I was listening in on a conversation in the school lunch room a few weeks before summer vacation. I was there to substitute for the high school vocal music teacher, and that day I didn’t know the teachers during my lunch period that well. Add to that the fact that I didn’t understand anything about the subject they were discussing, and you’ll understand why I finished eating quickly. It was like they were talking another language and no one thought to translate for me.

The conversation revolved around tickets for a concert to be held in Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. I’d never heard of the group, but that wasn’t the puzzling part. They kept talking about the best place to find free presale information. This one said he liked such-and-such website. Another said her husband’s employer gave them codes.

I was able to piece together enough from the context of their discussion that it’s possible now to buy tickets before they go on sale to the general public, and usually these tickets are discounted. Don’t ask me for any details, though. That’s all I got out of the conversation before the bell rang. Saved by the bell?