Free Hole!
Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Today I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Baker Boot Company in Garden City, KS.
As fine an establishment as there ever was.
I inquired of the kindly gentleman behind the counter, “can you give my belt a new hole?”, sure as daylight my belt was taken from my hand and given the ol’ one two look-see. The kindly gent took that long leather strap in hand and with one swift motion removed a his tool, slid it over the snaking strap and click, clack a new hole in my belt. He sat it down, said, “there ya go”, and turned to walk away.
I asked, as any good patron would, “how much for the hole?”
He simply replied, “It’s free, last thing in this world that I know of that’s free…” And then with a smile he turned and left. He with his shop and me with a hole that was free…
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