The wife and I are out shopping for groceries one night. We come across a "magic free meal" box in the middle of the frozen food section. You have probably seen them. "Enter your name for a free dinner for two." I told my wife that I would enter a drawing for a free meal. So I entered my name and my wife's. Of course, I never expected to win anything.
A few days later, I received a phone call from a local chiropractor's office. I had won the grand prize of 2 free dinners at a local Mexican restaurant. All I had to do was listen to a presentation. My wife and I showed up at the restaurant thinking we were the only winners. We were soon escorted to a room full of other "winners." Apparently about 15 other couples won free meals.
We introduced ourselves around the room and listened to an hour long presentation about back pain. I thought the presentation was worth a free meal...I was wrong.
I began wondering when they would allow us to order because my stomach began making violent sounds. After the presentation, the host said our food would be delivered shortly and to enjoy the company of the other couples. The chiropractor had ordered our meals for us. My wife was a former employee of the restaurant. She said we would probably get the "heartburn beans and rice platter."
She said it was the cheapest and least ordered item on the menu. It was nothing but a plate of beans, rice, and a burrito. She was correct. And on top of it all, the chiropractor requested us to leave a tip for the meal we didn't enjoy.
Although we didn't enjoy the meal or the presentation, there was saving grace. We did enjoy the company of the couple across from us.
They were straight out of the 70s. The man had a mullet from hell and his shirt was unbuttoned too low, giving us a shot of all of his chest hairs. He also had a thick Marlboro man mustache covered with sour cream. He seemed to really enjoy his meal as did all of the little flies that buzzed around his mustache.
His wife was at least 20 years his senior and dressed like an Indian woman. She gave new meaning to the word "cougar." They said that they were free from the world and just traveled across the country selling their Indian trinkets and beads. They were strange but likable.
Unfortunately, trading food for leads wasn't lucrative as the chiropractor and the Mexican restaurant no longer exist.
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