How’s That Working For You
© 2008
Before winter began to set in
You were advised again, and again
On how to keep your trailer safe and warm
You shrugged off everyone’s words with scorn
You wouldn’t move out from under the pine trees
To a winterized site to be safe from winters freeze
Refused to insulate the trailer bottom all around
Or insulate the water pipes, or sewer hose in the ground
You used electric heaters instead of propane to heat
Killed a couple deer, filling your freezers up with meat
We shook our heads with worry and concern for a while
Your arrogant attitude gave way to jokes, laughter and smiles
Well, the snows did come, as did the freezing rains
The winds some nights blew through like a rumbling train
Other nights they sounded like a howling wolf
Ice filled branches, ice covered ground, ice hung from the roofs
Water pipes froze and cracked through out the trailer floor
Holding tank froze without a heat blanket, it can’t be used any more
Electricity went out, there went your heat, but it won’t hurt the meat
What happened next just can’t be beat
The heavy ice on the pine tree branches all around and up high
Fell like big boulders falling down from the sky
Broke out a bedroom window with one side swept blow
Another one fell through the roof making a big gaping hole
For an ex Marine you didn’t know squat and your attitude was crap
It amuses me to know a cub scout would have known better then that
I really am wondering now about your giant attitude
How is that arrogant attitude working out for you
Foot Note: Yes, Dennis and girlfriend are ok for the mean time. There’s
many more stories from here, that make you scratch your head and down
right laugh out loud, and pause with wonder and amusement….
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