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[jpwagoneer1964]

Cracker Connoisseur

 
"Whut?"

"Naw, nothin ….just….. these are Cheese Nips.  I like Cheez-Its.

I;m with Jack, I only like Cheez-its

[Rogue]

Jack was sitting at the kitchen counter eating a snack of nabisco crackers when the phone rang.
"Hello"
"Jack, it's Ennis I'm running a little late traffic is horrible, thought I'd call so you didn't worry."
"Alright cowboy, thanks for calling, how long do you think you'll be?" asked Jack.
All Ennis got out was "I'm before he was cut off and all Jack heard was dial tone, then he started to worry he didn't know where Ennis was or anything, but just as he was about to imagine the worst the phone rang.
"Hello"
"Sorry I got cut off, look I'm not sure when I'll be home but don't worry okay."
"Okay, see you when you get here cowboy."

[ifyoucantfixit]

      Really liked that Rogue..I love little slices of life drabbles...pair of deuces, goin nowhere.  But interesting anyhow...

[ifyoucantfixit]

        I have been rather lax in my comments lately..I read, but I dont always comment..  I just want everyone
here to know how much I like and enjoy the stories, the drabbles, and the poems..I think our site, and this
thread are wonderful examples of the talent that lies within the people here at Bettrmost..It is one of the
things I am most in awe of...so much talent.  So bright, and so sharing...  hugs to alll.

[MaineWriter]

A little early morning inspiration, using one of yesterday's prompts.


Lazy L Farm
Quanah, TX
February, 1977

Ennis lifted the receiver off the hook and held it to his ear. “Ain’t got a dial tone,” he said, looking at Jack.

“That’s cause the power is out.”

Ennis gave Jack a puzzled look. “What’s that got ta do with it?” he said. “Phones don’t need electricity.”

“They don’t?”

Ennis looked at Jack even more closely. He couldn’t tell if he was kidding or serious. Then, patiently, as if he was talking to a young child, he said, “Lookit the phone, Jack. No plug. No wires. No electricity.”

“But my momma always said not to use the phone during a thunderstorm.”

“My momma said the same thing, but it didn’t have anything ta do with electricity.”

“Oh.”

“I’ll tell ya something else, Jack.”

“What’s that?”

“Toilets don’t need electricity either—just in case ya gotta take a leak during this power outage.”

Jack gave Ennis a hard poke in the ribs with his elbow. “Thanks for letting me know that, cowboy. I’m much obliged.”

“Thought you’d be,” answered Ennis, with a grin.

(180 words)

[MaineWriter]

And here is the Leslie idiot moment of the day...

I truly did not know that landline phones required electricity. As some guy said on a blog, what did you think they worked on? Will power? Well yes, maybe. Or phone service. That's it! Phone service! Who knew that phone service included electricity. LOL

I found this:

Phone companies supply power from high capacity battery arrays so that it is not affected by blackouts of the electrical network. In order not to drain the batteries, all the phone appliances that are legally sold in the US have to use their own power source for anything else than wired voice communication. Since most modern phones have other features/functions too, they need to be powered from the electrical outlet or from their own battery instead.

The phone in the kitchen has a plug, which I always figured was to charge the handheld portable receiver. But we have one really old fashioned phone which is the one we use to call Central Maine Power when the power goes out. It always worked so I figured it just had....phone service. Now I know that the phone jack not only gives me a dial tone, it also gives the phone electricity.

Who knew? LOL

But I know for a fact that toilets don't require electricity!

Thanks, Janice, for setting me straight!

L

[jpwagoneer1964]

How about for today:

-Afternoon
-Steam iron
-Pizza

[mariez]

Jack was sitting at the kitchen counter eating a snack of nabisco crackers when the phone rang.
"Hello"
"Jack, it's Ennis I'm running a little late traffic is horrible, thought I'd call so you didn't worry."
"Alright cowboy, thanks for calling, how long do you think you'll be?" asked Jack.
All Ennis got out was "I'm before he was cut off and all Jack heard was dial tone, then he started to worry he didn't know where Ennis was or anything, but just as he was about to imagine the worst the phone rang.
"Hello"
"Sorry I got cut off, look I'm not sure when I'll be home but don't worry okay."
"Okay, see you when you get here cowboy."

What a sweet little moment.  I'm a worrier, too - I know just how Jack felt!

And here is the Leslie idiot moment of the day...

I truly did not know that landline phones required electricity. As some guy said on a blog, what did you think they worked on? Will power? Well yes, maybe. Or phone service. That's it! Phone service! Who knew that phone service included electricity. LOL

I found this:

Phone companies supply power from high capacity battery arrays so that it is not affected by blackouts of the electrical network. In order not to drain the batteries, all the phone appliances that are legally sold in the US have to use their own power source for anything else than wired voice communication. Since most modern phones have other features/functions too, they need to be powered from the electrical outlet or from their own battery instead.

The phone in the kitchen has a plug, which I always figured was to charge the handheld portable receiver. But we have one really old fashioned phone which is the one we use to call Central Maine Power when the power goes out. It always worked so I figured it just had....phone service. Now I know that the phone jack not only gives me a dial tone, it also gives the phone electricity.

Who knew? LOL

But I know for a fact that toilets don't require electricity!

Thanks, Janice, for setting me straight!

L

LOL!  Well, I have to join you in the idiot moment, Leslie.  My house sounds a lot like yours - not only is it a Cheese Nip free zone, we also keep one really ancient land line phone specifically because it still works when the power goes out!   So......I've never made the connection between phone service and electricity, either.  Who knew drabbles could be so educational? LOL! 


Thanks for the prompts, Mark!

Marie

[jpwagoneer1964]

Fall 1990

"So there Ennis....are ya excited 'bout the square dance tonite?"

"....Ah don't know.....Ah guess....maybe..."

"Ya been standing there ironing that shirt of yours ya like so much fer the last twenty minutes." Jack looking over Ennis's shoulder as he smoothed the fine cotton fabric of his 'Stetson' stripped shirt Jack had gotten last spring for him on his last birthday.

 "Don't mean nothin', Just wanna look like we c'n take car o' ourselves......just an o'l square dance...." Ennis concentrating on the task at hand.

Jack reaches an arm around Ennis, rests his chin on his shoulder. "Hey Ennis.....Ya like that shirt 'lot don't cha?"

Ennis silent for a moment looks down feeling the soft cotton. "Ah sure do......like it 'lot.....reminds me of that one Ah had back in Riverton.....put it on that day ya came ta see me....hadn't seen ya in so long.....wouldn't let Alma wash it fer the longest time after...."

Jack squeezes both arms around Ennis, speaks just above a whisper in his ear. "I remember....'s why I picked it out fer ya....reminded me too."

Hardly able to speak. "Th....Thanks Jack."

"Ennis....ya ...ya think you think ya could iron a shirt fer me?"

"So that's it huh?...Ya think ya can just come waltzing in here any o' time, gettin' all sentimental on me an get me ta iron yer ol' shirt!....Huh?" Ennis never taking his eyes off his careful movement of the iron.

"Kinda what I figured." Jack gently tightens his grip around Ennis, pressing his face against his stubble.

Ennis turns to Jack eyebrows furrowed, then smiles. "Course Jack."

Jack returns with a solid dark red textured cowboy shirt with  front and back yokes, ivory snaps..... the one Ennis bought for him....and tosses it to him.



to be continued

[MaineWriter]

for a lazy Saturday morning, how about:

• pancake breakfast
• lazy bones
• "I kinda doubt it."

L