It's a real possibility! IF the Forgetful inherit the Earth, it will be because they FORGOT to make the deposits entrusted to them by the Holders of Wealth! Some 20/30/40 years later, when the Holders of Wealth kick off, somebody will find a pile of wealth and deposit slips squirreled away, gathering dust instead of interest, and that pile will most likely be in the possession of a Forgetful.
On Sunday, Farmer H went to eat at a Chinese buffet with The Pony and The Veteran. The Pony had organized the feast, inviting the other two, yet Farmer H paid the bill! That has nothing to do with my current topic, but my mind wanders, and it just illustrates that we have $50 less of wealth to hold now.
Anyhoo... since The Pony was busy strapping on the old feedbag at the time I would have picked up his house payment and money for July expenses on the flip house, I said he could just give his checks to Farmer H. Who dutifully brought them home to me, made out in my name as usual. I signed the backs. Then asked Farmer H when he could deposit the house payment in our credit union, which is just up the street from his Senior Center bingo den. We're putting the Pony House money back into the account we used to make the Pony House renovations.
"I can do that tomorrow."
"Okay. I'll lay it out."
I took the other check on Monday to deposit in our bank, to replace half the money we had already paid on those July flip house expenses. As I was filling out the deposit slip before leaving, I saw The Pony's house payment check still sitting on the kitchen table where I put things for Farmer H to pick up on his way out the door.
Farmer H SAYS he will deposit that check in our credit union on Tuesday. But he's also going down to Casino Town on Tuesday to pay for the rest of the merchandise he bought last week, when he didn't have enough cash for all he wanted to buy. It's okay. He and that businesswoman have an understanding. She told him to just bring the rest the following week.
Anyhoo... Farmer H asked again if I wanted to ride along and go to the casino while he does his business. I don't think so. Farmer H just might FORGET to come back for me before starting home.
He'd remember you quick enough when he finds no one home to prepare his dinner and lay out the proper plates etc.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
ReplyDeleteThen he'd have to drive 90 minutes back to find me! And spend the return trip home trying to convince me that it was MY FAULT he forgot me!
I find it better to remind him when he is walking out the door, not that he won't forget and I will find it in his truck visor. This happened a lot when tenants gave their rent checks to him. If I never saw the check, I did not mark them paid. You would think I would be embarrassed when I approached them about their rent. I wasn't. " I am so sorry that my husband is an idiot, but do you recall me telling you to NEVER give your rent, or in facy anything to him, to only deal with me?" I didn't add that it pretty much made them an idiot, too. He would actually come in the office to chastise me about "bothering" the tenant. If someone happened to be there, they were treated to his public humiliation.
ReplyDeleteKathy,
ReplyDeleteToo bad I can't devote my life to following behind Farmer H, reminding him of important tasks, and eventually to breathe in/breathe out.