An Angel in the Hardware Store

 


ACE/DG hardware store 17th St, Sarasota.

I needed no more than a roll of masking tape.  Alas I had but $4 in my pocket.  The tape cost $5 

As I wandered out, I told the young staff man who had directed me to the right aisle that I did not have enough cash. "How much are you short?" he asked.   I told him.  He pulled a dollar bill out of his pocket without hesitation and thrust it into my hand.

I asked him his name.  It is Angel.  I said "do you know what your name means?   He replied, "do you know what it means?'  Touche!

(It means "messenger"),

Then we conferred a bit more, agreeing that in the bible angels do not have wings. Only Cherubim and Seraphim have them.  They are awesome and scary beings.

As I cashed out, I called Angel back.  "You need" I said, "to know that my name is Michael.  Michael is an Archangel" He got the humour!

" Shop Locally"   It's one of my mantras.  I eschew the BiG BoX "Lowes/ Home Depot stores in favour of my local Ace/DG.

So much so that Angel recognised me as a regular, knowing that I would return his Dollar; and it wouldn't matter if I didn't


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