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There Are Good Things
Jan. 29th, 2020 10:19 amY'know how people have a "family doctor" that the whole family goes to? Well, we do have one of those, but we also have a "family plumber". My shower is dripping. I called him up, said who I was, he said "Sure, might even get it done before lunch, as I'm in the area."
It wasn't until I hung up that it struck me how remarkable that was. I hadn't seen him for a couple of years. But he knew who I was. He knew where I lived. I didn't have to give him my address, he already knew, off the top of his head.
In this age of Big Bureaucracy, consider how rare something like that is. It is lovely.
And while I'm posting, I'd better give y'all a bit of a State of the Kathryn, especially as some of you have expressed concern about the bushfires.( Read more... )
It wasn't until I hung up that it struck me how remarkable that was. I hadn't seen him for a couple of years. But he knew who I was. He knew where I lived. I didn't have to give him my address, he already knew, off the top of his head.
In this age of Big Bureaucracy, consider how rare something like that is. It is lovely.
And while I'm posting, I'd better give y'all a bit of a State of the Kathryn, especially as some of you have expressed concern about the bushfires.( Read more... )
