tinerj
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The waitress came to me, took me out of a long line of people waiting for a table, seated me at a four place table although I was alone, took my order quickly, served me promptly, and later brought my check that had a 25 percent discount. I puzzled about the swift service and discount, but had no ready explanation.
About two years later, a young woman came up to me and thanked me for my service. Looking perplexed, she pointed to my cap and said, "Your military service." I informed her I had not been in the military. I looked at the cap and saw it was my AOPA cap with wings on it.
Now the previous restaurant incident became clear. It must have been Veterans day or some other military observance, and the waitress had seen my AOPA cap and thought I was military.
I felt bad about that and for several years I wore a cap that had nothing that could be mistaken for the military. One day, when I was dressed as a businessman, except for my non-AOPA cap, a man came up and asked if I had any work he could do, explaining that he'd had experience in building. Puzzled, I said, "No, sorry." My wife pointed out that I was wearing a cap that had the name of a contracting company on it. He'd thought I was a boss at some construction site.
Last night, I came in wearing a cap that had a helicopter and Med-Evac insignia on it. My wife said, "Take it off. You don't know where that will lead."
About two years later, a young woman came up to me and thanked me for my service. Looking perplexed, she pointed to my cap and said, "Your military service." I informed her I had not been in the military. I looked at the cap and saw it was my AOPA cap with wings on it.
Now the previous restaurant incident became clear. It must have been Veterans day or some other military observance, and the waitress had seen my AOPA cap and thought I was military.
I felt bad about that and for several years I wore a cap that had nothing that could be mistaken for the military. One day, when I was dressed as a businessman, except for my non-AOPA cap, a man came up and asked if I had any work he could do, explaining that he'd had experience in building. Puzzled, I said, "No, sorry." My wife pointed out that I was wearing a cap that had the name of a contracting company on it. He'd thought I was a boss at some construction site.
Last night, I came in wearing a cap that had a helicopter and Med-Evac insignia on it. My wife said, "Take it off. You don't know where that will lead."
