If you do enough traveling by car, sooner or later you’ll find yourself at one of the many truck stops lining the nation’s highways. Truck stops provide a plethora of services for those who make their living transporting all kinds of goods around the country. Most everything a person living on the road needs can be found at a truck stop, which sometimes includes a warm shower, a bed for the night and some things I’d rather not mention.
When I find my way into a truck stop it’s usually just to get a little gas (I know what you’re thinking – I’m talking about the kind that makes my van run), use the restroom, and pick up some red licorice. What I found during a recent stop, though, took me by surprise.
As I entered the restroom I noticed a HUGE scale. Now, I realize that there are a number of women driving trucks nowadays but seriously, is there anyone who really needs to weigh themselves in a public restroom? But wait, this isn’t just any scale; this scale states with pride that it will provide you with a “highly accurate weight measurement.” Are you kidding me? They want people to pay 25¢ for a “highly accurate measurement?” Personally, I’d be more likely to pay 25¢ if the scale had advertised, “Guaranteed to boost your self-image. This scale weighs on the light side.”
In all fairness, this scale doesn’t just weigh you, it also promises a daily message. Perhaps if the message said “you are the most beautiful woman in the world,” I would be interested in parting with my money, but my guess is that it would, more likely, give me diet tips such as “skip the red licorice.” The last thing I want to invest in is a sassy scale.
Nancy loves to laugh and considers laughter a critical part of human survival. If you were to ask, most days she would say her glass is half full but when it starts reaching the half-empty level, she reaches for a funny book or movie knowing that indeed “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” Nancy has three married sons and five grandchildren. To read more from Nancy find her at www.nancyholte.com.
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