Free Of Thought

I am a valet at a hospital. We offer free valet parking for patients, workers, and visitors, which is explained by a four-foot-tall sign on the front of our valet podium that says, “FREE VALET PARKING.”

One afternoon, a middle-aged lady with an elderly lady in the passenger seat pulls up to the valet podium and rolls her window down.

Driver: “Excuse me. How much is the valet parking?”

Glancing at the large sign in front of her, I reply:

Me: “It’s free, ma’am.”

She discusses my answer with her elderly counterpart.

Driver: “How free is it?”

Me: “Completely free.”

She discusses this answer with her partner-in-crime, as well.

Driver: “No, thanks.”

And she drove off.