Happy Hoarder Day # 37 Rewind March 23, 2015
A journey into cleaning up a big pile of..... hoard
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A journey into cleaning up a big pile of..... hoard
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Rewind
by Janet S. Tiger
(c) 2015 all rights reserved
I lied. Well, maybe stretched the truth. I said
I was getting rid of those bras from Bra-vo Day # 35 , but I
held on for a few more days, since the Amvets pick-up won't be until Thursday,
I thought, maybe I can work in my driveway wearing this old rusty thing one
more time - to make sure I have gotten my full money's worth out of it.
Then I looked at the rusty spots again. And noticed a
major rip, actual holes starting to appear in the rusted fabric.
Perhaps......Amvets will just throw this in the garbage -
and that's what I should be doing. The thought was almost
frightening. Then I came to my senses. (Well, maybe that's not a
good word) I started thinking (again, maybe not the best
explanation).....okay, I was trying to hang on to the bra, figuring, listen to
this one, folks, it's a doozy, maybe I could write to the manufacturer and LET
THEM KNOW ABOUT THE RUST.
Another brainstorm - and I do mean that I am all wet!
First of all, I have been happy to find out that this company STILL MANUFACTURES
THIS STYLE AND NUMBER. And what if, just what if, I let them know about
the rust and they decide - not to use better wire, but to NEVER MANUFACTURE
THIS STYLE AGAIN!
I have to take a deep breath
to accept the breadth of my jump here - look at the power I have given
myself. That I actually think that contacting a company with a
problem could result in a real change. (This is based on a belief I have
that one vote makes a difference - and I will never change that belief)
But I also identify another issue - I AM throwing something
away - with both hands. MY TIME! Every second I think about this
old trusty, rusty, $3.94, had it for over six years - bra, I throw away my
precious minutes.
So, I take the bra and - believe it or not - throw it into
the garbage pail with other real garbage. (To be fair, I did need help from my daughter who said she had never met anyone so sentimental about garbage)
Because it is rusted and
ripped, I do not care about it enough to worry if it will have friends to talk
with in the dump (See yesterday's insanity to understand this craziness!)
So, I have taken another step forward. I think.
I have faced a lie, and tried to fix it. Only time will tell if the
fabric of truth will hold better …..than the bra.......
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315
JanetSTigerMonologueMania.blogspot.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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