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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: . \# s1 `6 ]& B4 I) L+ Y
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
) j" [( k/ Q6 O7 A8 B# R' f kThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
4 B/ O& t; t6 \3 H! i* @The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. % f9 Q' o. D5 i& R$ V% H @
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' * }, q) ]3 V* u" b1 Q* M
'Yes... speaking'
, G" Q) p" V F% l- GReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 4 V# O8 y5 o% E" C6 _
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. % K9 R' j' o) o# ]9 S1 s' x
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 1 i# S4 s# h) Y: g1 a$ [
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
7 }5 @0 ]( p# d1 M/ {) ?' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
9 f( X) V* H2 \' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 4 S W7 k) r" y8 I/ P
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 5 ^3 A5 ~# ^- {) ?/ F
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' & y) C6 ~: `7 K* y% `
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
6 I& [! t7 P! e. b# R) c'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 5 K Y f8 z4 V1 B- ^' P
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
# c% |2 k' b' f0 i'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
4 X$ y$ P" O8 m+ q'PAY you? And if I refuse?' ( O H% H! D% Z. m* j, `
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
. `, Z/ s2 v \# a' j' j'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
! }) \5 m6 t, C! G2 ?'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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