Dump Phone and Perfect Timing…………..Let Someone Know Your Phone’s Location

 Oh what a day. Oh what a day, my baby brother ran away and now my tuba will not play. Oh what a day, oh what a day. Shel Silverstein

So this happened. Ron put out our garbage can last night and I grabbed a few boxes on my way to coffee at Jenn’s across the street. I tossed them in the can believing that I forgot my phone in the house. A bit later, I came home and showered and had Alexa call my phone. When I couldn’t find it I just knew I had tossed it in the now emptied trash can that I brought back up from the curb. Next, I texted Natalie and Elissa on my iPad to check my location. It showed my phone was a few blocks away this confirmed that it was in the garbage truck getting buried in even more trash. Nat called the county and they told us to meet the truck at the dump in twenty minutes. We got there just after the truck had dumped it’s load along with my phone. Jenn was in the car in her nightgown calling my phone over and over. It ended up as thirty-five missed calls from her. She checked with Natalie and my phone was indeed at the dump in this huge pile. 

There were five men one on a front loader, one with a rake, and the rest sort of standing around. When I offered a large reward to whoever found it and one to all who helped, they all jumped into action. They must have thought I was crazy when I heard my phone ringing in my hearing aid and all they heard was silence. I started yelling that I heard it and they just looked at me. What I realized was that I must have been close enough for my phone to connect to my ears. So there was hope. 

A tall, beanpole of a young man named Brawn grabbed my filthy but intact phone off the ground. Whew!! Jenn and I went to the bank and returned with their reward. Now it is time for a shower. Oh wait, while I was dump diving Ron was home getting ready to tile our shower and had removed the showers heads. Guess I will be showering at Jenn’s across the street. Good to have an adventure buddy right across the road. 

In Him,

Joyful

3-30-23