Have you ever had to go inside someones house that you don't know? It can be very awkward. I test drinking water mostly at businesses. But once a month I have to go into an individuals house. First I have to knock on their door . Then when they open the door they stand there and look at me. So I have to explain to them again who I am and why I'm there, again. And why I'm not the same person who came 6 months ago. No one remembers the water has to be sampled every month. Well, after all the explanations, such as who is the company I work for, and why they employ more than one person to do this job and how economical could that be, I finally get to go inside the house. I do understand all the questions. Basically they are keeping you at the door while the spouse or kids do the flight of the bumblebee in the background. How do I know this? Because this is what I would do!
Usually these monthly sample days are uneventful. But last month however was a different story. It was a Monday (of course). I went into work. Gonna take my little samples, sing my little songs. (I make up songs when I'm working). I went to the first house without incident. But then came house number 2. Well, I walk up on the porch (which had quite a few "items" on it). I get to the door and a small child 'pops' up out of a cardboard box. I'm not sure how long the little fella had been in that box. So I knock on the door, and a lady opens the door. I said in my nicest I know your not gonna remember me from last month but can I come in your house anyway voice "Hi, my name is Stephanie, can I come in and take your monthly water sample?" To which she replied with a very loud very exaggerated sigh! At that point what can you say? I was very sure she wasn't going to utter a word so as I turned around to leave she yells at her husband "They wanna take another sample." So he yells "Well let her in then!" I went in and took the sample. As I was leaving I saw the kid was still in the box. He ask his sister to help him out, so she did. She turned the box over. The kid falls flat on his face and and a 'litter' of kittens came running out of the box over top of him.
So to top the day off, I got to the last house (this was actually a new sampling point) I asked the girl if I could take a water sample, she said sure. I should have known that was too easy. I go to the faucet or what was left of it and start cloroxing it. The chrome was gone off of it. There was nothing there but a black plastic tube. Anyway her boyfriend came in and ask her, "Are you jealous of her?" She said "No." He ask "Why not?" She told him " Because she's not in here hitting on you!" To which he replied "Well not yet she ain't.............."
What!!!!!!!!!!!
