During their cross-country road trip, an elderly couple pulled into a little roadside diner that looked like it hadn’t changed since 1965—right down to the waitress who called everyone “sweetie.” They enjoyed a hearty lunch, swapped stories with the friendly staff, and hit the road again, bellies full and spirits high. Forty minutes later, the wife suddenly gasped. “My glasses! I left them on the table!” she exclaimed. Her husband tightened his grip on the steering wheel like a man preparing for battle.
He immediately slipped into full grumpy-grandpa mode. “Your glasses again? Do they have legs that keep walking off?” he muttered as he turned the car around. The drive back was a one-man complaint concert—featuring classics like “Why do I always have to turn around?” and “This is the third time this year!” She sat there, amused, watching him fume like a teakettle ready to whistle. Finally, they pulled back into the diner, and she rushed inside to rescue her specs.
Just as she reached the door, her husband rolled down the window and hollered, “And while you’re in there, grab my hat and the credit card!” She paused, gave him a look that said seriously?, then burst out laughing. Inside, she collected their forgotten treasures like a scavenger on a quest. Back on the road, she decided to take over driving, probably to give his vocal cords a rest. That’s when the flashing lights appeared in the rearview mirror.
A highway patrol officer approached and said, “Ma’am, did you know you were speeding?” Hard of hearing, she turned to her husband. “What did he say?” “He says you were speeding!” he yelled. The officer asked for her license, and again, she needed translation. Then, spotting “Arkansas” on the license, the officer smirked. “I once went on a blind date with the ugliest woman I’ve ever seen.” She turned to her husband one last time. “What did he say?” he bellowed, “He says he knows you!” The car filled with laughter. Even after forgotten glasses, grumpy rants, and speeding tickets, they proved that humor is the best travel companion.
