I caught up with a good friend of mine the other day who I know from grad school in Edinburgh. She always has wild tales to tell and this time is no exception.
On top of the story about getting yanked off the plane by Homeland Security because she chose to leave her suitcase behind as it was too late to check it, she told me about the time she was recently mugged.
It was 9pm on 9th St, NYC, near Times Square and she had just finished a reportedly amazing meal at a Thai restaurant. A friend of hers wanted to help take her mind off the news she'd just received about her Dutch boyfriend cheating on her with some girl in a bar somewhere in Holland.
With her credit card and cash hidden securely in her jeans, her purse merely contained her Pad Thai remains. So far, so smart. Moments later, she was face-to-face with a knife and the usual demands for whatever was rightfully hers.
Well, she'd HAD IT. What with her heart in shambles and the fact that she didn't have much money anyway, she began to hysterically cry and complain to the thief that her boyfriend had cheated on her and it just wasn't a good day.
The guy ran!
She went home and finished her Pad Thai.
And she, you see, is a Lady Who Cuts Grass!
(Don't try that at home.)
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