When we arrived at our hotel in Memphis Paul tried to
download the Louisville photos from his camera to our computer, only to
discover it didn't work. Knowing this had to be fixed by the next afternoon and
Melissa's photos we went off terribly frustrated to the Cracker Barrel for
supper.
I noticed turnip greens on the menu and asked the waitress
what they tasted like and she didn't know but a handsome man who looked like a
Marine at the next table said he could tell me. That started a conversation
with him asking if we were on vacation, etc. and we told him what we were
doing. He told us about his years of
service and his experiences and friends of his on active duty suffering with
PTSD unable to admit to having it or asking for help fearing they would lose
their standing. His very pretty wife and young son joined us and we continued
talking for some time. They finished first and we said good bye- they made our
stop so much interesting but also reminded us how devastating PTSD can be to
servicemen and women and how trapped so many feel with their situations- unable
to ask for and get help. Instead they just try and manage to get through their
days.
When we were finished and went to the cashier to pay our
check, we were told the couple at the table next to us paid for our meal. We
asked the manager if he could find their information so we could thank them
properly but after hunting through the receipts he just couldn't be sure. They
were going to check in on our blog and if they do we want them to know we
thought it was a beautiful gesture- thank you!
Then the next day we went into the Best Buy close by and the
head of the Geek Squad totally fixed what was wrong with the computer and spent
a lot of time explaining how to avoid issues in the future. He had friends very
involved with rescue and when we asked how much we owed him he said
"Nothing" !! So thank you again Nathan of the Memphis Best Buy Geek
Squad!
So how about that for Southern Hospitality??!
