My Dad’s Shoes
My father and stepmother were on a road trip from Lloydminster to Lethbridge, AB. He needed to use the washroom and found a site with an outhouse. He say down and when he finished, he stood up and his wallet fell out of his pocket into the hole! He just stared at it, wondering what to do. All his money and cards were in it. He uttered a few colourful words, and exited the outhouse like a lost delirious man walking around purgatory. When his mind cleared, he thought he could find a branch or stick to fish it out. Then, he saw in front of him, like a lightning bolt, a ladder, broken, but it could still be used. He put the ladder down the hole in the outhouse and went down. But then, the lid fell down on his head, along with a lot of nastiness. He reached for his wallet and grabbed it, but then all hell broke loose. The ladder began sinking into the worst smelling stuff anyone could imagine! It was becoming a nightmare and he was sick to his stomach. He had to get out, now. Once he got out, his wife got a garbage bag, and he took off his soiled clothing and put it in the bag, cleaning up his legs as best he could with his shirt. They were about 25 minutes from Lethbridge, and here he was in nothing but his underwear. Once they arrived, he asked his wife, "Where is my wallet?"and she replied, "I left it on the bumper! Didn't you put it in the bag with the clothes?" All that ordeal just to lose the wallet on the highway! But when they got out of the car, there was the wallet, still sitting on the bumper, like an angel was holding it. They arrived at the motel, and he put plastic bags on his feet, and marched into the lobby in his underwear with plastic bags for shoes! People laughed, the desk clerk sprayed air freshener, and everyone held their noses. Finally, they made it to their room, where he got a hot bath and cleaned his clothes and the contents of his wallet. Angela Christenson Submitted By: NULL
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