The Old Man In The Straw Hat

     I heard an odd story, years ago. A young guy goes to see a girl at her home in the country. They're both young, early teens, so it's a chaperon thing, sitting on the porch swing at mom's house. Mom and daughter go in to fix some refreshments while the teenage boy sits on the porch. He notices an old man at the deserted house just down the road. The old dude has on bib overalls with one side unfastened. He is wearing a straw hat. The old guy disappears around the back of the house.
    When the mom and her daughter come back out, the boy mentions seeing someone at the house next door. The mom shakes her head.
    "You must be mistaken, honey. That's my folks' place. No one lives there anymore."
    The young man replies, "The old man had on a straw hat and wore bib overalls with one snap undone and dropped down."
     Both of the females' faces turned completely white. The mom said that the boy had just described her father, who had been dead for exactly ten years on that day.
    I am not saying I believe or disbelieve that story, but I found it interesting. Glad it wasn't at my house.
One more thought. I read an interesting statistic on-line today. In 2009 there were 15,000 deaths from natural disasters. In 2010 there were 250,000 deaths from natural disasters. Is climate change real or false?
    From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.

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