my boyfriend used the "hot sauce" from the back of the fridge on his eggs and texted me "you weren't kidding, this stuff is intense, love it"
i had to tell him that wasn't hot sauce, that was a ghost pepper extract a friend brought back as a joke gift, meant for like two drops in an entire pot of chili
he just sent "how many drops is too many drops"
my boyfriend is currently sitting in front of the open fridge with his shirt off, drinking milk straight from the carton, whispering "why is my face sweating" π
..He said his father, who taught him the trade, died on a Tuesday, and the shop radio was playing some upbeat song when the call came in. He couldn't finish the haircut he was mid-way through that day.
Now every Tuesday, no radio. Just scissors and quiet.
Says it's the one day he lets himself remember properly.
The barber two shops down always keeps the radio off on Tuesdays, silent the whole day, no music, no exceptions.
Regulars used to joke he was just moody.
Someone finally asked him.
The shoe shine guy outside my office always polishes the left shoe first, no matter who's in the chair.
I asked him about it one morning while he worked.
He said years ago a man in a wheelchair used to come by every week for a shine, only had use of his right foot to balance himself getting positioned in the chair, so the guy started doing the left shoe first to give him more time settling in without feeling rushed...