Perhaps, just maybe, I lived in the city too long. Perhaps, just maybe, we’ve moved to the nicest place ever. Whatever the answer is, I am still shocked at how things are done here.
We had an electrical issue that My Loving Spouse could not fix (a rare occurrence). The Electrician came out within a few hours, not days city friends, but hours. Not only was the problem fixed, but as I reached for my check book, he said some very strange words, “Oh, they will bill you. It shouldn’t be too much”. That is exactly what the man from the nursery said when he came to winterize our sprinkler system. “We will just bill you”. WHAT??? They didn’t want cash, credit card, pay-pal and my first-born son. What kind of place is this? We were shocked and stunned!
While playing with the youth group at church, The Teen had a Dodge Ball incident and the Ball won. One of those pesky jammed hand injuries, that hurt like heck. We gave her our best nursing skill advice, “Ice, Advil, want some ice cream?” After a few texts from The Teen at school the next day, I called the doctor’s office. “We can get her in, in 15 minutes, can she make that?” Yes, she could, but the clincher was she didn’t have her co-pay with her. “That’s okay, send her in.” WHAT??? Again, it happened again….
I received word to call The Pastor. Hmmm, what could it be? It never occurred to me that he was checking on The Teen. What?? Yes, he’d heard she got hurt, “That’s kind of crummy. Is she okay?” What? For a Dodge Ball injury?
We are still shocked, stunned and we like it! What a blessing.
Oh, and as for The Teen, the doctor’s advice, ice, Advil and a cool bandage (which is almost as good as ice cream).
Please adopt me, Ellen and Loving Spouse! I want to live where you do!! And as always, El, thanks for sharing your life and adventures with us. Your writing is wonderful!!
What a dreamy place! Kindness… that’s just crazy!!!!!
Love it!!! Nice photo also!!!
Hi Ellen, thats just what it is like here, only it sometimes happens that long awaited bills all come together and give you quite a surprise as to how much you have spent over the months! In fact my poor cousin didn’t get a bill from her financial adviser for 2 years, then was more than shocked at the total! (Watch out for that one!)