6 / JUNE 2022 PRIME
Old Guy Parking By Jim Drummond O
ne of the fellows strode into the old guy waterhole this week pulling a wheeled airline carry-on bag. The small suitcase was bright purple and noticeably frayed around the edges. It had a large sticker on the side that said, “Old Guys Rule.” As our friend struggled toward the table, the squeaking wheels on the luggage made a
clicking noise at each seam in the linoleum. When the fellow finally arrived he was wheezing and had a sheen of sweat on his brow. Before sitting down, he rolled the bag to a spot right behind his seat. As he sat, the gent scanned the raised eyebrows of everyone around the table, then asked, “What?” Somebody finally questioned,
“What’s in the suitcase?”
the waterhole.”
The fellow responded, “Nothing.”
Somebody at the end of the table asked, “If it’s empty, why did you need to bring it?”
Someone else fired back, “Seriously? You came in here pulling a travel bag. It can’t be empty! What’s in your luggage?” The bag master responded, “It really is empty. If it had anything in it, it would be harder to pull to
The first fellow responded, “It’s almost impossible to find a place to park near the waterhole any longer. I finally decided to drive my pickup to the front of one of the new hotels, step out, and pull an empty carry-on out
