Dark Moments in Cumby's

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This is Cumby's in Montpelier, VT.

Kind of sketch, right?  Yeah, I think so too.

Anywho, behold the tales of Friday, 11/12/2010:

After leaving U-32 and having watched Erin Galligan-Baldwin's phenomenal A Midsummer's Night Dream, Jake, Ryan and I decided we should stop at Cumby's because we were all hungry.  Well, as if that weren't the worst decision in the world.

A tiny Latina woman was working the counter and she appeared to be alone.  Cumby's was pretty hoppin' when we got there.  There was a truck parked getting gas, and about 4-5 customers inside.  (Yes, this is considered busy by Vermont standards.)  Jake, Ryan and I enter to begin scouring the place for food items that catch our eye. 

"Wait, where's the chocolate milk?" I wailed. 

(There was no apparent regular-sized drinkable container of chocolate milk-which made me very sad as my throat was starting to get a bit scratchy.) 

Eventually Ryan saved the day and found some for me.  :) 

We all eventually get in line with our less-than-nutritional food choices and are chatting back and forth.  Then, this true Redneck VT Hick assclown comes in and is all like, "WHEAS MY FUCKIN' GAS CYLINDAH?  I BEEN WAITIN' ABOUT 20 FUCKIN' MINITS!  I GOT THINGS TA DO!  WHAT'S GOIN' ON?"

The poor Latina woman replies, "I'm so sorry.  I have customers..."

"NOW!" he cuts her off.

Well....that's nice.

The woman asks if I mind waiting for a few minutes while she goes to help him.  I say no, not at all, and she walks out into the darkness. 

30 seconds pass...

2 minutes pass...

5 minutes pass...

"Uhm.....so, is she still alive, or....?" we collectively ask.

This was getting to be incredibly sketchy.  We couldn't tell if he had taken her around back and killed her, or was in the process of abducting her.  The security camera feed was appearing on a television right in the store, but there was no camera focused around back where I believe the gas cylinders were located.  Shoot.  Well....okay.

Things got awkward as we continued to stand there for about 7 minutes total.  In the meantime, guy after consecutively sketchy guy continued to enter Cumby's.  There were about 8 people in line by the time the FINAL guy came in. 

"I'll help you guys in just a few minutes." he said as he walked around behind the counters.  Wait, where did he come from?  WTF?!

Obviously he worked there because he knew how to work the cash register, but Ryan and Jake apparently thought all of these guys were in on robbing the store or something.  I guess they thought the guy behind the counter was the ringleader?  Hahaha.  I have to admit that never really crossed my mind at the time, but is really quite amusing in retrospect.

Finally we were able to purchase our items and GTFO! 

So, if you have a hankering for Cumby's after seeing a high school play in Montpelier--my recommendation?

DON'T DO IT!!!!