Strange Man
Posted on October 20, 2006 - Filed Under Housing |
Did you ever have one of those days where your alarm sounds and you just don’t want to get up?
I had one of those recently. My life as of late has been burning from both ends of the candle. Finally, it caught up with me. Rest was required.
It was almost 9:30 before my brain convinced my mortal coil to get out of bed. Feeling completely rested, I danced into the the hair infested bathroom Ferris Bueller style. It was time to take the day by the horns!
Hair brush in hand, I slid across the floor of the living room. With my new found microphone, my mouth stopped short of singing out "Just take those old records off the shelf-"
"Excuse me?"
I stopped cold. There was a man’s voice behind me. Let me share this with you: it’s hard to be threatening or intimidating when you’re in nothing more than a t-shirt and underoos. I decided to play it cool.
I turned around, humiliated. "Can I help you?"
Strange Man: "Yes, the Real Estate Agent told me I could come by and see the houses."
Clifford: "Um . . . yeah . . . the doors were locked right?"
Strange Man: "Yeah but I have the remote to get in."
Clifford: "Oh . . . well please feel free to look around I guess."
SM: "I’m sorry but the Real Estate Agent told me you wouldn’t be here. He said you normally work during the day."
Clifford: "Normally I do. But today was my day off. You’ll have to excuse me but I have to get dressed now. This is a bit awkward."
Come to find out, Strange Man actually has a client who is looking for two houses on a lot. One house for her, one house for her daughter and her boyfriend. They are coming back this weekend during the Open House.
Open House? What Open House? This weekend?
It appears that the Real Estate Agent and I have to work on our communication skills.
There are two positives to all this. First, Strange Man really liked the houses. Second, I’m glad it wasn’t Cookie Monster who was standing in the living room.
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Holy crap! Remind me to hang a Do Not Disturb sign on my front door when I list our house for sale in May!