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2009 Story Set
April 19, 2009 (San Diego) First - I did not get up early - which NORMALLY when locked in a room with the cat and no food (but with litter pan and water) I would have done - but I ignored the cat. I waited for sunbeams to strike me. I was cuddled into blankets - the air conditioner running and I was cozy. Finally, it dawned on me, that I had things to do, and I rolled over. Hot bubble baths and shampoos, a decent book (not great but decent) and a beer (you are almost out Chuck) will make you mellow. I came downstairs, a bit dry in the mouth, a little stiff as always in the morning, and being extra careful on the stairs. It is in two stages which is some relief but not if I fall and can't get up. It is 8AM and the cat is singing her chorus and wrapping around my legs - which can be annoying when you are unstable on your feet. So ---- I made the kitchen and ignored the cat. Second - cat - nails untrimmed as yet, was not to be ignored, so I grabbed at the box of cat food, and heard something, as I was half-way across the room, drop. What I don't know or what caused whatever it was to drop I don't know. The missing information for you all is the capped by dint of tight closing of the water spicket at the back of the fridge. Unused. I heard this HISSING and FREAKED. I knew about the spicket. Visions of plumbers and I braless and barefoot in my PJs ran thru my head. I yelled at the cat, who is, of course, oblivious. I grabbed frantically at the kitchen rug (big) rolling it back I yanked things out from beside the fridge (this is the BIG BLACK 26CU FT one) I dragged it - took a moment - it is on wheels but you must tug i the right direction I pulled it out enough to look behind I don't see spitting water but I HEAR it I don't see anything on the spout either that would cause the hissing. I raced to the other side of the fridge and looked closer. Remember - I just got up - my eyes are GUNK and out of focus and I am NOT FULLY AWAKE and in FULL ADERENALINE SCREAMING RUSH! I lean closer between fridge and counter - the side the thing is on. I feel wet drops. ????? I look up and something is coming from the top of the fridge. TOP? Now - in the OTHER house - there is a water line shut off that is ABOVE the fridge. I really need to re-hook up the water to THAT fridge. THIS one is supposed to be moved. So ---- I start to clear my mind - wrong house for a water pipe in the top --- leak in the bath lines coming thru? Notice how the mind races to the worst possible scenario ----- especially before coffee---- I looked closer at the top of the fridge - hard to do without a ladder. I saw a bottle top and saw the drip. A bottle of CIDER had left the planet. I grabbed it and stuck it in the sink. I wiped down the fridge - I rolled it back and replaced the carpet. I fed the cat I noticed - that bottle is very swollen----- I grabbed it and took it outside - heaving it into the back yard where it managed to spray turned cider in a 20 foot arc. Bottle laying there still closed and 1/2 empty My eyes are still gunky, my cat is sort-of calmer, and I will now go make morning coffee. I can run around braless with no make-up in peace. |
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