Emergencies
Early this evening, Dad asked me if he could use the phone. I told him I was on the Internet, but as it was a few minutes before Dead Hour (7 PM ~ 8 PM) I was going to get off and let him use the phone.
In the time between his asking the question of me, and me telling him the line was open and he could make his call, he disappeared.
This made Mum and I very worried, because he didn't tell us anything before he left. We searched the house, we searched the property, and we started to search the area a little--but we couldn't do it because the weather was hot and we both were very tired.
Dad returned almost an hour later and we were both angry and concerned. We all know he takes care of himself and prides himself on his independence, but he really should have included us in his plans and communicated them before he acted.
It turned out he went to a neighbor across the street. The neighbor is a long-distance trucker--and he just lost his rig in a fire somewhere on his latest route. He was able to save the trailer and the cargo for another trucker to deliver, but the cab--along with his wallet and $1000 of walking-around money--went up in smoke. Dad's afraid this may put the poor guy out of business.
When it rains it pours.
In the time between his asking the question of me, and me telling him the line was open and he could make his call, he disappeared.
This made Mum and I very worried, because he didn't tell us anything before he left. We searched the house, we searched the property, and we started to search the area a little--but we couldn't do it because the weather was hot and we both were very tired.
Dad returned almost an hour later and we were both angry and concerned. We all know he takes care of himself and prides himself on his independence, but he really should have included us in his plans and communicated them before he acted.
It turned out he went to a neighbor across the street. The neighbor is a long-distance trucker--and he just lost his rig in a fire somewhere on his latest route. He was able to save the trailer and the cargo for another trucker to deliver, but the cab--along with his wallet and $1000 of walking-around money--went up in smoke. Dad's afraid this may put the poor guy out of business.
When it rains it pours.