My brother-in-law called last weekend and wanted to know what we were going to do over the weekend.
He was putting in a new pool. He was almost twenty years old, and it was going to cost as much for a new liner as for the aboveground pool. While putting up the new pool, he said the pool deck needed to be replaced. He asked if my husband would bring his tools and know-how and help him replace the pool deck. My husband said sure, and they set up the time when he was to show up. I stayed behind because I knew what it was going to be like at the house. The guys would work in the sun, working to replace the pool deck and drinking beer. None of us wanted to be their barmaids or chief cooks, so we put together a bunch of food in the kitchen and headed to the casino. There were four of us, and we were planning on having a good time. Unfortunately, we all had consciences, and we were halfway to the casino when we turned back. We were sure our husbands would work to replace the pool deck, and they would forget to eat. When we got back to the house, we found out how wrong we were. Instead of being where the pool deck needed to be replaced, they were playing horseshoes, and relaxing with food and beer. The pool deck had barely been started, and they were all getting drowsy from the food, beer, and sun. We knew we shouldn’t have let them alone.