Indexing

Our furnace went out overnight Sunday to Monday. Happy days. At least it didn't pick the very coldest time to fail us. But it seems to have tried.

Yet this provided an instance where Marty, yes, even Marty, was able to take advantage of an inspiration he had years ago. I began saving phone numbers with clues to the owner. One customer might be 'Cloyce, owns C', for example. This meant his name was Cloyce and he owned a Model C Electric Eel (Electric Eel: for all your drain cleaning needs). As such, I had an solid idea of who was calling when the phone summoned me.

Likewise, this habit helps in other ways. If I want to call someone it gives me a clue who to look up. In this week's case, I couldn't remember my furnace guy's name. So I literally search my contacts for 'Furnace Guy' and up pops 'Steve Furnace Guy'. Hey presto, I'm on my way to renewed home heating.

Of course, I don't save Ron as anything but Ron. Because, Ron. Those who know, know.