Lisa Smit’s Rants and Other Important Stuff

Change

August 13, 2009 at 2:57 PM (Just Stuff)

Oh my! It’s been a while since I have written here. Something happened to me today that I found so amusing that I just had to write about it. I felt as though I was thrust into a joke, albeit some may not find it so funny. I swear it’s true, including the punch line.

This morning, I was at the clinic where I go for my health care. While standing in line waiting to use an ATM, I was thinking that while this State financed facility isn’t perfect, my experience here has been so much better than my past experience with corporate run health care and how it is way better than the years I spent with no health care, as a result of lagging job skills, poor health, and the high cost of medical care. I said a quick prayer for our government leaders and hoped that they find a way to modify President Obama’s plan or replace it with one that assists those truly in need of assistance without taking options away from those fortunate enough to have options. Meanwhile, the gentleman ahead of me at the ATM retrieved his cash and put a twenty-dollar-bill into a change machine placed there for use in making change for the nearby vending machines. Quarters came tumbling out of the machine, as though the man had hit a jackpot. He let out an expletive, while he cupped his hands to catch the unexpected barrage of coins.  As he walked away, I innocently remarked, “That wasn’t quite the change you expected. Was it?”