Last night I went to visit a lovely gentleman from another camp. A good time was had by all and my car was running great as well. I was feeling rather content when I stopped at the security gate and ended it up hearing words I never thought I’d hear at an Oil Sands camp. The male security guard stopped me to check my car and ID-- nothing out of the ordinary right? As he’s leaning down checking under my glove compartment he says:
Security Guard: “…right behind your Knitting Bible”
Me: “and my sewing machine. Yup, I’m such a girl”
Security Guard: “I know how to knit.”
For this moment I’m kind of stunned stupid. A male security guard on an Oil Sands construction site in Alberta is telling me he knows how to knit? Um…???!!!
Me: “oh rly? Are you single?”
Apparently all thoughts of the previous gentleman were thrown aside due to this stunning revelation.
Security Guard: *laughs* “no.”
Me: “that’s too bad. One doesn’t meet very many male knitters. There are 53 million knitters in North America y’know…” (thank-you Stephanie Pearl-McPhee)
Security Guard: “and how many of them are men?”
Me: “I only know of a few thousand. In fact one of the most talented knitters I know of is a man.”
After that he shooed me off and I went happily back to my camp. It was a surreal moment and I think I made him a bit nervous.
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