Subway
My experiences with and because of Subway are preventing me from enjoying the tasty sub shop.
Yesterday, I had haggle, yes HAGGLE with the guy behind the counter to get a wrap made my way.. I was going to eat it, not him, but I guess he thought I was not skilled the makings for a delicious Subway wrap. I asked for a turkey wrap with ham. I get a ham wrap. I say, "Hey, you gonna put some turkey on that?" "You want turkey TOO?!" Mentally thinking: 'yeah, dumbass. If I ask for a 'turkey wrap with ham,' I want some damn turkey! Unless you got turkey flavored wraps back there, throw some turkey on that shit.' Giving him my best withering look, I nod. After slowly making my way down the veggie line, affirming every selection (I KNOW onions will give me bad breath and I STILL want extra!), pay and leave, of course, loudly questioning whether that guy lacked a) social skills, b) a brain or c) both.
Gnawing on the let down of a wrap, I'm standing for the bus in the middle of downtown, listening to my buddy talk about birds. (Yea, interesting conversation.) Surrounded by people, I'm sure that I am revolting in my ravenous consumption of the extra onion turkey AND ham wrap. Still, some homeless lady walks up to me, saying "ma'am, help me by a Subway. I'm starving." I say no, she turns to the person next to me and makes her way down the bus line.
Normally, this wouldn't bother me. Normally, I'm a big softie and would have given her the $5 I had in my wallet. But something about the dilated pupils and appearance of not being homeless made me pass on this lady. After she left though, I was pretty infuriated. Right before she approached me I was gonna throw away the last 2/3 of my wrap. I was full. I had eaten enough. I had considered offering her the rest and only thought against it only because I didn't want to gross out my fellow people. My buddy said she wouldn't have accepted it, she wasn't hungry, she wanted drugs (that's what I thought!!). But since she came up to me, I felt the need to eat more. Till I was uncomfortable full.
How dare someone make me feel guilty for throwing away food I bought with my own money.