Standing outside the Cassis Home I waited for the kitchen cabinet maker to arrive he was running late, I rubbed my hands together wishing I had worn gloves. While I waited I saw a truck not too far away with a man sitting inside looking as if was waiting for someone, could he be the kitchen cabinet maker I wondered? Just then I received a phone call from the kitchen cabinet maker he said, "Where are you I am in Cassis and cannot find your home number?" As I was describing the street I noticed the man in the truck was on the phone too, I waved, he waved back, so I said, "I am here I see you, I will come over."
We exchanged politeness and I lead the way to the Cassis Home, he said, "Oh I thought it was number 9." I shook my head and said no it is here. As we started to go up the four flights of stairs he said gruffly, "I thought it wasn't this far up?" I laughed, "Oh wait there are two more flights inside." He gave me an odd look and I thought what a funny guy he is complaining didn't he read his text about the worksite?"
When we entered the Cassis Home he was caught off guard as if he had been hit over the head with a frying pan he exclaimed in a crazed loud voice, "What the f-cking Sh-t is going on! This looks like bomb went off, who did this! What happened to the electrical box! What the F-cking Sh-t am I to do with this whore house!" Trying not to be surprised because often workers swear and carrying on as if I am asking the world of them to bend over and kiss my feet or something, I said, "Oh this is nothing to concern you, the kitchen is upstairs, never mind the wires, we are in the demolishing stage in this part of the house. Come on." Shaking his head and swear under his breath we went upstairs. I laughed to myself thinking if I was on a TV show and this dude was swearing… yeah this would never fly in the USA.
When we arrived at where the kitchen is to be and he let out a mighty puff by blowing out his lips like the French do when they are exasperated. He went on, "What am I to do here, I didn't sign up for this mess?!" I laughed and said, "Don't worry, we will be ready when the cabinets are ready we just need you to check the measurements to be sure all is good." I thought he was going to come unglued right there and then, looking at me like I was crazy, I thought to myself, "Maybe what I think I said isn't what I said and he thinks I said something nutty like let's have sex right here and now?" I mean I have heard of such a thing happening. But before I could say another word he said, "I am here to connect some wires, that's it, nothing more and not this F-cking Sh-t!!!"
"Wait aren't you the kitchen cabinet maker?"
"No, I am an electrician, I am here to hook some wires."
"Not the kitchen?"
"No!"
"Oh oooo, no wonder you are so surprised by the F-cking Sh-t!"
And we laughed and laughed and laughed and then realized that his client and the cabinet maker were probably outside waiting for us.
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