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Oh, you two. You had such promise.
You called ahead, asked if we had any more of the tiki bar sets in stock. I checked the computer and told you yes. Smart decision, seeing if it was even worth the trip.
You came to the store with one of those Rent-Me-By-The-Hour trucks from the home improvement store in the area. Smart decision, planning ahead to make sure it would fit in your vehicle.
You ask for loading assistance with the tiki bar set and the grill you had also purchased. Another smart decision, since neither item is exactly lightweight. (Tiki bar is made out of metal.)
Hoss and I were doing carts, and already outside helping a guy load a portable A/C unit into his car, so we go over to help you out. And that's when you suddenly go stupid.
Hoss and I lift the grill onto the back of the truck and strain to push it forward (high angle to the back bed), and you two just stand and gawp at us. You do help out when we ask, and one of you even climbs into the back of the truck to help maneuver the grill out of the way of the tiki bar.
But then you climb back out, and you stand and gawp once again while Hoss and I really strain to lift the tiki bar, a task which is made more difficult when the the back panel of the truck collapses under the weight of the set. (It did not break off completely, just fell and hung down.) Fortunately, I saw this coming and managed to catch my side of it, incidentally spraining a muscle in my arm. Hoss also wrenched his shoulder pretty bad catching the damn thing.
And despite that crisis, you continue to gawp at us until your female companion snaps at you to give us a hand, echoing our own cries for help from you.
You weren't exactly sucky, but you weren't exactly bright either. My recommendation is you start using that thing that's keeping your ears apart, and keeping your skull from caving in under its own weight.
Use your brains! They're not merely an organ for cooling the blood.
You called ahead, asked if we had any more of the tiki bar sets in stock. I checked the computer and told you yes. Smart decision, seeing if it was even worth the trip.
You came to the store with one of those Rent-Me-By-The-Hour trucks from the home improvement store in the area. Smart decision, planning ahead to make sure it would fit in your vehicle.
You ask for loading assistance with the tiki bar set and the grill you had also purchased. Another smart decision, since neither item is exactly lightweight. (Tiki bar is made out of metal.)
Hoss and I were doing carts, and already outside helping a guy load a portable A/C unit into his car, so we go over to help you out. And that's when you suddenly go stupid.
Hoss and I lift the grill onto the back of the truck and strain to push it forward (high angle to the back bed), and you two just stand and gawp at us. You do help out when we ask, and one of you even climbs into the back of the truck to help maneuver the grill out of the way of the tiki bar.
But then you climb back out, and you stand and gawp once again while Hoss and I really strain to lift the tiki bar, a task which is made more difficult when the the back panel of the truck collapses under the weight of the set. (It did not break off completely, just fell and hung down.) Fortunately, I saw this coming and managed to catch my side of it, incidentally spraining a muscle in my arm. Hoss also wrenched his shoulder pretty bad catching the damn thing.
And despite that crisis, you continue to gawp at us until your female companion snaps at you to give us a hand, echoing our own cries for help from you.
You weren't exactly sucky, but you weren't exactly bright either. My recommendation is you start using that thing that's keeping your ears apart, and keeping your skull from caving in under its own weight.
Use your brains! They're not merely an organ for cooling the blood.
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