Hick's Demand Has Dwindled

Hick has not been getting calls from the elderlies lately. I suppose he has met their needs for now. Perhaps they are even taking his advice to get along with each other! 

The last thing Hick fixed was a toilet. Actually, he didn't FIX it, so much as REPLACE it.

"This one gal asked me if she could get a handicap toilet. The tall kind. She said she has trouble getting up from the old one, because it's too low for her. I said that we could probably do that, but I'd have to run it by my boss. Now that we have more money, it shouldn't be a problem."

A few days later, Hick said that it was approved, and he had put in the new toilet.

"She's real happy with her toilet. But NOW she's asking for something else. She wants to know if I can get her a water purifier! I told her probably not. But that I'd ask. I doubt it will be approved. She can buy bottled water if she's so worried about it."

I can understand why that old lady would ask for a water purifier. I don't know how long she's lived there, or in this area in general. My $17,000 house was just two blocks away from the senior apartments. The city water is fine for drinking, but sometimes it has a rusty color. I suppose that's from old pipes, and the hard water in this locale. After all, it DOES sit on top of the lead mines. 

Anyhoo... it used to be a problem sometimes on Saturdays. I don't know why it was always that day of the week. But it was when I wanted to do laundry. I had to make sure the water was running clear before I did a load of whites. 

The Pony also lives a few blocks away. He has bemoaned the loss of our well water for drinking purposes. But again, the water is safe. When it's not, like when there's a broken pipe, the city sends out a BOIL alert. Nobody is going to be poisoned by the water, but at times, it is less than appealing to look at.

No further word on that old gal's water purifier. With Hick's luck, she might be approved for a water cooler thingy, and Hick will have to haul giant bottles of water to it!

Maybe with all his "free" time now, Hick can get an oil change for T-Hoe. D'ya think?