Cat Calls from Garbage Men

In case you need reminders that I’m a big kid, let me share with you something that happened to me this past week. After my usual carpool route with Josh, I wanted to pick up something quick and small to eat before heading over to the gym. From his place to mine, there’s basically just the McDonald’s on 190th St and Del Taco on Hawthorne. If you know me at all, then you know I HATE Del Taco so I opted for McDonald’s. Much to my surprise (since I don’t get to watch TV), the latest toy in the Happy Meals features everyone favorites Italian stereotype Mario! I quickly bought a Happy Meal and got this stupid Yoshi toy when what I really wanted was this inflatable hammer. I was saddened but figured I’d get it eventually from another McDonald’s somewhere else.

The next day, i carpooled with David Ting (because Josh couldn’t carpool that day) and told him to get me a Happy Meal from the McDonald’s at Wells Fargo Center and that I’d pay him for it (which he’s still entitled to). When I picked him up that evening, he had gotten the hammer! I was so happy as I tried blowing it up while driving down the 110 (probably not one of my safest ideas). The whole ride back I was hitting my dash board, my radio, everything within reach with the hammer. I know–I’m stupid.

Anyway, the next day I was going to bring it to work to hit my co-workers with (yes, I am THAT professional!) so I had it in the car when i picked up Josh. As we were going down Redondo Boulevard, I was holding the hammer in my right hand and tapping myself on the shoulder while waiting at a red light. Next to us some trash men in a big garbage truck saw me and started making lewd gestures and sounds towards me in reference to my hammer (I believe I saw some crotch grabbing and pelvic thrusting via the side rear-view mirror). I thought it was more amusing than embarrassing but I think Josh was disgusted. The light turned green and then they were long gone behind us. The moral of this story is that Happy Meal toys can help you (or your children in theory) get the attention of perverted sanitation engineers. What an unsaid bonus! McDonald’s should proudly advertise that on their commercials.