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V22 N4 P1

JOIN THE RETREAT
By; Gerald A. Polley

I can't remember rather we've told this story or not, but as I have said I worked with this obnoxious manager for about three months, and there was one thing right after another. I just didn't get along with the people that the manager hired. One quit because I wouldn't put up with his sick sense of humor, and I got to slap one around and throw him out of the kitchen because he came in drunk and started harrassing the waitresses. But one day this manager's so called minister came in and asked to talk to me. I told him I wasn't interested in anything he had to say if he was in any way associated with the manager.
The minister said "Oh, come on! I'm sure we can talk like reasonable adults! I understand you have problems and I'd really like to help!"
"Get out of my face!" I told him "Now! I don't like the way this conversation is going at all! Leave!"
"I will not leave," the minister answered, "until I have an opportunity to make my proposal to you! We're having a retreat this weekend for men like you that have problems with male bonding. I'd like you to attend. I'll personally pay all the expenses, though it normally costs about eighty dollars to attend the retreats. I think it will be very beneficial to the men of this community if you can talk with some of them and learn to understand their feelings. Just because someone jokes with you does not mean that they're not your friends. You have a very disturbed attitude and I want to help!"
"I'll say this once more," I told him, "and only once more. I don't wanna hear any more of the sickness that you're spreading! I have no problems getting along with men, whatsoever! I have a great deal of problems getting along with drunk asses! Now, get out of my face! It's the last time I'm going to tell you!"
"Can't you see your problem?" the so called minister screamed. "Look how you just responded to me when I'm trying to help you! I'm sure the retreat will be of benefit to you. Please come!"
I came around the dish machine, grabbed the guy by the collar of his shirt, dragged him to the kitchen door, and threw him out! One of the cooks came over in a rage.
"You don't do things like that!" he screamed. "He's a man of God! He simply wants to talk to you!"
"Shut up!" I told him. "Go back to work and mind your own business! When the boss gets in you can complain to him! You don't run your mouth to me!" And I pointed at the so called minister and snapped "Go! You come back in this door again, you'll be crawling out! I won't have a piece of filth like you humiliating me! I don't have any problems, you do!"
"I'm calling the sheriff's department!" the minister screamed.
"Good!" I answered. "Be sure to tell the dispatcher that it's Gerald Polley of The Surry Road that you're having problems with. I'm sure she'll take your complaint directly to the sheriff.!"
"I'll return," the minister snapped, "when the owner is here!"
"Do that!" I told him.
A few hours later the owner came in, quite strange that this guy showed up on the day that he always came in late! Anyway, the cook immediately began to rave at him and the boss said "Good! The guy wasn't supposed to be in the kitchen! Gerald had every right to throw him out!"
A while later, as if he'd been called and told the owner was there the minister returned, and told how rudely he had been treated, and that he wanted an apology. I cannot repeat what the boss told him, but in essence it was to get out of his restaurant and never come back again!
That afternoon when the manager showed up, he just walked by me and went out in the dining room. I don't know what he said, I only heard the boss say "Shut up! That's the end of it!" I think you can understand why this manager hated me. Hate was a very mild word for his feelings towards me, and I could've cared less!

THE END

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government
except all the others that have been tried.
( Sir Winston Churchill )

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