Show 51 AhLE STUD By LARRY STABLE STAHLE A salesman had been tryIng trying trying try try- ing to sell a particularly tough prospect and was getting no no- no where Each time he left the prospects prospect's office he commented commented commented com com- I wish I had ten like you At the end of the fruitless encounter the unyielding prospects prospect's curiosity got the better of him and he In Inquired Inquired inquired In- In Why do you always say I 1 wish I had ten like you you I I have a hundred like you replied the salesman honestly and I wish I had Just ten Yesterday I had the problem problem problem lem of wondering if I should wash my car On Wednesday my plight has changed Im I'm reflecting now my current current current cur cur- rent problem of whether to switch my tires and put on the snow tires For some reason It seems that these two decisions decisions decisions deci deci- come each year at the same time I didn't realize reaUze that my small effort In behalf of washing washing washing-my my car car would cause such a fury I took a small mall rag containing containIng containing contain contain- ing just a smidgen of car wax and gave it about three furious swirling turns on the trunk of the car It didn't seem long until I could hear the leaves begin to rustle as they scampered along the ground I didn't give the matter any further consideration until I left home to come back to work The rustle of the leaves had turned into a genuine rain storm Wednesday morning and I do mean morning 4 am a.m. as I started to work the clouds appeared to be of the most vicious type possible In the darkness you could see the pale gray clouds arriving on the scene Directly above me was the biggest black cloud I have ever seen on a black night The sky reminded me of a man with cold black hair hairon on top of his head with the sides all gray A couple of hours later I noticed the snow flakes comIng coming coming com com- ing down by the bushel basket loads Then and there I could see how a little wax cleaner-wax on a rag could be a dangerous weapon It will force me to change my tires Perhaps I had better head for California I understand via a news cast that in southern southern southern south south- ern California they are In the business of rain rainmaking making Look at atall atall atall all the money I could save them The wife was powdering her face before going out Why do you go to all that trouble asked her husband Modesty was the reply Ive no desire to shine In public |