One night, I was scheduled to do a little housesitting for a friend of mine in Beverly Hills. The task seemed simple enough. All I had to do was water the plants, feed the dog and make sure that the place does not burn to the ground. Easy as pie, right?
Things got a bit more complicated when I got to the house. As it turns out, the plant I am supposed to water is a Venus Flytrap. If you know anything about this particular plant, it is not as simple to water as your everyday houseplant. A Venus Flytrap must be watered from a tray and you have to spray them every day. You must only use distilled bottled water or collected rainwater. This type of plant must also maintain a certain temperature; therefore, the house must stay warm.
The dog that I am supposed to feed is a teeny little thing that is wearing a sweater nicer than my own. The instruction sheet left for her care said that she gets cold very easy and must have her sweater on all day. However, she does not like to sleep with it on, so at night, the sweater comes of and Tiny slumbers in the nude. She is prone to colds and could catch pneumonia if she gets too cold; therefore, the furnace must stay at a certain level to keep her safe and warm.
The problems came when the furnace would not kick on at all. It was two in the morning on New Year’s Eve and I was in serious need of emergency furnace repair. Beverly Hills just happens to fall in the service region of West Coast Chief Repair. I was happy, Venus and Tiny were happy and the place did not burn to the ground. All in all, a grand adventure.
Great blog dude! I just added this post to my Twitter account. Keep it up!