Last night I got lost after leaving Ventura, and I stopped at a 7-11 to ask if I should get on the 134 from the 101 in Glendale to get to the 57 south to get to I-10. Well, the guy looked at me, and my cynical eye could tell that he didn't understand a word I said. Dangit. He looked Hispanic, and I thought, well, my wife can ask him for directions in Spanish, since her Spanish is much better than mine. I looked at his name tag and it had a non-hispanic name on it. I said "Where you from boy?"He said " Nepal". I told him I was born in Texas, and lived in Arizona, and he told me of the mountains and life in Nepal. I thought it odd that my wife had to pull me out of the gas station. I could have talked to that man all night. What joy! He came from one side of this planet and took a crummy job in a convenience store while going to college, and I was just lost. I got his phone number and e-mail. He is now my friend. The question is being an atheist, should I thank heaven for 7-11?
2007-10-17 15:14:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
michael, i hadn't thought of that, but you are correct. the 210 only goes to the 405 and then you have to get in the left lanes to get on the Ventura Frwy.
2007-10-17 15:27:21 · update #1
Absolutely, if for no other reason than the Double Gulps- 64 ounces of caffeine enlightenment!
Read The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, all about the answers a man got from a service station attendant.
2007-10-17 15:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The last time I went to a 7-11 (smack bang in the busiest street of Sydney) the 'fresh daily' muffins were growing fuzzy green stuff.
The time before that, my fiance and I got two pies. I bit into it ravenously, hadn't eaten in 12 hours so I was starving. The taste was indescribable...and the smell!!!!!! It smelt like a sewerage outlet. The inside of the pie was green and fluffy. The irony of it was that they wouldn't give a refund and offered two replacement pies.
I won't eat their stuff anymore...
2007-10-18 00:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, he was confused because you can't get to the 57 without getting on the 210 first.
2007-10-17 22:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think so
I am atheist and I believe that heaven is now, as hell is also now not later
life is full of choices, which can be hellish or "heaven" depending upon respect for self, others
2007-10-17 22:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry.......I'm still trying to overcome my shock that a man actually stopped to ask for directions...................:-O hehehe
Seriously, that's a great story! Whether you thank heaven or not, I would say finding a new friend is at least worthy of BEING thankful. Yes?
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2007-10-17 23:03:11 · answer #5 · answered by beano™ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think its okay, but maybe your new friend was sent from Heaven. God does work in mysterious ways! :)
Fellow Texan, born and raised and still here!
2007-10-17 22:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by blessed1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. But your only saying heaven jokingly right?
I'm atheist but I always joke around saying Thank God. Or I'm going to hell. It's not serious. I don't see why you shouldnt say it if your not being serious...Your not being serious right?
2007-10-17 22:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
(No disrespect intended) Here we got the Cono' Sto', Cono' Pono' Sto', Cono' Liquo' Sto', Cono' Grocery' Sto', Cono' Beepa' Sto', Cono etc...you understand, this is Houston. Yes, you can find suprises where you least expect...that's what makes them worth while...just be careful.
2007-10-17 22:40:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aweee that is a sweet story, Congrats on the new friend.
2007-10-17 22:18:51 · answer #9 · answered by Celtickarma 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. I live next door to one, and I don't know how people survive without it.
2007-10-17 22:19:27 · answer #10 · answered by Daisy Indigo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋