The spousette is much given to misplacing things: keys, glasses, purse, phone. I am predictably enlisted in the search parties. This afternoon, she could not locate her phone, which she was certain she had with her last night. My assistance was solicited.
I posed questions with a mind to narrowing the search parameters, but also in order to establish remote possibilities as to the whereabouts of the device, which did not respond to calls or pings. Did you leave it in the car?—No, of course not, I had it here last night.
My questions were met with trenchant contempt: “Why are you wasting our time? Just help me find it!”
At length I suggested she attempt the “Find my phone” app from her iPad. “Why? I already know it’s in the house.” “Humor me.”
The app is invoked. “See? It’s here?”
Rand, drily: “For values of here equal to half a block up the street.”
The phone was, indeed, under a seat. I have advised the frau to keep this episode in mind the next time she is disposed to dismiss my evaluations out of hand, but I must tell you, my auditors and only friends, that I have but scant confidence that she will.
cordially,
I posed questions with a mind to narrowing the search parameters, but also in order to establish remote possibilities as to the whereabouts of the device, which did not respond to calls or pings. Did you leave it in the car?—No, of course not, I had it here last night.
My questions were met with trenchant contempt: “Why are you wasting our time? Just help me find it!”
At length I suggested she attempt the “Find my phone” app from her iPad. “Why? I already know it’s in the house.” “Humor me.”
The app is invoked. “See? It’s here?”
Rand, drily: “For values of here equal to half a block up the street.”
The phone was, indeed, under a seat. I have advised the frau to keep this episode in mind the next time she is disposed to dismiss my evaluations out of hand, but I must tell you, my auditors and only friends, that I have but scant confidence that she will.
cordially,