The rain poured down all day on Saturday. Hopefully, The Pony did not break out in a mystery rash again. I'm sure I would have been privy (heh, heh, I said privy) to that information. After all, The Pony shared a part of his day with me on break, and after work.
I imagine The Pony was singing in his head when he texted:
"Someone, left a cupcake, in the rain..." With a musical note emoji thingy after it.
"But it took so long to bake it, and they'll never have the recipe again!"
Looks like somebody already took a little bite out of one side. Or maybe the rain was particularly heavy on that side. It's not like a treat somebody might have left out for their mailman. The Pony said he has gotten some holiday sweets from a few houses. I'm sure he uses discernment when considering whether they are worth ingesting.
Later, leaving work, The Pony sent another text:
"A lifted truck with at least seven people dressed as elves in the bed just drove past me."
"What in the randomness???"
"It was by Country Mart. Maybe Salvation Army type bell-ringers? But. So many..."
Never a dull moment in a day on the job with The Pony.
I'm starting to realize why he keeps his job as a mailman.
ReplyDeleteWet, already-bitten cupcakes? Definitely a perk of the job!
DeleteI think a bird took a bite, but that is a mystery why it is there. What is this about a rash in the rain. I and my sister had a rash from rain. It turns out we both walked into the house by walking under an oak tree in the rain. Since I no longer walk under an oak tree to come inside, I do not have the rash.
ReplyDeleteA bird in the rain? They must really like cupcakes!
DeleteThe rash was on my supersecret blog. Turns out it was from detergent or the fabric of the jacket The Pony wore during 8 hours of work in a drenching rain. Verified by a visit to urgent care a day or two later, with a steroid and cortisone cream prescribed.
https://hillbillymansion.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-pony-cannot-change-his-spots.html
Well now I'm left wondering about the truckload of elves! Shame about the wasted cupcake.
ReplyDeleteThe Pony said that later he saw a side street blocked off, with people sitting along it in lawn chairs. So maybe there was a small parade planned, which didn't require blocking off Main Street as usual. No explanation for the cupcake, which was in another town.
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