Robin thought she'd play it safe on Friday the 13th and just stay home. She even took the day off from work, calling it a "vacation day." All went well - until dusk. Just as she was feeling comfortable that the day would be without incident, her friend barged in her door and announced she had just hit her car while backing out of her driveway.
Josh was driving through rush-hour traffic when he felt his bottle of soda starting to tip. He only took his eyes off the road for a second to right the bottle and didn't see the car in front of him make a sudden stop. CRASH! More for his than the other vehicle, though, for he tells us the two didn't look like they were in the same accident. He had liability, but not comprehensive insurance, so fixing his truck would be monies out of his pocket. He pulled and banged out the dents; he replaced damaged engine parts; and when it came to the bumper, well, he felt a 2 x 6 would work just fine. It was cheaper than a new or used one; and to give the impression that it was a planned decoration, he had a friend router "Ford" into the board.
Buster feels sorry for those who are "cable impaired" where he works. So, being an accomodating kind of guy, he records shows from COM so that others might enjoy the fare. He says he likes to tape "Absolutely Fabulous" because it runs in marathons and thus fills the cartridge in one showing. However, the favorite farce of his people is "South Park", but it only airs one episode at a time. He's thinking of charging a small fee for his time and energy.
Jen was having a slow day and thought she'd liven things up by phoning a prank call to our favorite Chinese restaurant. She asked the manager what happened to the fish in their aquarium with the big, feathery fins. (The lionfish. It died.) She asked if they were going to get another one. (No.) Why not? (Too expensive.) Well, couldn't they rent one? After all, that fish was an attraction that people came to see, and the customer is always right. (If she'd like to buy a lionfish they'd be glad to keep it in their tank for her.) Would she have to stop in every day to feed it, or could the fish go for awhile without being fed? (They'd take care of the daily feedings.) What do lionfish eat? (Teeny little shrimp.) Is that the same shrimp they put in their Kung Po? (No, they give them fish food.) Fish food? They serve people fish food? (No, no, no. They feed the fish a special, tiny shrimp.) Is it expensive? (No, only a few cents.) Okay. She'd like to order two shrimp specials with egg rolls. (They didn't have a shrimp special that day.) But he'd just said they did. (Was she making a prank call?) Yes. (Click.)
Jim is our winner for getting a life, a *different* life, anyway. He took a promotion, sold his properties, and moved across the country. And while he didn't actually *say* so, we think he felt a loss at leaving his 21-yr-old behind. But he assures us that it was not a problem, for when he reached his destination he simply went out and got a newer model, the same make, of course.
ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT-----
I got a two-dollar bill to participate in a survey that's posted on the web. Getting to the site was a round, but it only took about ten minutes once there. I've hung the bill on the wall as a reminder that money CAN be made through the 'net.
Nikki, on a recent rainy day, decided to roll the coins she had been saving for the past six months. She emptied the tin can onto the kitchen table and immediately tossed the three Kennedy-head half-dollars back into it. Starting with the quarters she found she was four shy of having a roll, so she proceeded to the dimes. They only came to $3.80. The nickles yielded a roll, though, with seventy cents left over. And the twenty or so pennies she threw into her 5-gallon pig, which is nearly full from procrastination. For those who aren't counting, the starting balance of the tin can was $17.30.
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