Savoring the Gas



Ran into a new neighbor just this afternoon

Who had bought the prettiest house on the lagoon  

A wood and brick affair with dark maroon window trim

And a lovely deck all the way around the east rim



They'd moved in just two days after the other left

And've now become stove-less as they're gas-bereft

Apparently, the tank was turned off and then sealed   

Prohibiting the new owner from making daily meals



A call to the gas company provided no joy at all

For policy dictates new customers need be installed 

Meaning they have to go into the office on a weekday

With paperwork to prove residency and a way to pay



So the new neighbor is now limited to micro-waving

Because the local gas company is now misbehaving

Establishing policy in the face of need and their lack 

Making one want to boycott the blighters ... 

                       just to serve them back!



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

7pm Sat. Jan. 8th, 2000