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OUT OF GAS

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Rochelle at “Friday Fictioneers” has challenged us to
write a 100 word piece about how the image below inspired us.
This is my response to her challenge.

“We’re out of gas, Pepper.”

“Look, Brad! There’s a light! Let’s walk to it.”

“Good idea! Maybe someone can help.”

Arriving at a house, the couple was struck by its serene beauty. They dreamed of owning a home like this.

They knocked and a woman answered.

“May I help you?”

Brad explained their situation; the woman said there were full gasoline cans in the garage and invited them in.

The interior was breathtaking.

“Your house is gorgeous!” exclaimed Pepper.

“Oh, it’s not mine; I’m the selling agent. You interested?”

Brad and Pepper exchanged surprised and delighted glances.

“We’ll take it!”

NAR © 2023
100 Words

3 November 2023

This is “Our House” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

70 thoughts on “OUT OF GAS”

  6. Nancy, this brought to mind a friend’s real-life story. She and her husband were frustrated not finding their dream home when real estate shopping.

    One weekend driving through a neighborhood they had not previously checked out she saw a garage sale and asked her husband to stop. He complied but was baffled because going to garage sales or tag sales was not something they usually did.

    She walked in and inquired if the garage sale attendant owned the house and said, “I’d like to buy your house. Can I have a tour?” The house was not listed on the market and the owner said it was NOT for sale but did give a tour. They made a deal that day, with their attorney’s help closed the sale and in 30 days moved into the house. Until the husband got severe dementia in his retirement which necessitated a move to a skilled nursing facility, they lived in that dream home.

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    1. We’re in our third house at the mo and came upon it in a similar fashion as the characters in my story. Of course we didn’t buy it on the spot but we were quite taken by it and have been here 35 years. Just like me, it’s old now and probably needs new plumbing but the idea of physically moving is daunting … so we won’t.

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  9. It was meant to be. But I feel uneasy. Nah, I’ll relax. It’s their dream house and they’ll live many happy years there. Or maybe not. Oh gosh – can’t make up my mind here. I love a story that gets me all in a bother. 😊

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  27. BP out of gas?! 😉

    The beautiful thing with the Sicilian Curveball is that after you have thrown us a few, you can just sit back and enjoy watching us go like “Here it comes…Wait for it” without even you touching the ball!! ⚾️😎

    Buongiorno, cara.

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