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just didn t understand what I was trying to say. Truth is, unless she was using some new computer voice enhancement program, she did sound really young, so it might be that my historical reference went right over her head.
Anyway, she must have figured her best option was to plow through the steps in her calling seriatim, because we jumped right into taking one of these from column A and one of those from column B, and before we got to column C, she paused, yet again, and said, “Mr. Brady, to get you a decent, usable pc, we have about 26 more columns to go through, and we have already exceeded your budget.”
What to do? I asked her if she could hold on just a minute, and she said she would. My wife had just returned from the garden and wanted to know who was on the phone and not to buy anything.
After minimal pleading, she did agree to , give me an advance on my allowance through 2014, and that I could use half of my pickin’ money to pay for the rest of it.
I couldn’t believe my good fortune. I got back on the phone with Carolyn and gave her the good news. And guess what? My new computer and printer and monitor and speakers and, yes, a brand spanking new mother board, are being built personally for me as you read this and she promised to ship it out as soon as my check clears.
Now, where did I put the number for Rappahannock National Bank?
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