I have not intentionally been holding out on you. I was a victim of circumstance. A very feverish victim, so I am not taking the fall for keeping you in the dark about one of Hick's Senior Center bingo wins!
It was on December 26. Seriously! What kind of psycho goes to eat at the Senior Center on the day after Christmas??? Hick! That's the kind of psycho! Perfectly delicious leftovers at home, but no, he had to rush out for the food of the elderlies. I don't even remember what they had that day for their meal. Hick was more braggy about his "price."
Yes, Hick sent me the picture in a timely text. But that was the day we were getting ready for our yearly casino excursion with Genius, and worrying about The Pony getting off work on time. I figured I could share Hick's price the next day. Except I came down with a cold and then fever, and didn't feel very industrious about sharing Hick's exploits.
Anyhoo... here is probably the best price ever that Hick has won at Senior Center bingo:
Not the fluffy slipper-socks. The GAS TRUCK MODEL! Hick loves old cars and trucks. He also likes models. So this was like winning the grand prize at bar bingo for him.
I saw the slipper-socks a few days ago, and sent them via Hick to The Pony. Hick had offered them to me, but I didn't think they'd fit over or inside my favorite house footwear, my CROCS. Besides, we have mostly carpet in our house, and The Pony has hardwood with throw rugs... I figured he might make better use of them. They have little non-skid thingies on the sole.
I asked Hick just now where his gas truck model is, and he said, "Out in my truck."
"What do you have, a rolling collection of prices?"
"Yeah. I have a lot of stuff in the back of my truck."
Meaning the back SEAT of SilverRedO, not the truck bed itself. He's tempting fate. You never know when a ne'er-do-well with a fondness for vintage vehicle models might try a smash-and-grab!
Hi Val, Those are both great prices. I've never put a model together. I can't wait to see the completed gas truck model. Will I have to wait a long time? Ha!
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! I have a feeling you will grow a beard longer and whiter than Hick's before you see the completed gas truck!
Delete"Tales of Hick" get stranger and stranger. Are you sure you don't have some E.A. Poe in you?
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DeleteI'm pretty sure I don't have any Poe in me. And I'm pretty sure, but not certain, that Hick does not have a still-beating heart, nor a cask of Amontillado out in the collection of stuff in his truck.
Nice slipper socks. I have several that I wear we
ReplyDeletehe it is cold. The model is the best! My Dad did models of all the ships he was on. So many tiny pieces. My sister had them, I had nowhere to put them. They were lost to a fire when the house burned to the ground. But, I still remember them. I suppose I got my love of crafting from him.
The Pony said he has not yet tried the slipper socks. He is wearing his other fuzzy slippers. Around here, he refused to wear even socks, saying his feet were always hot. Guess that's not the case on hardwood in a 100-year-old house!
DeleteI can imagine how many tiny pieces a ship model would have. So sad about losing those models in a fire. At least you have the memories of his ships. That would seem to be where you got your talent for crafting things with your hands!
My nephew was living in that house and his wife spent over a month in the burn unit. The saddest part is that she lost her cats and dogs in the fire.
DeleteThat is heartbreaking about the pets. Although pardon me if I'm out of line here, but... uh... it's also pretty sad that his wife spent over a month in the burn unit! I'm sure that's not a comparison you were making. It just hit me that way, like something serious you're not supposed to laugh about, and you get the uncontrollable giggles.
DeleteI like slipper socks but hate the little non-slip bits that make "tack tack" sounds on the floor as if the floor was slightly sticky. And you have to turn the socks inside out so those bits don't melt when you put them in the dryer.
ReplyDeleteI thought the truck was a ready made scale model, not one that has to be put together. My brother used to make those, I remember he made the Addams Family and Munsters vehicles and kept them on a shelf above his bed. He made ships too.
Those non-skid bits DID look like they might make a noise pulling loose from hardwood. I will pass on the inside-out trick to The Pony.
DeleteHick and the older boys used to put models together. They were mainly '60s or '70s cars. Because Hick thought they were cool, so did HOS (Hick's Oldest Son) and The (little future) Veteran.
Those are nice prices. I would like either. If those were my socks, they would hang to dry since those little sticky things will fall off when dried too many times. But, you can buy those little pads to make your own skid-proof socks or replace the ones that fell off. I think I would put together that truck if I had one.
ReplyDeleteKnowing The Pony's laundry habits, he's probably not going to dry the socks too many times!
DeleteHick is too busy running around getting free stuff, trouncing the elderlies at bingo, doing handyman stuff for pay, and has his heart set on a new flip house. He may not get around to building his model until NEXT winter. I hope he brings it in from the truck, though.
I hate putting models together. My oldest son loved them, but needed help when he was young. Oldest son is a perfectionist...I damn near killed him several times.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have tried putting together a model, some piece was always missing. I'm sure it's not because I threw it away, still snapped onto that little frame that holds the pieces...
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