Fruitful Fridays started with a lady that who works at the Bellwether Hotel in town. She was off to work. I haven’t been there yet, but I know it has a great view of the water.
Next customer was having car issues and required my services. I gave him a business card from my mechanic who has a cheaper rate than most mechanics. The chap was super thankful.
Then my next customer Jenna from Cali, was in town to visit some friends. A childhood friend who she hadn’t seen in a while. We chatted the whole way there and I found out she works for UGG. Yep the UGG boot company that has become more than just the Ugly boot. They have graced celebrities feet for the last decade or so. The new range has caught the eye of such celebrities like Selena Gomez. What do we know about the UGG boot? Well it’s humble beginnings in Australia were merino wool lined boots that keep you warm in the winter time. I asked her how business was going and she said they’re diversifying their brand to include thongs (flip flops), slippers and even work boots. Wait? Work boots? Fascinating. Are they comfortable? Yes was the reply, same as Blundstone boots from Australia. I’d like to try a pair, she said if I put this in my blog I’d get a discount. Fantastic. I’d love that. My current outdoor work boots are terrible and uncomfortable. Blisters galore and clunky. Stanley is the brand I have, but you get what you pay for. Bought them on Amazon. Hard to gauge when you can’t try on a pair of shoes online. I believe shoe shops will thrive, unless the online store allows you to somehow try on a mould of the shoe before you buy it. That’s probably way off in regards to technology. UGG get on it. I told her when I first came to the US was in 2013 in Hawaii. The UGG store had a bouncer and a line around the corner. That’s insane. Such popularity. They are comfortable though.
After dropping her off at the Lummi Ferry. I made my way back to town. Oh it’s almost 7.45pm. I have a booking. One of my mates needed a lift with her friend. I dropped them off in downtown.
Then there was Lynx or Karen or Lyndsey. Whatever ever your name is. Karen was her mother’s name, her name was Lynx but people get mixed up and think her name is Lyndsey. Weird. I told her about my name issues I have including Pole, Cole and Baul. It’s my accent I know. Still if you know someone has an accent then listen. Or ask how do you spell it?
Next I had a Greek fellow. It was only 8.30pm and he was already 3 sheets to the wind. Can I detect an accent? Yes I’m Greek. Thought he was Irish. Oops. I told him he has fascinating cultural heritage in his former backyard. Beautiful archaeology sites that I want to visit one day. Once he found out I was an archaeologist he told me in his slurred speech that he has been watching documentaries on the end of the human race. I said climate change. Then he replied that was was ranked 7th. Oh righto, what was first? Solar flares. Uh OK, next was nuclear holocaust. Bloody hell fair enough. Why was solar flares first? He said it happened in the past once before when we didn’t have much electricity and it didn’t effect humans much. Um…but now we rely so heavily on electricity it’ll kill us off. Really? I’m sorry dude, but yeah we won’t have electricity, but pretty sure us humans will survive that. We’re one of the most adaptable creatures on the bloody planet. You can’t honestly believe that? Nuclear holocaust should be number one, disease second, no bugger that the sun exploding and a friggen asteroid or meteorite should be up there too. Solar flares would definitely effect people in many ways. People on life support would most likely cark it. People in hot or cold climates without air conditioning could probably die. Honestly though there might be some anarchy around, but humans will thrive. Might end up with a smaller population, but that’s it. I put my thoughts on hold for the whole time I was driving. Unfortunately sometimes you have to bite your tongue. I dropped him off two doors up from his address. That’s where the app told me to go. Sorry mate.
Had a few meh passengers. Same crap. Yes I’m Australian. Why am I here? I’m lost, why are you here?
Then two ladies entered my car and told me how wonderful my car smelled. Oh yeah? Why’s that? They said one 24 year old uber driver had the smell of Axe in the car. Oh as in lynx? In Australia axe is lynx an in the US it’s axe. I remember those high school days. Africa was the deodorant. One of the sheilas asked me if what is a good story about archaeology. I told her a bunch and finished with it’s the best fun you can have with your pants on. (First lecture of archaeology, professor said this and it got some laughs) As I was saying that, I gave them a 5 star rating, whilst putting the handbrake on. They both said at the same time smooth and cool. Ha yeah well…
Sara didn’t want to walk to th ed pub in the dark at night. Fair enough. This area is riddled with thugs. As I drove past an old chap with a walking frame…
Some other plain people rode in my car. Then…my 400th passenger! Wow! Already. I think the guy was expecting champagne or something. I said unfortunately I don’t have any. I said maybe my 500th rider or 1000th rider. Let me think about it. He was going to try and be there for it lol. OK good luck.
Another few passengers entered my car before home time. A firefighter, an oil additive expert. Told me about how silver can build up in your engine. Oh really? Crazy. Thought about flushing my engine.
After 22 passengers that was fruitful Fridays.
