Hooray! It's Done

And the final check is in the mail.

Lots of dread, lots of figuring what I would, should, could say. Tell him about the repairs to the sprinklers, what that cost, mention I have not been happy about the riding mower. But I didn't say those things. Here's how it went. No big deal, you say. Easy for you to say, I say.

I called him.
Rudy: Hello.
Me: Rudy?
R: Yes.
Me: This is Carol Schiess.
R: Oh, hi.
Me: Rudy, I owe you $60 for August. I'm going to mail a check to you for that amount, and then I don't need you to come anymore.
R: (Silence. Like a stunned silence.)
Me: (Silence. Nothing more needed to be said. Not even tempted to explain.)
R: (Finally) Oh.

I said thank you and he said thank you and neither one of us meant it, I believe.


Todd did come last night. Fixed and replaced and took care of things. I told him how much it meant to me to have someone like him that I can count on and I can trust. And he just never charges me very much.

Now I have to get someone else to mow the lawn.