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“A clogged garbage disposal I was rather hoping you were the plumber Chad said he’d call one for me”

“How long ago was that?” Sam asked

“Well, thishappened, and he had to leave He did say he’d call soo”

“How often do you see him?”

“Everyon that car out there before he starts work at his shop Heaven knohat he finds so fascinating about that rusty old thing”

Sa the half-filled bucket sitting beneath the open drain trap “What happened?”

“Potato peels My garbage disposal didn’t like it ot stuck last week”

He picked up the pipe wrench from the floor in front of the cupboard “They don’t like carrot peels, either”

She sighed “I’ me I should replace it”

“Any idea where he went off to?” Sa beneath the sink to empty the peels that were stuck in the trap

“I have no idea He’d just loosened the pipe when he got a phone call Talked for a couple of minutes, then left”

“That right?” Sa it back into place “Wonder where he took off to?”

“Wherever it was, he was in a hurry”

He gave one last tith the wrench “If you have a towel, I’ll wipe this down for you”

“Thank you That’s very kind of you,” she said, picking up one froet down there, these days”