On Monday, he was at Walmart. The automotive department. You didn't actually think he would help out with the shopping, did you? Hick can't buy his own food. Not even if he could decide what he wanted. No, he was there to have his 2002 Chevy Trailblazer inspected, so he could renew the license.
While he was waiting, Hick spied a safety violation. In fact, he had spied it a month previous, when he went to get an oil change for T-Hoe. Let's forget momentarily that Hick wanted to build his Freight Container Garage, with that car lift thingy, now clogged with the contents of 18 storage units...so he could do his own automotive work.
Hick saw this:
An open electrical receptacle, in the waiting area of Walmart's automotive department. The one he had talked to a the manager of the automotive department about, one month ago. Had pointed out the dangers to young children, and gained the assurance of the automotive manager that the receptacle would be fixed. Which involves the installation of a cover. Not rocket science. Val herself could probably do it. Two screws and a plastic plate.
So...the Trailblazer didn't pass inspection Monday. While Hick waited, he took this picture of the open electrical receptacle. And put it on his Facebook page. Let the record show that Hick DID mention that it was Walmart who seemed to be uncaring in the matter of safety, brought to their attention by him one month ago, with an assurance that the issue would be remedied. He did NOT specify which store. The photo was fairly generic, not giving away the location.
When Hick took the Trailblazer back on Wednesday, after repairs, so it could pass inspection...he saw that the receptacle had indeed been covered.
"You idiot! I'm pretty sure your picture is why your car didn't pass inspection the first time!"
"No, Val. It was broke. I didn't even post that picture until AFTER it had been inspected, and didn't pass."
"Well, good luck NOW, driving your Trailblazer! Who knows WHAT they did to it! Sabotage! Because they have your name, and they know YOU are the one who made them look bad on Facebook!"
"It's fine. They wouldn't do that. I didn't say WHICH Walmart. Nobody could identify that one store."
"Yeah. You go on believing that."
Right now, Poparm is on his way to therapy for his Poparm, in a town 30 miles away. I hope his Trailblazer drives okay.
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WAIT! I had to go out to the garage for a forgotten grocery bag, and discovered that Hick had taken A-Cad on his therapy trip! NOT the Trailblazer! I guess maybe he's pickin' up what I'm layin' down...
Aha! He may have figured out if the Blazer broke down he wouldn't have been able to fix it even if he knew what the problem was because of his injured Poparm. Poor Hick. Hope he got back home okay.
ReplyDeleteHe's baaaaaack! Hick doesn't know that I know that he took A-Cad instead of the Trailblazer. I'm holding onto that info for random argument ammunition.
DeleteI hate that you ladies always hold onto ammo for future arguments...it's not fair I tell ya!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you guys think we don't notice stuff like that. And THEN you think it's not important. But your real mistake is thinking we'll FORGET about it! Let's face it, the deck is always stacked against you...
DeleteDoesn't Joeh know that women are like cats. We crouch, waiting, plotting on how to get back.
ReplyDeleteNo. He doesn't know that. Because men are like dogs, gamboling joyfully through life, with no idea that somebody might plot revenge on them.
DeleteI don't think that photo on Farcebook is any kind of problem. I didn't even realise that outlet should be covered. I thought the problem was that black cable with exposed ends that the outlet was looking all worried about. The black cable poking out from behind those scraggly pot plant sticks.
ReplyDeleteA kid could stick its tiny fingers in there, or more likely poke something metal in it, and get a shock. I didn't even notice the thing behind the plant! If it was a snake, it would've bitten me before I could get shocked.
DeleteA kid should be taught not to touch such stuff.
DeleteI'm pretty sure electrocution would be a good learning tool!
DeleteHick is now known as the Walmart rat?
ReplyDeleteYeah, he sang like a canary. I think he misses being in charge and telling people what to do. I'm a poor substitute for a factory full of workers.
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