16,214. POLARITIES

POLARITIES

The mind of a mensch slathered on 

white bread : not worth much as a 

treat, but fun enough to have

around when things go wrong. 

Try to make up your mind.

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The two men were settling accounts;

one was paying for the car, a 2017

Nissan, Altima, I think -  can't always 

tell any more, but it was pretty spiff.

He just wanted to finish the deal and

ride off.

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The other guy, of course, the opposite, 

was a nervous wreck. He wanted his

money; he wanted the proper paperwork

and signatures, filed and secured. The

most nervous type in the world.

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I've ben in those situations before, and

it's always gone wrong: one time, well,

more than one time, I let the new owner

take off using my plate, just to get home.

One time the car, in New Jersey, got as

far as Sewaren, from Metuchen, and was

found by the cops in a nearby Sewaren

Swamp. They wanted to know what was

up.

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I had no answer, and was completely

dumbfounded. I didn't care, since I had

the cash, the guy was guy long gone, and there 

were no charges on me, except a scolding.

What pissed me off was that it was my MG.

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A few years back, up here, now, same thing

happened with some dweeby guy. He bought

my Jeep, and called from Marshall's Creek,

some 85 miles off, saying it was making a

horrible noise. He just wanted me to know. 

I said 'What did you do that caused it?' 

He said he'd turned on the AC. (See how 

I'd put it on him?).... I said, 'turn the AC 

off, drive  it home, and have your mechanic 

check it out.'  He agreed to that, and I 

never heard from him again.