True Love; Covid-19 and the Skunk Attack

Harvey Mandel was fuming. He had arranged for an appliance repair company to send a service person to fix his dryer which was not working at all. He had wet clothes hanging on all kinds of doors, closets, and stairs. The dryer had quit as soon as he hit the ‘’permanent press’’ cycle. He knew that by air drying his underwear he was asking for trouble. The underwear would get stiff and uncomfortable.

The appliance guy was supposed to arrive between ten and two and it was four thirty. No call saying he would be late or rescheduling the appointment. It was upsetting, the world was getting crazier since Covid-19 started destroying society. Nobody seemed to want to take responsibility for anything.

Harvey called ‘’The Efficient & Effective Appliance Repair Company’’ and told them that they could shove his appointment up their asses. He only dealt with credible companies. The woman on the other end of the line was silent until she wasn’t. ‘’Sir, Marco was on the way and he received a call that his Mother was rushed to the hospital. She had fallen and broken her hip. Marco would have called us to let us know he couldn’t make his appointments, but when the ambulance got to the hospital she passed. He is now in mourning. I’m sorry he had to miss his appointment, but losing your parent takes precedent over a broken dryer.’’ Harvey felt terrible and apologized…