I was finishing up my telephone call with Mom, who said: "And everyone is OK at home?"
"Yes Ma..." when suddenly the lights started to flicker in the late afternoon gloom. The phone line was static and the TV was gone. I was alone in this world, life would be different for however long it would take to see the light of day(?)
I thought to myself that maybe someone had hit a phone or power pole. Since it was already getting dark, I gathered two candles and placed them in the den, and found a newspaper to read by the candlelight. With 2 candles burning, it was becoming a religious experience. Fortunately, no one was around to deliver a sermon. I knew that if that had happened, I'd want breakfast too. It would really screw up my day.
Grabbing my cell phone, I called the Little Woman (TLW) to advise her about the phone situation (She planned to call me later). I call the Wanna-Be Bank & Truss Co.
“Wanna-Be Bank & Truss Company, Morticia speaking, how may I help you?”
“Uh, Hi Morticia, this is Joe Del Bloggolo may I speak with TLW?”
“ I’m sorry, she’s away from her desk! I’ll try to find her.”
“No Morticia, could I just leave a message? Just tell her we have no electricity or phone.”
There is a long pause, then Morticia comes alive.
“Are you on your cell phone?”
It makes me proud to know that the Wanna-Be Bank and Truss Company has someone like Morticia in the wings waiting to take over for the CEO!
1 comment:
More than 10 trees got lit up at once...too much for that Mickey Mouse power company. Move back to Brooklyn.
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