Bud is mostly reasonable, but does have his moods. One morning he got up and made me coffee while I dressed for work, which was a real treat. I always got the kids’ breakfast on the table before turning it over to him to get them fed, dressed and on the bus. He didn’t go to work till later in the morning so our paths didn’t cross in the morning that often. Of course I didn’t have much time to drink it, so he fixed me a cup to go as I headed out the door before five a.m. I grabbed my badge, coffee, bag, and lunch and keys out of the fridge. The only way I could remember my lunch was if it was with my keys. Bud fussed, but it made perfect sense to me. He didn’t have to get the kids off for a while so he settled back in his recliner to watch the news and probably catch a snooze.
I found it distracting to have Bud up and about as I left for work, so I was a little distracted as I hit the garage door remote. The door had a little glitch where it sometimes edged back down a few inches instead of engaging at the top. This was one of those mornings. Bud had kept meaning to fix it, but you know how that goes. I made one last check on things before starting my vehicle. Backing up, I was rewarded with a whump and a nauseating schreech as I connected with the garage door. Apparently, it had learned its lesson, because it returned to the correct position just as Bud burst out the back door, gesticulating and shouting! He looked like he was foul mood so I hurried on my way, not bothering to stop and find out what he thought of the situation since he didn’t look like his morning was going well. I never have understood why some people have to be grouchy in the mornings.
I called his job later in the morning to find out how much damage I’d done. One of his buddies answered the phone eager to talk to me. “Hey, I heard you backed into the closed garage door!”
”Yeah, but it wasn’t my fault. Bud was supposed to fix it.”
”Yeah, he’s gone to get some parts now. Do you want me to ask him to call you when he gets back?” He laughed.
”No, not really. He was in a bad mood when I left this morning.”
Oh no!!
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He shoulda fixed it earlier, is all I can say! A timely escape for you. I hope he was in a better mood when you got home at the end of the day.
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Yep. That’s what I thought.
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Sorry to hear you had a mishap. My wife is always crabby in the morning. I always make her coffee, but it doesn’t seem to make her less crabby, Marriage, ya gotta love it!
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I’ve been loving it 48 years, now.
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Congrats on 48 years! I’ve been married for 12 years but seems like a lifetime.
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Thanks. We are lucky to have each other.
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Interesting tale 🙂
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Too bad you had to run into the garage door before he finally fixed it. I don’t think I would want to talk to him either. LOL!
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He did seem a bit unfriendly.
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Oh dear! LOL!
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Always good to have a go-between for those calls.
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The guy was happy to get in on it!
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