Men like to talk to women, and they contrive a variety of means.

I have to admit, the one yesterday morning was creative and gutsy — I’m with my hubby and two German Shepherds.  We’re walking the dogs, on our usual 4-mile loop through wilderness trails. As we return to civilization, coming down from the dirt path that traverses the mountainside, we pass a nice-looking, middle-age guy getting into his brand new, white-hot Camaro.

He says, very pleasantly, as we pass by “good morning.”

Hubby and I, with beasts in tow, are well around the corner when Mr. White-Hot Camaro pulls up, rolls down his window, “Excuse me,” and kindly warns of a possible “gray-water contamination problem.”

I’m confused. He explains. “The water district is aware of the problem–they’re working on it–it’s very subtle: when you fill your bathtub–full to the top–check the water carefully before you get in. If it’s slightly gray, well, you could have the problem.”

My husband is standing back, listening, amused by this fellow’s audacity. He insists that I have some feminine allure that rarely escapes notice by men, young and old. I’m sure the guy is just giving us the heads-up.  “Yes,” my hubby dear says, “I’ve got to hand it to him, though…, check the water… before you get in.”

At home, I tell everyone, “don’t drink the water.” I look on the internet, check the water district…nothing. Hmmm. I fill the bath tub; sure enough, it’s gray as ash. I tell him, see, the guy was legit.  I bring everyone into my bathroom, show them the water; we all feel sick.

Then hubby laughs uproariously, and proceeds to tell all, that he made the gray-water by dissolving some of my special black sea-mud soap.

Ok, maybe men recognize the work of their own breed, better than we women do sometimes.  So I’m clueless, from time to time.

I do have a thing for muscle cars, ever since I saw Steve McQueen drive that Green Ford Mustang, the  Fastback, through the streets of San Francisco in the movie, “Bullitt”. (1968)

But all’s fair — today, my husband got the hit, an attractive woman stopped us to mention that she was getting a Standard Poodle. She even dropped the notion that maybe the dogs can get together.

 

Gray Water:
That’s water that has been reclaimed, used only for watering plants, not for household use. We call it “poop water.”