Yesterday we were doing some work for the inlaws by fixing their old fence. We own post hole diggers but we had left them at my mom's house after our van was totaled in that town. So we thought why not go to the WIFS, since they have a rental equipment.
We ask the owner if he has post hole diggers. Yep, they had several ones, electric ones and the "regular" manual kind. Then he asks, "How many holes are you going to dig?" Sheesh!! Does he have to know EVERYTHING?! L answers, "One." The owner said, "Well, that will be hardly worth it." We roll our eyes. The sign in the store calls this rental "Just Ask." And I'm thinking DON'T ASK! But they do anyway. What's it for/how many holes store.
Maybe when we were in our mid thirties we could have done without those post hole diggers, just to dig one hole. But being in our mid fifties, I don't think so. That's pretty hard work now.
What's the purpose of this rental place to ask what we are using it for and how many holes? How deep and how wide will the hole be? What are you burying in the hole: the Riverfest medalian; or a time capsule; or important house papers? Surely, you don't need these post hole diggers! We don't want to take $5.00 a day from you to rent these fine pair of diggers. Get you a shovel and dig your one hole.
Oh to live in a town that would have actual competitive hardware/rental stores! No we just have this one, WIFS.
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We tended to avoid the elder one and always dealt with the junior one. He didn't ask near as many questions. We didn't mind answering the question, just were frustrated when he thought we were stupid to want to do that. "You want to put a what in your yard, where??"
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