Nancy,

NB>You lucked out, though... didn't get picked up, and got home safely... 

  Thankfully. I had a nightmare when I got back home. The outside storm
door, which was UNLOCKED when I left, was LOCKED when I got home...and
there was NO KEY AVAILABLE. I had to yank hard on the door several times
to get it open, and nearly broke my wrist. When I can get some money,
I'm going to replace the key and lock in the door, instead of the entire
door.

NB>Yep...    And made it clear that he was just joking with you before.. 

  Yes...but if I don't know the person well, I tend to take stuff very
seriously.

NB>Were you paid by the hour...?  Sounds, too, like your system is a little
NB>different from ours.... 

  Yep...in all cases where I worked. The one exception was when I
delivered an afternoon newspaper route in south Florida (that paper is
now long gone). I was paid by how many subscribers I had, and was paid
every 2 weeks. Now around Christmas time, I'd buy and send out signed
Christmas Cards to each customer. When I went to collect payment from
those who didn't "pay by mail", in some cases, they only owed $1.20 (10
cents a day for 6 days a week for 2 weeks -- there was no paper on
Sunday), they'd give me a $10 or $20 bill, and tell me to keep the
change!!

Daryl

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