So it goes a little something like this:
I take my grandad out to the bank. I know by the look in his eye before he even opens the car door that he wants to talk about his bowel movements. I sit still, paralyzed with dread. It was only yesterday that I had taken him to his Colonoscopy appointment. All he could talk about to the poor nurses was his sore knee he banged sometime last week, how he made a mess of his bed when giving himself an enema and how his testicles had been grabbed and pulled on when he was 14. Of course, these were all stories I’ve heard before. Many, many times before.
He plopped down happily beside me and hollered, “Hello, KC! How’s the car running?!” Damned be to my nickname.. and him for losing his hearing aid.
“The same as always, grandad.”
I drove on as soon as he put his seatbelt on. My hands clenched tightly to the steering wheel.
“Did you hear about Daniels? He’s doing something to raise the taxes!” he said in a gruff manner. He was always on about politics and people within the government though he knows absolutely nothing about them. He believes there is a conspiracy but he doesn’t know how or why.
“Oh yeah? What did he do?”
“I don’t know.. but he’s doing something. Did you vote for him?”
“No… I don’t get caught up in politics.”
We drove in silence, or what was close to it. He often likes to clear his throat quite loudly and then he gurgle the phlem within his throat for a while before swallowing it when he hasn’t anything to say.
“Oh yeah.. I haven’t gone today.” he said, almost puzzled.
I looked at him surprised.
“Gone where?”
“To the toliet. I usually go several times a day.”
I really don’t think I need to say more as you can get the picture.
So… is your grandfather anything remotely close to mine?
NOTE: *I do love my grandad to bits but there are just sometimes I think I might go crazy if I was stuck with him in a room for more than 3 hours*