Was walking a dog down the street the other day when white van rolled up beside me and some guy shouted, “HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?”
…Later I learned that apparently my father has been telling people in the neighborhood that I am a dog walker.
Ok since some people wanted a more complete story:
After the guy shouted this at me, I did what I do in any scary situation- I froze and pretended to be staring intently at a nearby shrub. The dog I was walking (a tiny sweetheart named Lindsay) went over to the car and started jumping up and down like she knew the people. Meanwhile, they were staring at me.
Eventually I made the connection and said, "For... dog walking?"
From within the car: nod, intense stare.
"15 per walk."
Immediately the woman in the car made a face like this was a HEINOUS amount of money, the man said, "Oh, okay, well tell your dad we said hello," and drove off.
I recovered gradually while Lindsay peed on things.
At that point I still had no idea who they were; I only learned when I questioned my dad and he told me he'd been talking to some people down the street. Very happy with himself for promoting my business.
And that's the whole story.