Ahahaha. They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, when in actual fact there really is.
Today, as a treat to myself for winning last night’s Laughing Horse heat I thought for lunch I would go to a sandwich shop in Euston that I used to frequent regualrly when I temped around there.
Euston is bout a 20 min walk from where I work, so this sandwich would cost me my entire lunch. But it’s worth it. It’s a New York Deli style toastie panini thing. Salami, ghuerkins, swiss cheese and stuff. It is the shit (shit being a good thing in young hip language).
It is not only a treat for distance travelled, but a treat in terms of expense. It’s about four pounds…that’s alot for a sandwich of any ilk. But today I was in a good mood I don’t mind paying nearly five whole pounds for a delicious sandwich.
I get there, I have hopped on a bus to save time , then bus hangs around for five minutes trying to get into Euston, so I lose time…and get frustrated as I can see (and therefore smell/taste) the sandwich shop.
Once off I run to the place, the sandwiches are laid out, please be a new york one left… there is, it looks wonderous. I ask for one, he puts it in the grill thing for me. The man then pops off upstairs to clear some cups or wash something, for why is irrelevant, he is out of the picture. I am still waiting for the bread to toast and the cheese to melt. It is ready, the other guy wraps it up for me and puts it in a bag. My fiver is ready, he hands me the bag. But asks for no money. He presumes I’ve already paid.
I had to think quick, what to do… be honest and pay a fiver for a sandwich, or be unhonest and get a great sandwich for free?
I went for the pikey option and scarpered. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A FREE LUNCH
But I was brought up well, not well enough to go back and report my crime, but well enough to feel that the sandwich didn’t taste that good, perhaps the side serving of GUILT was tainting my lunch. And then the cheese dripped into my coat arm leaving a stain. So now i’ll have to was hit.
So a moral their kids, if you’re dihonest your food won’t taste as good and you’ll have to wash your coat…but that costs nothing…so I’m still five pounds up. I win.