tasting everything!!! The servers ran up to her with a plate and said “Please take a plate and take small bit of everything.” She pushed the girl out of the way and preceded to eat off the buffet. We passed on seconds and left.

Our friends in the transgender community do have a tough time. Luckily that many have a great sense of humor to get thru the day. One of our close friends came to us laughing and shared this story. She was working in a restaurant as a server. A lady guest pulled her aside and in a shy voiced ask if she could ask her a question. Our friend said sure. Then the lady said it was a very personal question. Our friend thought to herself OK here comes the questions; Are your boob real? What plastic surgery did you do? Is that a wig? Who dose your makeup? etc, etc, etc. Our friend just smiled and said “Sure darling you can ask me any question.” The lady in a very soft voice then said……..”Can I borrow a tampon?”  Our friend was taken totally by surprise and said “I’ll check my purse but I think I just ran out”

Time for a new car? Years ago on Hillsborough Ave in Tampa there was a large famous car dealership. You would drive onto their lot. The salesmen would ask if they could start your car to hear how it runs, before making a trade in offer. The buyers would hand over their car keys. The the car salesperson would actual…. Throw your keys onto the dealership roof!!! There now you have to test drive a new car to get home!!! This happened 100’s of times. When one day the police got tired of coming out and closed the dealership down!

    I met Mr. Sherwood several times in the ’70’s. I would go there after church & one of my church friends knew him. I also heard that the Village Inn on Dale Mabry was the site of sit-ins in the 1960’s. A member of First United Church of Tampa (UCC) told me she was a member of the ‘PIE’ Ladies (People for Integrated Eating). Black & White women would sit together at tables at the Village Inn. While they were served coffee, the restaurant refused to serve the PIE Ladies food.

The Cruise Ship Season has just began again. This week we were driving thru Channelside as a ship was loading. There was a family boarding and  dragging their luggage and 4 cases of soda. LOL  This reminded me of a time last year. It was a busy Sunday afternoon. A couple came to the balcony and were upset over the loud music inside. I smiled and said that the overture to the Show and is a little loud. They asked what show. I said our G rated Sunday Funday Dray show. They asked “WHAT SHOW!!” I said a drag show, then they asked what kind of show that is 2 or 3 more times. Trying to be PC I answered several times than said “men in dresses.” They were shocked and yelled we want nothing to do with that.  I was very polite giving them great service and found out they were going on a cruise (BFD). They had a coupon from a magazine and I applied that. The couple paid in cash, thanked me then left. I walked over to the table and there was a 30 cent tip…OK?? But the best part was…  they actually took the ketchup and mustard off the table!! Though to myself… poor couple must be their first cruise and they didn’t think there would be ketchup and mustard onboard. LMAO