people do strange things

people do strange things, perhaps other people viewing me as I am the one doing strange things too. I don't know, just a thought.

Yesterday I was expecting this person named 'Bill' to come and see the outdoor furniture which I listed on ebay classified, this set of teak furniture has been sitting in my garage for over 2 years. Getting rid of the set would give me a lot more space to maneuver in the garage for storing boxes in the mean time while showing the house on the market. He told me he is driving from Ocala, sent me an email at 12pm stated that he is on his way. I thought may be 3 hours to 4 hours drive would get him here, ends up he arrived at 6pm.

He is a tall guy, coming by himself with a big pick-up truck and a trailer, I would say he is over 6 foot tall, medium built but limping a little bit. I tried to avoid staring at his wound on his forehead, there are 2 round wound located at the middle of his forehead and there is still dried blood around it, obviously are new wound, and when you see a precision cut round hole in the middle of the forehead then you'd know it is a surgical cut, not by banging your head on the corner of a cabinet, he went through a brain surgery I said to myself. Victor did not know and joked with him: "What's wrong with you, fell off from a ladder?"

We opened one of the boxes, show him the set and the sturdiest arm of the chair; I immediately know it's sold even he tried to bargain me for $100 less, I told him you know it is a very honest price I listed and I won't take a dollar less, he knows I am the negotiator and keep telling victor I ran the show. The truth is if someone has to drive 4 hours to get to you with a trailer, he is not going home empty handed, as simple as that.

He dressed like a basketball player, with jersey and shorts, you'd think he is a redneck with a pick-up truck when you see him; but when he speaks, you know he is educated with good manner. He told us about his retirement home close to ocala, his wife is still working but now they have this beautiful lanai, he has to decorate it while his wife is still working in Oklahoma, that's how he came across my classified ads on ebay. We told him we bought the set 2 years ago after the tornado hit the house, but we were able to salvage the old set, this new set sits in the garage untouched.

We took him to our backyard, he loves it and he said it gave him new ideas of his own backyard; ends up he wanted the teak cushion storage box, I sold it to him for $550, then he asked me would I let him go if he is $30 short, I said ok no problem; funny thing was he reached to his pocket for the $520 and after he paid me; he dropped a $100 dollar bill on the floor then Victor and I were laughing at him.

Anyway, we all help in moving the boxes into his trailer, during the middle of the moving, I noticed he is grasping for breath and his face turned very red, I said let's stop and rest a bit, I gave him some water and we rested for about 5 minutes. I should have ask him to come inside the house where it is cooler, have him sit down to rest on a comfortable chair instead of sending him home for a long journey again.

I worried, so I told Victor to give him a call at 9:30pm, making sure he is alright. He sounds fine victor said, he said he is 1 hour away from home and feeling fine, then he told Victor he is a retired heart surgeon, it must be scary for us to see his face turned white while moving all these furniture!

we couldn't help ourselves but thinking: "Why would a heart doctor do all these things for outdoor furniture???"