Old Doswell Road resident John Laughlin’s father Jim Laughlin was intrigued by a “little person” working at a local McDonald’s when stopping there for lunch last Saturday.
“Well, looky there” the 68-year-old gentleman was quoted as saying upon noticing the small employee, who was mopping the floor around the trash can, obviously after another patron dropped a soda. Laughlin reported that his father frequently took interest in similar people, including watching a legless man inexplicably shop in a wheelchair at a Rack Room Shoe Store for almost an hour back home at the local mall.
“He must be buying shoes for somebody else.” Laughlin purportedly observed.
After receiving their lunch and filling their soda cups, the younger Laughlin and his dad reportedly carried their food to one of the tables toward the back, and the elder Laughlin positioned himself where he had an unobstructed view of the little person as he finished cleaning the soda spill before carrying several trash bags out to the dumpster.
“How about that.” Laughlin said after watching the small man walk out the door then return a few minutes later.
When their meals were almost finished, the little man came out again and started wiping down tables. Laughlin says his dad watched the employee intently as he finished his fish sandwich. Finally, after combining all their trash on one tray to facilitate only one trip to the trash can, Laughlin said “Little fella stays busy” as they exited out into the parking lot.
