#DrugDealFail?

A former Lane County resident was treated to drug dealing Eugene-style this week. We’re not going to give her name — in case her wannabe drug hook up reads this blog — but “C” moved the Lubbock, Texas a couple years ago and retained her 541 area code number.

We’re going to guess the man who wants to be her “homie” was off by a digit late the other night when he texted C.

The exchange started with a 2 am text: “Malcolm?” and C, sleepy and on Ambien thought it was in response to her quest to buy a horse trailer that has led to texts from unknown numbers wrote back.

“Interested buyer in Lubbock,” she typed into her phone.

The response? “This is Aaron. I have much loot to throw at you.”

Still, addled with insomnia, C said she would text back in the morning.

She woke up, realized what had happened and posted the exchange on Facebook, noting, “Pretty sure I accidentally told a Eugene drug dealer I was an interested buyer last night.”

Rather than follow up on the exchange, she left it there. But Aaron was not to be deterred — after all he does have “unlimited everything” and wifi.

“How you doin big homie?”

C is still horse trailer shopping and probably a little more careful about telling folks she’s an “interested buyer.”

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