09/30/2002 Entry: "It Vends!"

Quite a number of days ago I went to a vending machine in my apartment complex to buy a Pepsi, I fed the machine 4 quarters and pushed the Pepsi button, and normally I hold the button down until the bottle pops out, but this time I let go right away... and nothing came out.

This demonstrates why I normally hold the button down.

I must've had some sort of subconscious precognitive experience because I left my apartement for the sole reason of buying a drink, but I grabbed two dollars in quarters for the trip. After feeding the machine again (yes, I tried smacking it a few times first), I pushed and held a different Pepsi button, got my drink, and left.

Last night, as I was heading out to go visit my parents, I grabbed some quarters and walked down to the same machine to buy a drink. This time I pushed and held the Mountain Dew button, and as I kneeled down to fetch the bottle, I was astonished to find both my Mountain Dew and a bottle of Pepsi!

I think for some people this would qualify as a religious experience. The machine owed me a debt and by some miracle the debt was repaid. But, I think it just goes to show that I'm the only person in my apartment complex who is willing to pay $1 for a bottle of Pepsi.