| There years ago I had the local jeweler add six | | | | There, we studied the zillion jewelry stores. |
| diamonds to the band of my wife's wedding ring, five | | | | I knew that Miller's Jewelry had a good technician, so |
| for our children and one for our dog. | | | | we went there. |
| The reason we had one for the dog was that we had | | | | We were told we could have the ring in one hour. |
| to have an even number of diamonds. | | | | After shopping we sat in front of the Jewelry store |
| The dog died from rat poisoning. | | | | and waited for the clerk to beckon when the ring was |
| Rodent Poison | | | | repaired. |
| Do you know those cute little yellow boxes that you | | | | I ate one of those pretzels with all the sugar and |
| poke a hole in, the mice eat the grain and poison and | | | | cinnamon in the world on it. I think the pile of fallen |
| you are free of mice? | | | | sugar and cinnamon left at my feet was about a foot |
| Watch out! | | | | high. |
| The label warned about pets. They were right. It kills | | | | We were told the repair would take one hour. |
| them. The pets die a miserably slow death. | | | | After only forty-five minutes out came the technician |
| We put those cute little mouse-killing boxes where the | | | | with the ring. |
| dog could never get to them. That's what we thought. | | | | He said, "They really look good when they are cleaned |
| Either the dog somehow got his paw far enough | | | | up, don't they." |
| under the bottom shelf of my work bench to pull a | | | | Wow! He was right. The ring was dazzling. He had |
| box out, or the mice moved it for him. | | | | popped it into his ultrasonic cleaner. |
| Either way, my son, who is a veterinarian and two | | | | The repair was perfect. |
| other veterinarians, could not save him. | | | | My wife was thrilled. |
| Don't buy that stuff! | | | | The technician was as proud as a new papa. |
| My son treats animals all the time that get in to rat | | | | By doing a great job, he made us all happy. |
| poisoning. Sadly, one of his clients lost two | | | | To tell you the truth, I had my apprehensions. I knew if |
| thoroughbred horses when they reached the bait while | | | | he did not do things right that my wife would be very |
| riding in the horse trailer. | | | | unhappy. |
| The Ring | | | | Here is Jones Rule 1017: If your wife is unhappy, you |
| Be that as it may, my wife's ring popped open like a | | | | are very unhappy indeed! |
| horseshoe. Stress on the band probably left by | | | | I figured what I would say to the technician if the job |
| improper annealing allowed it to pop open. The jeweler | | | | was not done right: "Now I'll have to shoot you!" |
| who placed the diamonds was required by the store | | | | I figured the odds of my wife being happy after the |
| owner to do the job over again because he made a | | | | repair were a zillion to one. |
| mess of things the first time. Let's blame him! | | | | Then out comes that technical genius with the ring |
| We went to the mall in Twin Falls to do our Christmas | | | | shining and in perfect condition. |
| shopping. That was the day before Thanksgiving, the | | | | I wish my wife would stop kissing strange men! |
| best day to shop for Christmas without being trampled | | | | Copyright©John T. Jones, Ph.D. |
| to death. (See my article on the subject). | | | | |