Did you think someone was writing these anecdotes?
A man at work told me.
Ten years ago I went to rest in Israel for ten days, resorts of the Dead Sea, all that, and in the last couple of days decided to look at a long-time good friend, who for a few years before that moved there for a few days (also a normal hefty man who realized that his professional skills and experience can be found a more worthy payment than on his homeland, and dropped). I called him - he was delighted, he says, move from the hotel to me, you will live with me before you leave, I will arrange a real cultural program for you, I will drive in places that your guides do not know. In short, we met, in the evening we sat and drank, remembered the past, in the morning a friend says - I'm going to work, I'll do a quick job there, I'll take a couple of days off, and after lunch we'll go to the holy places, and you'll look, go to the shops. Oh well ok.
The man did not go to the shops - in the street hell, well, his fancy, sitting with a beer, the telecast is watching.
There is a bell at the door. It opens, there grandfather, I say your neighbor, my toilet does not cover the water, I called the sanitary, but until he comes - the money leaks, the water here is inexpensive, and the crane on the toilet is already old, does not cover completely. Help the old man.
Well, no matter how much help, the more our Russian man can do it. I looked, and the water was flowing, quickly removed the armor: the paddle was old, dull, the shape was lost and does not hold. My grandfather said, I bought the trailer already, can you replace it, right? No replacement, no matter what. Replaced, repaired and all okay. He washed his hands, said goodbye, thanked him, thanked him. No matter what, Father, live and rejoice.
He sits and looks at the telecast. Half an hour later, the door ringed again. That grandfather again. You say sorry, thank you, of course, helped a lot, but while you changed your hands and then washed a little water spent, I here counted a little, but you could not reimburse? Water is expensive...
The man, of course, eaten from such speeches, not even to her immediately sent, he thinks, herase, there are customs. My grandfather answered, I need to consult with my companion. Call a friend, say so and so, what do you do? He says, as he knew that you cannot be left alone, okay, give him these three pennies, but only let him first write you a receipt, that he has received payment for the water spent during the sanitation work, done that and that, no claims, date, signature. The man said all this to his grandfather, his grandfather was sick, but he would drown for a penny, he wrote a receipt.
After lunch, a friend returns, he says, this grandfather with his cunning has already gotten all, he does not want to pay for the sanitary, here it is expensive, and no one will do it on the left, because. Such work requires a license. But we will punish him, bring his receipt here.
Calls my grandfather on the phone and strictly says, say, it is from the home administration, we have information that you have changed your sanitary equipment independently, be kind, let me know who did it to you and whether he has a license. Grandfather first in the refusal, said, there was no such, but a friend to him - but here we were given your receipt, where everything black on white, what was done, your signature. Grandfather - be, me, and a friend continues: Well, once you have used the services of a specialist without a license, then you will be fined. Grandfather begins to get upset, and a friend says, in addition to the fine you will still have within three days to call a real sanitary officer, who will have to eliminate the consequences of this repair, because it is unknown how it was done, maybe tomorrow you will flood the whole house. And if you do not call and report, we will be fined until you do. And if God does not allow for this time from you even a drop of water to flow to your neighbors, they will drag you by the boats.
In a minute, they knock on the door and knock!! Grandfather cries: Here is your money, give the receipt! The man rushes, the money took, and the receipt says I can't give it I already took it to the house. Grandfather there is almost in a heart attack, screams, go take her, or I will take you to the police and to the court and to the sportlot. The man says, yes, you asked me, and the old man took the old money, damn you and not the receipt. Grandfather understood that he was taken for the frogs, he began to cry, tears let go. The man says, I am not hunting to go anywhere, I drink beer here, I sit in the cold, I am well. If you want me to raise my ass from the couch, drive a hundred shekels. The grandfather still nodded, wept, began to cry to his conscience, but the man said "goodbye, grandfather" and closed the door. Five minutes later, the grandfather brought the money and the man returned the receipt. A friend told him that for such good deeds, the man himself could get a small fine.
by mskfire