Honor system, Dreams

Last night after work I picked up a small TV stand from a seller on FB marketplace. Buying something off marketplace is not all that unusual but the transaction logistics were. I first did the standard negotiation managing to get $15 off the posted $85 price (that was dropped from $100) I asked the lady where she lived, she told me, but then the twist came.

She told me the stand would be out in front of a two story tan garage with a coffee can. She said I can just put the cash in the coffee can, and take the stand. This was a first, a FB transaction based on the honor system?? I told her that was fine without letting on how weird it seemed.

After work I drove to the house which was on the edge of the Estates. The long driveway that wound through trees had a house off to the left and the tan garage as promised to the right. Out in front of it was the stand with a plastic coffee container on top. There was nobody around although it is possible I was on a Ring video feed somewhere. I opened my wallet and realized I was going to have to scramble to come up with the $70. The payment included two 20 dollar bills, five 5 dollar bills, four 1 dollar bills and 4 quarters. Yes, I had to dig in the truck to find those 4 quarters. I put the collection of currency in the container, screwed the lid on tight, grabbed the stand and was out of there in 5 minutes. I found myself enjoying the honor system transaction more than I expected.

I rarely remember dreams but I have the vague outline of a weird one I had last night. I was cleaning up debris and trash at my new house. For some reason I decided the old fill pit at my old house would be a smart way to dispose of the debris, despite my not owning the house any longer. I drove out to the house and without notifying the new owners I walked into the storage shed and grabbed the wheelbarrow. I then loaded up my debris and walked it through the back yard to the fill pit at the very back and started unloading it.

As I am doing this I hear noise towards the house. I look that way and I see a horse running towards me and the owners chasing the horse. The owners are yelling, “Duf, help us stop her!” I am surprised but drop my debris and start moving towards the horse that is sprinting and has a wild look in it’s eyes. I try to move in front of the horse. The owners yell “don’t let her go into the water!” referring to the fill pit that is filled with rain water. I try to move to my right to cut the horse off but it was too late. My dream ended shortly after the horse jumps in the water but evidently is able to swim. I have absolutely no idea what would inspire such a crazy dream, I wasn’t even drunk last night.