A 15-year-old boy came home with a new Chevrolet Avalanche
and his parents became all agitated, demanding to know: “Where did you
get that truck?!” He told them he’d just bought it — from the lady up
the street.
“I
don’t know her name-they just moved in,” he explained. “She saw me ride
past on my bike and asked me if I wanted to buy a Chevrolet Avalanche
for $15.”
His parents quickly made their way to the seller’s house,
where they found her calmly planting petunias. They introduced
themselves and asked for an explanation.
“Well,” she said, “This morning I got a phone call from my
husband. I thought he was on a coffee break, but learned from a friend
he had run off to Hawaii with his mistress and really doesn’t intend to
come back. He claimed he was stranded and asked me to sell his new
Chevrolet Avalanche and send him the money … so I did.”
