THE SODA TRANSACTION
A true story!
First of all, let me say that EVERYTHING in this story is true. Very recently on my server, I told everyone I was AFK to get a soda. My friend, Viberin, who is also my neighbor, was on at the time. When I got back, he said 'Get me one too'. I replied 'lol', but he proceeded to tell me that he was dead serious. He agreed to pay me 2$ to deliver a soda to his door. However, my parents were asleep, and had armed the alarm. All doors and windows on the bottom floor of my house were shut. Just for the lolz, I agreed with him that for 1$, I'd slide the soda through the mailslot. However, lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. I headed back for my computer. However, when I got back and explained my predicament, a player called Newt24 started coming up with ideas. We decided that we could maybe pour the soda through the mailslot, but then we realized that it would be messy and unsanitary. We started moving on to more complex ideas. We decided that the best method of delivery would be through my bedroom window. On the third floor. At first, we thought about dropping/catching the can, but realized that even if he did manage to somehow catch it, it would be shaken up. We would have to find a way to slowly deliver the soda without shaking it up. I decided that the simple answer would be to lower a rope or string with the can tied to the end. However, after a quick and fruitless search, it was determined that I only had about 10 feet of string, far short of the amount needed to get the can to ground level. I thought about making a parachute, but quickly realized that it would take too large a sheet of light cloth to slow the can down, and anyways, by the time the parachute had fully opened enough to slow the fall of the soda, it would be too late. I stumbled apon a roll of ductape. This was to be my salvation, for after all, ductape is possibly the most useful entity in the universe. Anyways, I looped the ductape around the can and started to lower it out my window. However, the tape was unravelling, and I had to call a retreat. I changed my method slightly by making a more sturdy knot of tape around the can. It worked! I slowly lowered the can towards the ground. Halfway through, I ran out of tape. Luckily, I noticed that my front entrance, which is elevated off the ground by ten feet or so on a balcony, made the can easily reachable. I walked downstairs and gestured for my friend to go get the soda. However, instead of going to get it, he gestured back at me, frantically indicating my bedroom window. Indeed, when I dashed upstairs, my cat was eyeing the swaying can with glee and was about to jump out my third story window onto the pavement below. I grabbed her and locked her out of my room. Finally, my friend came to get the can, and I severed the tape. Transaction complete. Oh wait. I STILL DON'T HAVE MY FREAKING TWO DOLLARS!
tl;dr; Money first, coke later.
Wow that was long. Anyways, feel free to suggest otherways we could have completed the transaction.
