PET PEEVES

I was given the greeting “Have a good one!” again today.  My husband got all perturbed just the other day and asked “a good WHAT?”   No one ever replies to that inquiry!  They have no idea WHAT a good one IS!   Whatever happened to “Have a nice day!”   “Come again soon”  “Thank you!” even?  The English language is rich with alternatives to “Have a good one!”

Laziness is the problem, and slang that masquerades as acceptable vernacular.  Don’t say exactly the same “canned” reply to every customer; it cheapens your relationships.  Customers like to be greeted sincerely and wished a good day, a good trip, a day full of glad tidings, a sincere “THANK YOU, come again!”

Even in our homes we just assume that our family knows they are loved whether we say the words or not.  I read a wee story in email yesterday – a middle aged man bent over and kissed his dying father on the forehead and realized that he had not done that since he was a child himself.  Something so simple as kissing those we love shouldn’t be saved for the deathbed!

My sweet husband of 55 years thanks me after every meal, even the breakfast cereal he cooks for himself in the microwave!  I guess I do the shopping, and pour the “cactus juice” in the glasses, but he brews the coffee and clears the dirty dishes.   So much to be thankful for; we often take blessings for granted.