This came up in a conversation about fruit. Yeah - somehow my conversations get wide ranging. My friend remarked that a pineapple that she got from her friend fresh from Hawaii was not nearly as good as one she got from her own cheapo fruit stand.
"I know. Its really who picks it out that counts," I said. "I'm pretty good at picking produce out myself."
The friend looked at me and said, "that is a superpower, you know."
In addition to the produce picking out which helps the food budget, but I also have another financial superpower: in writing or in email, I get what I want.
It's only in writing, not at all verbally. When red-flagged by the IRS in 1989, I wrote the letter supporting my case. The IRS backed off. When Capital One tried to bill me twice/month and dinged me for only paying once, I faxed my case and won.
It got me thinking - what other everyday superpowers does everybody have?
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I can tell what time it is without looking at a clock and be within 10 minutes almost 100% of the time. I am also good at estimating how long it will take to drive from A to B or run an errand, etc...
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I can also talk my way out of a speeding ticket or negotiate it way down without having to open-my-mouth-and-get-on-my-knees or show the Two of Cups, if you know what I mean. It is also a good superpower to have on a road trip.
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@ looking forward - I used to have the telling time superpower, but I haven't used it in awhile. I'll try it out again and see if it comes back with use.
@paulette - my sister can cry on cue, instantly and realistically. Definitely useful in WI, a state where it seems that speeding tickets are a revenue stream.
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My aunt has the superpowers of getting up at the correct time without an alarm clock just by telling herself before she goes to bed when she wants to wake up, and controlling the weather on special occasions.
My late mother has the God power (because she is incorporeal now) of finding awesome parking, a superpower she had in her remaining years. I don't ever expect it, but sometimes I will get the perfect space.
My son has the bizarre power of telling me exactly what I need/want to hear when I am feeling self-pity or self-loathing. My husband who has lived with me longer is always dumbfounded when someone so much younger with so less life experience can come up with something sincere and consoling.
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1) I can go into a room and KNOW who is hurting and where and give them a massage and fix it (especially people sitting in a cafeteria at lunch). I am Massage Goddess!
2) Small homeless dogs know where I live and come find me for help.
Oh - and I have made all the people in the factory where I work start meowing at me - or barking. Not really a super power, just normal insanity
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