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Polyandrion - Ch. 5 Cont.
'Yes, Hi Bob. Hi Nathan. Come on in. As
you may know, I am new here and I need
a phone and what ever cable service you
can provide.' I said to both men.
'What kind of cable package do you offer?'
I asked.
Nathan just kinda tilted his head, as Bob
replied, 'We don't have no packages. Just
cable. It comes with 36 channels,
including 9 music channels.'
I wasn't gonna inquire anymore. This place
was strange and I didn't want any unneeded
attention. 'Thats fine', I said.
'Can you install the phone jack over here
by my chair and table?'
'Sure', Bob said. 'I just have to run an
extension from the jack that is already
here.' 'Lets see', Nathan mumbled to himself
as he walked away to find the old jack.
'Here it is!' Nathan exclaimed, standing
in the kitchen by the patio door, pointing
down at the jack about a foot up the wall.
'Well, Gentlemen. I shall let you do your
work, while I continue to hang these
blinds and curtains', I said out loud.
'You got it boss', Bob said.
I walked out of the room and into my
bedroom to finish with the new blind and
curtain.
A couple hours later I was sitting in my
chair, watching t.v. and enjoying the work
that had been done. Bob and Nathan were
pretty quick and did a good job, even
cleaning up their mess from drilling new
holes and such. I decided to have the
last couple shots of the Scotch I had
brought from the city, hoping I could
find some decent Scotch in this town.
As always, I put a couple ice cubes in
the glass, then filled it three quarters the
way up. Taking a drink, I let out a satisfied,
'Ah' as I set the glass down to get a few
more things done before morning.
All my clothes had been washed and
pressed when I left the city, so my
wardrobe was all set for now. I didn't
know if they had a cleaner business here
where I could get my blazers, shirts and
Dockers pressed. I'll have to check into
that, and if not, purchase a good iron and
ironing board.
I went over to one of my boxes labeled
desk, and opened it. I took all my pens,
clips, pencils, calculator, and all the other
odds and ends that one might use at a
desk, and assembled it in the top middle
drawer. I grabbed my binders and books
on accounting formulas and mathematical
procedures, and organized them into the
large cabinet in the desk.
I took all my lined and blank paper out of
the box and put it in the bottom drawer
on the right. I placed my 10 key adding
machine on the desk, and plugged it in.
With the new globe sitting on the left
corner, the clock on the right and my
weapons of number crunching precisely
laid out for use, The desk looked absolutely
marvelous.
I picked up the phone and dialed the
number for the exact time, to synchronize
my clock, and the alarm clock in the
bedroom. With no internet, my laptop P.C.
was a paper weight at this point. I can
keep records on it, and I have a few movies
on it as well as some music, but I will
no longer be able to use the programs I
would normally use in my field of work.
'The time is... 6:56 P.M. and 20 seconds...
BEEP. The time is... 6:56 P.M. and 30
seconds... BEEP'.
I hung up and picked up the clock,
moving the minute hand 6 minutes.
Not to bad. I had set the clocks forward
an hour when I got here to make up for the
time difference, and was only off 6
minutes. I walked back to the bedroom
and adjusted the minute hand on it as
well.
'There', I said to myself, satisfied with
all that had been done.
I really didn't feel like cooking, so I picked
up the phone book Bob left underneath
the phone, and looked for a Chinese
Noodle house that delivered.
Within a half hour I was feasting on Beef
Broccoli, A large portion of Chow Mein
with chicken, and some well made egg rolls.
A little expensive, but it was good. Probably
would have been better if I had gone in
to eat.
As I was throwing the empty cardboard
containers that the food had come in
away, Ted was approaching the back patio
door. I opened it and said, 'Good evening
Ted'. 'Yo man, everything all good over here?'
I said, 'Yes, thank you for letting me use
your phone earlier. I'd offer you a shot of
Scotch, but I am fresh out!'
'Eww man! I only drink beer', Ted said with
a repulsiveness in his tone. 'But I'm broke
right now'. Ted added.
'What do you do Ted... You know. What's
your occupation?' I asked, with genuine
curiosity.
Ted replied, 'right now I am unemployed
man, but I used to be a carpenter. There's
not much work right now man, and I
don't wanna move from my hometown,
so I'm drawing unemployment. It's o.k.
man, my aunt helps me with money when
I need it'.
A little surprised, I said, 'Oh? Is your aunt
wealthy?'
Ted kinda smiled and said 'Well yeah man.
She's married to the mayor!
'You wanna come in for a few Ted?' I asked,
stepping aside a bit.
'Sure man', Ted answered, stepping inside.
We both went into the living room and
sat down, I in my chair, and Ted in the
leather loveseat I had brought from the
city.
'Were you born here Ted?' I asked. 'Yeah',
Ted answered. 'Do you have a lot...
you may know, I am new here and I need
a phone and what ever cable service you
can provide.' I said to both men.
'What kind of cable package do you offer?'
I asked.
Nathan just kinda tilted his head, as Bob
replied, 'We don't have no packages. Just
cable. It comes with 36 channels,
including 9 music channels.'
I wasn't gonna inquire anymore. This place
was strange and I didn't want any unneeded
attention. 'Thats fine', I said.
'Can you install the phone jack over here
by my chair and table?'
'Sure', Bob said. 'I just have to run an
extension from the jack that is already
here.' 'Lets see', Nathan mumbled to himself
as he walked away to find the old jack.
'Here it is!' Nathan exclaimed, standing
in the kitchen by the patio door, pointing
down at the jack about a foot up the wall.
'Well, Gentlemen. I shall let you do your
work, while I continue to hang these
blinds and curtains', I said out loud.
'You got it boss', Bob said.
I walked out of the room and into my
bedroom to finish with the new blind and
curtain.
A couple hours later I was sitting in my
chair, watching t.v. and enjoying the work
that had been done. Bob and Nathan were
pretty quick and did a good job, even
cleaning up their mess from drilling new
holes and such. I decided to have the
last couple shots of the Scotch I had
brought from the city, hoping I could
find some decent Scotch in this town.
As always, I put a couple ice cubes in
the glass, then filled it three quarters the
way up. Taking a drink, I let out a satisfied,
'Ah' as I set the glass down to get a few
more things done before morning.
All my clothes had been washed and
pressed when I left the city, so my
wardrobe was all set for now. I didn't
know if they had a cleaner business here
where I could get my blazers, shirts and
Dockers pressed. I'll have to check into
that, and if not, purchase a good iron and
ironing board.
I went over to one of my boxes labeled
desk, and opened it. I took all my pens,
clips, pencils, calculator, and all the other
odds and ends that one might use at a
desk, and assembled it in the top middle
drawer. I grabbed my binders and books
on accounting formulas and mathematical
procedures, and organized them into the
large cabinet in the desk.
I took all my lined and blank paper out of
the box and put it in the bottom drawer
on the right. I placed my 10 key adding
machine on the desk, and plugged it in.
With the new globe sitting on the left
corner, the clock on the right and my
weapons of number crunching precisely
laid out for use, The desk looked absolutely
marvelous.
I picked up the phone and dialed the
number for the exact time, to synchronize
my clock, and the alarm clock in the
bedroom. With no internet, my laptop P.C.
was a paper weight at this point. I can
keep records on it, and I have a few movies
on it as well as some music, but I will
no longer be able to use the programs I
would normally use in my field of work.
'The time is... 6:56 P.M. and 20 seconds...
BEEP. The time is... 6:56 P.M. and 30
seconds... BEEP'.
I hung up and picked up the clock,
moving the minute hand 6 minutes.
Not to bad. I had set the clocks forward
an hour when I got here to make up for the
time difference, and was only off 6
minutes. I walked back to the bedroom
and adjusted the minute hand on it as
well.
'There', I said to myself, satisfied with
all that had been done.
I really didn't feel like cooking, so I picked
up the phone book Bob left underneath
the phone, and looked for a Chinese
Noodle house that delivered.
Within a half hour I was feasting on Beef
Broccoli, A large portion of Chow Mein
with chicken, and some well made egg rolls.
A little expensive, but it was good. Probably
would have been better if I had gone in
to eat.
As I was throwing the empty cardboard
containers that the food had come in
away, Ted was approaching the back patio
door. I opened it and said, 'Good evening
Ted'. 'Yo man, everything all good over here?'
I said, 'Yes, thank you for letting me use
your phone earlier. I'd offer you a shot of
Scotch, but I am fresh out!'
'Eww man! I only drink beer', Ted said with
a repulsiveness in his tone. 'But I'm broke
right now'. Ted added.
'What do you do Ted... You know. What's
your occupation?' I asked, with genuine
curiosity.
Ted replied, 'right now I am unemployed
man, but I used to be a carpenter. There's
not much work right now man, and I
don't wanna move from my hometown,
so I'm drawing unemployment. It's o.k.
man, my aunt helps me with money when
I need it'.
A little surprised, I said, 'Oh? Is your aunt
wealthy?'
Ted kinda smiled and said 'Well yeah man.
She's married to the mayor!
'You wanna come in for a few Ted?' I asked,
stepping aside a bit.
'Sure man', Ted answered, stepping inside.
We both went into the living room and
sat down, I in my chair, and Ted in the
leather loveseat I had brought from the
city.
'Were you born here Ted?' I asked. 'Yeah',
Ted answered. 'Do you have a lot...
