Marina Takes No Shit

A few summers back, Marina and I were havin' a little garage sale. There we were lounging in creaky 1980s beach chairs trying to not self destruct in the heat when two fellas pulled up in a pickup truck. It was clear to both of us that they were not from our side of the tracks. So these two gentleman strolled on up the drive and asked Marina how much she was asking for one of her items. She told them twenty and they said ten. She said no, that it was twenty and that twenty bucks was already a steal. The one guy got out his wallet and handed Marina a ten. She held up her hand in refusal and said no thank you, that it was twenty dollars. He then proceeded to tell her that she was a beautiful lady and continued to wave the ten at her. Clearly this man didn't know who he was dealing with. As cold as ice, Marina once again held up her hand in refusal and said, "Thank you but the compliment should be free." Put in his place, he managed to dig out another ten from his wallet. He was able to go home with the item he desired, a life lesson in how to properly speak to a lady, and perhaps a little less pride. Mission accomplished, Marina.