Day 242- Not a good day!

Had a very bad day today. First, I spent the entire day writing my next column only to have it deleted accidentally!

Then after having dinner at Lou's Diner in Littleton I was accused by the waitress of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. She gave me 2 options, I could give her a different $20 bill or I could stay and explain it to the Police. I told her I chose door number 2.

So, she summoned the police and shortly thereafter 4 officers arrived on the scene. I showed them the alleged phony bill and they compared it with an authentic bill and could find no differences.

They concluded that it appeared it was genuine. Of course, the waitress wasn't about to eat crow and still demanded a different bill.  I turned to all 4 officers and told them I would do whatever they commanded. Mom always taught me to obey the law and she would no doubt advise me to give the waitress another bill as would presumably my brother, Judge Kirk Schoenbein of the 10th Circuit back in Illinois. Haha!

They asked me to give her a different bill just to placate her. However, I admit to a weakness of not being the world's best placater. But, I did so in order to keep the peace.

Tomorrow I am going to my bank so they can determine its authenticity by marking it with one of those special pens.

My hat's off to the Littleton Police. They used uncommon common sense and were very affable and agreeable.

That will be the first and last time I dine at " Lou's Diner" in Littleton, CO!

I don't mind being accused of ignorantly passing phony bills but the waitress told me I knew it was phony and that the police would arrest me and confiscate the bill.

They did neither knowing the bill was the real McCoy.

What I do mind is when someone won't admit to their mistake even when the evidence is incontrovertibly against them. Know what I mean?

I am now trying to recreate my next column. Yuk!

First 3 pics are of downtown Littleton a very pretty downtown and the last is well...you know.