Hick is not raking in that windfall salary of less-than-$300-a-month by sitting on his rumpus. He is always available for the residents of the senior apartments. Even in his sleep! Monday morning, he revealed before leaving home at 6:00...
"I got a text from an old lady at 2:00 a.m. She don't know how to turn on the heat!"
"What? It's been down in the 40s at night all week. And she's just now asking how to turn on the heat? How hard can that be?"
"Not hard. It's baseboard heaters. They have a dial on each one to set it how hot you want. But I think hers has a thermostat on the wall for the ones in the living room and kitchen."
"Why would she wait until Sunday night at 2:00? Did she think you would rush right over?"
"I don't know."
"Well, why wouldn't she just ask one of her neighbors. That's easy enough. That's what I'd do. But not at 2:00 in the morning. And I'd do it after the first night I was cold! AND, I think I would know the purpose of a thermostat on the wall."
"You never know how them people think."
"Doesn't she get along with her neighbors?"
"Yeah, she gets along. When she's up. She's like you. She stays awake all night, and sleeps in the day. I'll go by this morning and show her how to turn on the heat."
When Hick got home that evening, I asked about the heat lady.
"I went there and knocked on the door, but she never answered. Then later, she sent me a text that she had it figured out, but that the heater in the bathroom didn't work. So I'll have to go by there tomorrow and take a look at it."
Gotta earn that salary!
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