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!
Interesting that she can send texts but not know how to work a thermostat. My mother was like that. She could send those emails…but could not remember how to use Google.
ReplyDeleteOff subject….I know you are a retired teacher. Does it drive you crazy that grammar, spelling and vocabulary are so in the toilet now? I am not a teacher. But, I have actually unfollowed people because of this reason. One of the most nerve wracking is “I seen”. I almost have a physical reaction to that. Unfortunately, highly educated people are equal opportunity offenders. Do you subconsciously “grade” other people’s posts?
That IS interesting, because thermostats have been around for a few years now, heh, heh. You'd think she would understand what they were for.
DeleteI always notice errors like that, but I would never "correct" anybody for it. I'm not an officer of the Grammar Police! People around here (Hick, cough, cough) talk that way, so it doesn't really bother me to read it. I'm not getting paid to grade them, after all! No freebies from Val!
Spelling bothers me the most. I see such outrageous spellings from the "younger generation" on a daily basis. You can almost tell the age of people by their spelling. I should make a list, because I can never recall specific words. It's not like they have to go grab a dictionary off the shelf these days. There's autocorrect! How can they ignore it and type out the most ridiculous non-words??? It's different if somebody is being creative or humorous, and inventing their own words. Simple ignorance is something else.
2am??? At least she got it worked out, though she might have tried harder before calling Hick!
ReplyDeleteI guess she got tired of waiting for Hick to come help her!
DeleteI am the Grammar Police for the TV. I don't rail, rant, or rave. I just say the right word or pronounce it the correct way, or use the right tense. And, I do not correct anyone I am with.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the way some newscasters pronounce things. It's like they lived under a soundproof rock from birth to getting an on-the-air job that is basically READING words from a teleprompter. If it was technical jargon, I could understand, though I'd think they would do a little research when they get their news copy.
DeleteThat is so funny. There is a particular commercial which airs quite often - it is for some kind of insurance. There are comments by people who (supposedly) have used the insurance. One woman says, “and we never SEEN a bill”. I always grumbled to my husband about it. Then, miraculously, one day it changed to “and we never SAW a bill”. Apparently someone dubbed it. How odd is that!
DeleteThat IS odd! I guess the Grammar Police have more officers than we think, heh, heh! People must have complained.
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