OUT OF AREA. Probably a creditor. On Sunday. I started walking back toward the bedroom when I heard Wendy on the answer machine. "Pete... Oh PEEE EEETE." I grabbed the phone. "Whadaya want?" "Nothing. Whatcha doin?" I'm just getting ready to empty my mattress." "On the waterbed?" "No. The one I stuffed all my millions of dollars in. Of course, the waterbed." "Why?" "Well, I washed the sheets yesterday... " "About time." "Smart Ass. Anyway, I went to put them back on and lifted the mattress up to tuck one edge in. There's water in the liner. I've got to empty it and see if I can patch it." "Ooh. Sounds like fun. Can I watch?" "I don't really want to wait for you to get here. I'll tell you what. I'll start draining it and you can watch after you get here." "But I want to see you suck the hose to get the flow started." "Too bad you're not here. You could give me some pointers. You're the expert at sucking hoses." "Ha Ha. Why don't you just wait for me." "Wendy, I can't. It's going to take some time to drain it and fill it back up.
