Word: number
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...homeowners left a Fundamental Rule that their number in Cape Cod was not to be given to anyone: "not even the family," said the owner. Who am I to ask personal family questions...
...then, who am I to tell this woman that her son is hiding out for a month, and I can't give her the number. "I'm his mother," she demanded. I was saved from breaking Rule Number One only by her early realization that whatever she had to tell him could wait until August...
...electronic skills have been tested regularly while performing Rule Number Two: never leave the house without turning on the alarm system. Why a home with one key would have three keys for an alarm system defies logic, but I was willing to go along with...
Until, of course, I was left alone with the monstrosity. When the police arrived three consecutive mornings, I knew Rule Number Two had to be bent, a bit. I now live with the keys in the alarm system so they are in place when the accidental emergency occurs again. It defeats the purpose of having an alarm system, but it at least keeps the police away...
...addition to Rules Number One and Two, my homeowners deposited the responsibility of their much adored and over-protected garden on my non-botanical hands. My goldfish died while still in the plastic bag, and they expect me to know when their plants are hungry...