Overheard at Floyd’s
Today I gave some presents out to people and one was to the pizza man down the street. We gave him a plaque for last place in the baseball fantasy league (83.5 games back) as well as my gift for the store. It was a wooden checkers set. I told them that it was in keeping with the theme of the place as “Floyd the Barber’s Shop” where people come to hang out and listen to the zaniness and gossip, as much as they do for any food. And they come for Floys as well. It’s kind of a cult of personality that way. Floyd ties it all together and makes it work.
Up until now, Floyd, who would rather play a game than work, has only video games behind the counter that he plays with the mailmen that come in. Now, there is a retro game that you can play anywhere in the store. And no sooner does he have it unwrapped than he claims he will “kick my…” at it. It doesn’t matter what the sport, he’s going to kick my… or at least tell me that he will.
I’m not very good at checkers but I suggested a store “ladder” where you can challenge anyone on the ladder and move up and down with wins and losses. We’ll see.
