Boating Kenny was away serving in the Army. When he would come home we spent as much time together as we could. When he got home this one time I had just purchased a Chrysler 17 fiberglass boat, light yellow, with a 55 HP Chrysler outboard motor. (Yes there was a time that Chrysler got in the boat business - not a real successful venture) It was used, but just gently so. Not a real powerful boat but it would cruise up and down the lake. Gasoline was well south of $.50 per gallon still. (For those unfamiliar with the my terminology - that means it was costing less than 50 cents per gallon) Kenny and Karen were living on about $400 a month if I remember correctly, Being in the Army wasnt going to make you rich. We headed up to the lake from my south Austin home. Needing gas I stopped in a Texaco station at 290 and Westgate Blvd. That is a time before self service. A little gal came bouncing out to fill us up. By the time we bought a couple of bottles of outboard oil, filled up 2 of the outboard gas tanks and topped off my trucks tank, the total bill came to just around $20. Kenny, wanting to do his part, since I was furnishing the boat and pickup insisted on paying. Reluctantly I agreed. Kenny handed her a fifty. As she turned to head inside to get his change, I said in my best Kenny Lewis voice hey BABE, just keep the change. I immediately turned and got in the truck, as I heard her say, Oh, my God, thank you so much. Kenny was speechless. I worked in a gas station when I was a kid and the most tip I ever got was a quarter I think. Tipping like that was unheard of.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:00:31 +0000
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