Initial Conditions

I was in Waitrose recently and there was a woman giving out free packs of washing up liquid. Prior to speaking to me, she was telling this other lady about the benefits of this particular brand (which I have used in the past, but hey, it’s free so why not? ). Anyway the previous lady went away and I caught the seller’s eye.

“Sir would you like some free washing up liquid?” (fair enough, though calling me “sir” kind of took me aback)

I took some, then she said

“I’m sure someone you know can find a use for it” (or words to that effect)

Cheeky woman! I would have asked her what she meant by that, but she had already started talking to someone who looked like that were capable of doing washing up. Clearly, my demeanor says a lot about my dishwashing habits. Those of you who have actually been to my flat will know how lax we are as a whole about it, but the truth is that Andrew and I do 90%+ of the washing up in our flat, so, well, it’s not like I’m scared of a dishcloth. Oh well.