156. Man Leaves $50K to Waitress (1)

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A waitress who worked in a truck stop received $50,000 in a will. The popular Do-Drop-In Stop is on interstate 10 just west of Paso, Texas. It’s open 24/7, and it seats . Matthew had been a regular customer there for last ten years. He was 70 when he eating breakfast there. He drove a 1980 Cadillac was missing three of its hubcaps. The car like it hadn’t been washed since 1981.
Matthew a skinny, bald guy. He wore glasses that crooked on his nose, and he was missing of his front teeth. Every so often he about his missing tooth. “Ask me what happened it,” he would ask his waitress. She would . “I ran into a door,” he would reply, then laugh like it was the funniest joke the world. Most waitresses thought he was a weird. Each of them hoped he wouldn’t sit her section. He usually sat at a four-person all by himself. He often spilled food onto table and seat. To make matters worse, he a terrible tipper—one dollar was it, even though usually had several free refills of black coffee.
, he’s just a harmless, lonely old guy,” said . Matthew had taken a shine to Amber. After first couple of months of eating at Do-Drop-In, made it a point to sit in her . He had other jokes which he shared with , but they were as bad as his tooth . She laughed at them anyway.
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