9.16.2007

i'm not picking up what you're putting down

A most interesting conversation, at least to me:

(the scene: a couple married one year (today! is! their anniversary!) have been playing the lottery lately and have gotten sort of addicted to the idea of winning.)

"I would totally hire a maid if we won. God, that would be awesome," says Gabby.
"What? You would? No way. We don't need a maid," replies Micah.
"Ummm, I disagree. Who couldn't use a maid? I bet even a maid would like a maid."
"No way. I'm not letting some stranger come clean our house."
"Oh, please. What do you think will happen? If they steal from you they're jeopardizing their income. Besides, you can just hire one of those services where a bunch of maids come in and do the job in like thirty minutes. Those places have insurance. They can't just flee the country with our...what, exactly? My computer that weighs eighty-five pounds and runs on gerbils? Or maybe my $99 digital camera that looks like a toy and can't zoom." Gabby laughs a little too loudly and waits for some sort of equally profound reply.
"It's just ridiculous to hire a maid."
"I disagree."
"That's because you had a maid when you were younger."
"Maid service. It's not like we a had a live-in or anything. You think we were that rich?"
"Whatever. I just...I can think of a billion better things to spend our money on."
"Really. Because I'm kind of thinking that is the best reason to get rich. So you can hire a maid."
"You must be joking."
"Nope. What's wrong with spoiling yourself rotten if you can?"
"How is having a maid spoiling yourself?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
"I don't want a stranger cleaning up after us."
"Wow. You know, if we won the lottery and you had something you'd just love to do with the money, I would never stop you. Whatever your newly rich heart desired."
"I'd hire a chauffeur."
"WHAT?!"
"That would be a much better way to spend the money. It's so much safer! And if anything happens, like a speeding ticket or an accident, it's not your fault! It's the chauffer's!"
"OH MY GOD. You think hiring a maid is ridiculous but a chauffeur is perfectly acceptable? Unbelievable. You are unbelievable."
"You can get trashed and never worry about who will drive!" Micah is now laughing meniacally like he's the first person to ever think this thought. Gabby, however, is having none of that.
"Dude, there is no fucking way I'm going to win the lottery, buy a few fucking ridiculous new cars, and then pay someone else to drive them! Fuck that noise! If you have a chauffeur I'm totally getting a maid."

So the question is: what would you buy with lottery money? What luxury would you indulge? What

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My own in house gym, lap pool, and personal trainer that can do capoeira. Also a cabin in the mountains (ski in/ski out).

But no maid or driver. I like to clean too much and I agree with Micah about the stranger in the house thing. But I don't like the idea of someone driving me everywhere either. It feels weird to have people do things that I can easily do myself.

-Mandy

Anonymous said...

NO. I lied. A chef. I could really use a chef.