This week’s questions need to start with what’s usually his last question which is…
Q: What aggravated you this week?
Eric: The van breaking down 90 minutes away from home on my way to the convention in North Carolina.
Q: What happened?
Eric: At the time, I didn’t know but a loud ding and a light went off that said “check engine.” I got off the highway and looked around to have it checked out. The first place couldn’t fix it so they sent me to another garage. They looked at it and said they were able to fix it but not until the next day because they had to order the part.
Q: So what did you do?
Eric: I couldn’t wait since I was teaching my first class the next day at the NCBA. So I called Hertz and got a ride to get my new rental car, which happens to be red and very little. A Chevy Spark to be exact. Did I say that it was tiny?.
Q: Yes, you did. How did you fit in all your stuff?
Eric: I barely did. I had the passenger seat, back seat and the barely-there hatchback trunk completely filled. I couldn’t fit my wheel cart to lug all this stuff into the hotel, so left that behind. It was very uncomfortable.
Q: Okay, so you made it. Let’s end on a positive note… Anything funny happen in class?
Eric: Yes. You know all the shop cloths you cut for my classes? Well, someone asked out loud, in front of everyone, “Did these used to be your pajamas?” I quickly replied, “I prefer to call them lounge pants.” Everyone burst out laughing. And then we talked about how we were hosted at someone’s house many years ago and she told everyone the rags they were using to oil their baskets were cut from her old underwear.
(Actually, those plaid “shop cloths” I cut for you were from my old pajamas. Hey, they were washed beforehand! And they were too ‘used’ to donate. Glad they not only came in handy, but they provided some much-needed entertainment.)
I wonder if mr basketmaker will be profiled in his little red car like he was in the mommy van?
That is too funny! But I’m guessing “no”.