Wrench Retirement Plan

My cousin Gordon and I had just finished delivering Meals on Wheels and were already past the point of getting hungry. We were starved. We had decided to eat at In and Out even though it was a little out of our way. Then a couple of unusual things happened:

Stan, the older male employee at In and Out Burgers who cleans the tables greeted Gordon like he was a long lost brother. Then, after sharing a few bits of greetings and gossip, Stan moved to ensure us that we had a seat . So many people were there that it was difficult finding a seat. But we felt as welcomed as if we were members of a fancy men's club.

The second unusual thing that happened was a man that sat next to us reading while waiting for his order to be prepared. His number was called so he laid his book down and placed a large Allen head wrench on this book in the open position. When we returned we commented on his unusual bookmark. "yeh," he said, "I figured if people nowadays retired to a second career that this wrench could do the same." I enjoyed his remark enough that I asked to photograph his "second career" bookmark He couldn't even remember where he picked it up. I didn't get the man's name or address so if you recognize the wrench and want it back, Tough!