Just Being With “DAD”
Remembering my “DAD!” Every kid needs to have their “Father” in their home and to be an active part of all the things going on. In the early 1940’s – we had just moved to the house in North St.Louis – the area where my parents were an active part of the Democratic party.
Since my “DAD” was able to make a lot of electrical stuff work – where there were large outdoor “political meetings” – he was very useful in emergency situations!
On one such meeting coming up – my “DAD” had all kinds of electrical wiring and equipment and microphones and stuff to assemble and test out for an upcoming event. So what better place , but our back yard to work on all this stuff to see what works and what he can use?
We were all out in the back yard, my “MOM” had a basket of corn that needed the ears of corn shucked and we kids were helping. Then , my “DAD” needed someone to say something in one of the “MIC” – someone to do some voice testing and so, I volunteered to help. Also – I was asked to get something so gave the “MIC” to my “MOTHER” – so she could say something? When she started to say something – she screamed – she was almost electrocuted – she was sitting in a metal lawn chair and right on the damp ground. Not knowing immediately what the problem was – she started to say something – again! That was the end of it!
Just that small part of the talking test on the microphone – that was all the excitement that day for us! The rest of “My DAD’s” testing was done in the basement!
The most important part of this – was that we were all together and having “fun” – until some unfortunate accident had to happen. No one knows what to expect in life – but there was never a dull moment in our lives!
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