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Tales of Akron
Chapter 18
by Dard Hansen
[In Chapter 17, Mike and Dan take a day off
from work to repair
the kitchen window that was broken by the two mountain men. They
spent the day drinking coffee at Angel Falls, reading "What's Up",
shopping at West Hill Hardware Store and finally going to
Weathervane Playhouse to see "Lips Together, Teeth Apart."]
"This has been
a good day," said Mike as they opened the front
door to their home. "I was scared to stay home after Clarence and
Vince broke in here."
"You're safe,
now. I'm here," said Dan. "But, this piece of
cardboard we stuck over the broken kitchen window won't win the
Martha Stewart Award for good housekeeping."
"I didn't know
Martha Stewart gave an award for anything."
"She probably
doesn't. But, if she saw the kitchen window, she
would make a note not to give us an award," laughed Dan.
"She would probably
come in and repair the window for us," said
Mike continuing their fantasy.
"Let's call a
repairman. Akron's winters are too cold for a piece
of cardboard to provide the protection we need from the elements.
And, frankly, you and I don't know what to do."
"Yes, we do. Let's
go to bed. Tomorrow, I'll call a repair guy,"
said Mike. And with that they turned out the lights and went to bed.
During the night one
of those winter storms that seems to surprise
everyone in Akron these days blew across the city and blew that
piece of cardboard onto the floor. However, the next morning, Mike
couldn't see the cardboard. It was covered with snow. In fact, most
of the kitchen floor had an inch or two of snow on it.
Mike went through their
list of repair people. The list went on for
a page or more --- Jeff the Plumber, Dick the phone man, finally, he
called Connie, who cleaned their house once a week. She agreed to
come to the house and try to solve the snow-fall-in-the-kitchen problem.
Two hours later, Connie
had cleaned the house and the repairguy
had gotten the kitchen window and all seemed at peace with the world.
Mike drove out West
Market to shop at WestPoint Market. He
planned a great dinner for Dan, tonight.
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