Ben and Stephanie 1, Snow 0
Dec 31
Phone call this afternoon from an unknown number:
“Hi, Ben, this is Doug from Petersen Michaelsen Hardware. We have an order of specialty tools to be delivered to your house at your convenience. If you can give us a call, we can arrange the delivery.”
Hmm … I didn’t ORDER any tools. What the heck kind of SPECIALTY tools, could we need anyway? Dad just bought the roof rake this afternoon. Surely they’re not delivering THAT, are they?
So, I called back:
“Hi, this is Ben and you just called a little bit ago about a tool delivery. I’m heading home from work now, so you can drop them off anytime. But I have to ask … What are you delivering?”
Guy on the other end of the line just laughs.
“Your father-in-law thinks you need to have the right tools to do the right job.”
“Ah, so it was Pat. But again, what exactly are the “specialty tools” that you’re delivering?”
“We’ll, we’ve got a shovel, a gas can and a brand new snow blower.”
SWEET.
So, just as Dad and I were scraping snow off the roof to get rid of our growing ice dam problem, a dude drives up in a pickup and drops off our new toy. We now have a mostly clean driveway and no broken backs.
Sure beats shoveling.
Video to come …
Start with the best tools and you ca always get the job done right. Use the knowledge of the in-laws and the generosity of the older in life will run smoothly. Just don’t forget to give a little hep back when needed.