I left Rich unattended for a few minutes while we were at County Fair. I paid for it. He wandered over to register in a sweepstakes to win a free tractor. I don’t know why either. Perhaps to plow our back 40? We got a call from the sweepstakes people a few days later. Unfortunately, Rich was also unattended when he took that call.
Of course we did not win a tractor. What we won was a Free Room Purifier! All we had to do to get it, was agree to let a complete stranger come into our home and try to sell us something. Rich agreed, of course. After all, it was a Free Room Purifier! valued at $120! Whatever. Hayden’s hay fever has been pretty bad lately so an air purifier could be helpful.
So, on Monday night a seemingly nice man came into our living room with a lot of boxes to try and sell us a
Of course we did not win a tractor. What we won was a Free Room Purifier! All we had to do to get it, was agree to let a complete stranger come into our home and try to sell us something. Rich agreed, of course. After all, it was a Free Room Purifier! valued at $120! Whatever. Hayden’s hay fever has been pretty bad lately so an air purifier could be helpful.
So, on Monday night a seemingly nice man came into our living room with a lot of boxes to try and sell us a
. First, he unpacked our Free Room Purifier! Only it was not a purifier. It was a humidifier. A very small humidifier with an unreasonably loud motor. I glared at Rich who was sheepish, but also highly amused. Then the man assembled his machine and turned it on to suck the impurities out of our living room air. Only he didn’t get any. I was just as surprised as he was. I figured that if anyone had air impurities, it would be us.
He tried the rug next, and then the couch. Nothing. By now, I was amused too and starting to feel sorry for the guy. Not that we were going to buy a $1900 vacuum anyway, but I felt bad for him that he couldn’t at least prove to us that we live in filth. Finally, he tried the carpet and I held my breath. The kids are the only people who have vacuumed in at least a month and their vacuuming skills . . . suck. Hee-hee. But nope, not even the carpet could provide an impressive amount of dirt. At that point, the nice man looked at us with mock disgust and declared that he wasn’t going to be able to sell us anything.
I had to leave then, to pick up Faith from soccer practice. On the way, I laughed out loud all by myself in the car. Partly because it was funny and partly because I was so delighted and surprised. I guess my mediocre-at-best housekeeping skills are good enough. Either that or the air filter on our furnace rocks. I don’t car which it is. The important thing is that unbiased third party proved my house is not actually dirty. Just highly disorganized I guess.
He tried the rug next, and then the couch. Nothing. By now, I was amused too and starting to feel sorry for the guy. Not that we were going to buy a $1900 vacuum anyway, but I felt bad for him that he couldn’t at least prove to us that we live in filth. Finally, he tried the carpet and I held my breath. The kids are the only people who have vacuumed in at least a month and their vacuuming skills . . . suck. Hee-hee. But nope, not even the carpet could provide an impressive amount of dirt. At that point, the nice man looked at us with mock disgust and declared that he wasn’t going to be able to sell us anything.
I had to leave then, to pick up Faith from soccer practice. On the way, I laughed out loud all by myself in the car. Partly because it was funny and partly because I was so delighted and surprised. I guess my mediocre-at-best housekeeping skills are good enough. Either that or the air filter on our furnace rocks. I don’t car which it is. The important thing is that unbiased third party proved my house is not actually dirty. Just highly disorganized I guess.
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