Passing Out the Positives

[rhonawestbrook]

Last night after Orientation at Fox & Hound (which was WONDERFUL BTW and I start officially tonight at 7) I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. While in the bread isle, a handsome young man walked up to me holding his hat in one hand and his green basket in the other.

“Excuse me miss,” he said, “I don’t mean this in a stalkery way or

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[neutronjockey]

I remember the first time I showed up in my regular drinking hole in uniform while on recruiting duty in Ft Lauderdale.
I was used to being around military bases where a man in uniform was just another Joe-sailor/soldier.

It was a Friday and I was working late, decided I was too lazy and hungry to change so I went ahead in my dress whites to the Ye Olde Falcon Pub (Davie, FL).

When I opened the door and stepped in the entire place went silent. Pin-drop kind of silent. I thought perhaps I was about to get my arse handed to me.

The next thing I know applause erupts and there was hoopin' and hollerin'. A couple at the first table grabs me and sits me down.

I didn't know it at the time but the bar that I would come to frequent (almost too frequently) was a cop and firefighter bar (Miami P.D., Miami CSI, Broward Sherrif, and most of the local municipalities gathered here)...and a lot of those ladies and gentlemen are prior service.

Long story short I walked out at 4:30 in the morning with a $16.00 tab.

I also became very, very selective about wearing that uniform in public ;). Never abuse a good thing.

[rhonawestbrook]

awww! I love how other people's kindness cements itself in our memories. You will never forget that night and that's very special.

Thank you for sharing this story, it made me smile and feel all warm inside too like I was there and I dig that!