We were at a house for the elderly last week.
They were having some difficulties with the Heating & A/C system.
We were just about finished with the Heating & A/C system when an older guy approached. He asked if we could talk about the Heating & A/C bill before we left. He told him that was fine, and was thinking it was someone from the office. He said he would wait in the lunchroom until we were done. When we had the Heating & A/C system repaired, we walked into the lunchroom. The man was sitting there waiting for us. When he saw us, he stood and told us to have a seat. He went over the Heating & A/C bill & said everything looked good. He then tried to barter with us. He said there were several ways they could pay the bill. He could get the office to make out a check and send it to the office, or he could take a debit card. He could also work the bill off if we would allow him to work with us once in a while. He said he was an Heating & A/C specialist before he retired, and if he was allowed to do some odd jobs for the Heating & A/C business, we would not need to spend our money on him. We could take his salary off the bill. We weren’t sure what we were supposed to say, and were saved when a nurse came out to take him back to his room. She told us he was an old Heating & A/C specialist and all he wanted was to work again. We talked to the owner of the Heating & A/C supplier when we got back. We told him we knew an old Heating & A/C specialist who was so bored he was going to die, and asked if she could talk to Mr. Porter.