Hello in There

Today at the thrift store, I came outside first and was waiting on Billie Sue. An older fat man and his wife had just arrived. He apparently did'nt care that much for thrift stores so he told her he would wait outside for her. She said ok and led him over to a chair that was sitting outside the door and said "you sit here and I'll be back in a little while". Trying to be funny, I said "Well, at least she did'nt put a leash on you. He laughed, took the baton , and ran with it.For the next 10 minutes I did not need to speak a word. He spoke of someone in his family's association with the Grand Old Opry in Nashville and his earlier days hunting and fishing, among other things. There was a time I would have thought someone was wasting my time,but I don't see it quite that way anymore. Since I have retired 5 years ago ,I have met quite a few people like this,many of them at thrift stores.They are either lonely or just like to talk. Either way, they usually have something to say that I enjoy hearing ,and make for a fun story for me to tell later. Besides, I just might be one of those people.
Dad