Tuesday, November 30, 2010
This is one story I never forgot….Shortly after moving into our 3rd Floor apartment at 409 East St, I told Fred one evening that the toilet was leaking, had to jiggle the handle to stop the water from running type of thing.
After he checked it out, he said "I've got to go to Sears for parts, wanna take a ride" I said sure, why not, and off we went.
Now, this was before the West Farm Mall was there, and Sears was the place to be. That store was huge for 1963, and it was always very busy. So, we go down to the basement where they had the bathroom repair parts and also had bathtub, sinks and toilets displays set up for remolding ideas etc. So, we are walking around, joking at the displays, killing time waiting for a salesperson to wait on us.
Then Fred said, "Boy, my legs and feet are kind of tired, I'm gunna sit down for a bit" [He must have had a tough day doing a floor job or something]. So in the middle of the crowded showroom, he goes to the nearest toilet, lifts the seat cover and has a seat, as if he was using it, with his elbow on his thigh and resting his chin in the palm of his hand, and say "Oooo, Oooo" in a funny tone of voice while smiling, and moving his head left and right. [I don't know, maybe an Italian thing or something].
Now I don't know if he was trying to get attention or something, well he did, as a small crowd was gathering and everyone was pointing laughing.
Well, seeing all of this I lost it, I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes,... like I have now….
This guy had such a great sense of humor, a lot of fun….May God bless you Fred and may you rest in piece, Amen……Dan Greer
