I was watching TV the other afternoon and I hear a car pull up in the driveway. Actually Molly heard it pull up and she starts barking and carrying on so I knew someone must have arrived. I looked out the window and did not recognize the car so I had to shut Molly up in my bedroom until I figured who was ruining my peace and quiet.
A minute or so later, someone knocks on the door and this salesman immediately goes into his pitch. Molly is still barking her hairy butt off from behind closed doors. The salesman has a notebook with him that he spreads open so he was prepared to give me a picture presentation as well. He was a representative of a home security company.
His opening line is "Crime is out of control...." My response is "Excuse me, sir, could you listen to that?" He has a questioning look on his face and I say "That is my home security system going off now," in reference to Molly continuing to bark. Thus ended his sales presentation.
I lived in Charlotte for 2 1/2 years where crime is seriously out of control and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Police Department's advice to homeowners was to get a dog. Molly is getting older, she's over weight and out of shape, but she can still bark when something isn't right in the world. She's home security in a 60 pound bundle.
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