Holy cows

Liz had a llama, Conny has baby squirrels, I came home to one, then two, then three cows in my yard this morning. I have seen the suspect cows at a distance before, they live just behind us.  You know they say, the grass is always greener (and longer) on the other side, so today they went for it and busted through the fence! They seem to have had a great time so far, they have chased and played and crapped all over my yard…it is only a matter of time before my dogs get out and roll in it…ah, life in the country.

Speaking of cows, this morning I was witness to the most diva like behavior that I only thought possible on an episode of the Real Housewives (maybe Atlanta, not that I am ruling out any of the others…yes, I watch them too). So this morning, I went into a locally owned and operated business in my little town of Maple Ridge.  The owner of the business, I will call her Priscilla, was standing at the counter. As I was ignored waiting to be helped (yes she had seen me, it plays out the same way every time I go into her business) one of Priscilla’s employees walked up to the counter with a toasted breakfast sandwich (not the fast food type either, deli type, toasted bread, pickle on the side and on a plate) and two bottles of Pepsi.  Priscilla turned to her loyal servant employee, snatched the plate from her hand, and said in a very Countess Luann (Real Housewives NY) tone “diet Pepsi, precious (or something equally condescending), not regular”, Cinderella the employee apologized, and rushed out of the store to make Priscilla’s order acceptable, Priscilla took an evil bite of her pickle and turned up her nose and said “bad pickle” and threw it in the garbage…I am counting to ten…

I would like to say to all of the young things, and not so young things out there, DO NOT allow your boss (or anyone else for that matter) to treat you like that.  People who treat others in such a disrespectful manner feel so shitty about themselves that they treat others like pieces of crap to make themselves feel better.  You do not need that job that badly to allow yourself to be treated like that. The job market may not be as great as it has been in the past, but there are plenty of fabulous employers out there who will treat you with the kindness and respect which you deserve.

As for me, I should have stopped supporting Priscilla a long time ago, after today I will not set foot in her business again, our town may be small but she isn’t the only shop in town.