The street level stores next to my apartment building are interesting. On one side is a little manicure nails place. Nothing to that place. Other than I’ve been thinking about getting a pedicure and a manicure recently but didn’t see any guys in there really. So makes me a little self conscious.
But next to it is this weird health food/smoothie/jamaican jerk chicken place. I guess the owner figures that you if you aren’t into health food, then you’ll be into his jerk chicken.
On the other side, is a car service dispatch. But apparently, either the owner felt that he was wasting the front of the storefront or his wife did because they set up a psychic area for card reading etc. It was amusing to see the stages this place would go through. First, it was bare bones. Just a bucket outside with two chairs. Then slowly they started festooning this place with the trappings of the psychic. Lamps, candles, flowers, shawls, and tapestries. And still, the bucket.
They charged what seems to be a standard price for the East Village, $5. I’ve seen places that went to $8. I’ve even seen some real cocky ladies go for $10. Normally, though it’s $5. And $5 is only for one hand mind you. This place next door includes a phone number on the window for appointments. You know, so you can make a reservation for the $5 psychic.
Well, apparently this experiment wasn’t going too well. Because last night the sign had changed. Now you can get a psychic reading for $2.
Next to the psychic, is a hair salon where the guy who runs it really has tried to “guy” it up. He has playboys in the magazine pile. And he has a little make shift bar set up. And lets you take a shot with him if you want. It’s not really confidence inspiring for the guy with the razor to be doing shots. But I suppose one is alright. Still. One time I was waiting to get my hair cut and I decided to peruse the playboys because why not? And this old lady came in with her grandson to get his hair cut. I felt sufficiently shamed. I got tired of waiting and left.
I wonder if he offered the grandma a shot.
These are the people in my neighborhood.
That’s hilarious. I gotta spend some time on your block. I don’t think I’ve ever done a shot before getting my haircut.
Rob, you haven’t lived!
I’m an 80 year old psychic and I just just up a blog where I can field your questions, and provide my psychic answer.
I never charge for anything, I just enjoy using my psychic intuition to help people.
So if you’ve got a personal question, whether general or specific, come see me. What better way to be convinced that there’s something to all this psychic stuff?
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