Finally…

The house is hula hoop free.

Good night.

Tim Ocsko

Newsflash

22.43, Sunday 7th September……

There have been no further hula hoop sightings.

I have decided to get up especially early tomorrow and clean the house room by room, closing doors behind me – in case they are doubling back on me when I turn my back.

Over….and out.

Dust….

Dick and Dan thought that this was quite funny {or at least they were smiling when I told them} so I said I would write it – meant to do so yesterday. Sorry.

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I got it into my head late on Thursday afternoon to clean our bedroom.

Not that it was untidy or even dirty. It wasn’t. My wife and I have many differences but one of them isn’t our views on tidiness. We like tidy. Discrete. In place. And ordered.

It was just that I got it into my head that I needed to ‘tidy’ under the bed. I suppose I was a little curious.

Embarrassingly the dust was surprisingly thick.  Concealed within it was 3p in coins and a hula hoop {flavour unknown}. I can sort of imagine how three penny coins rolled under the bed but I am at a bit of a loss to understand how the hula hoop got there. In a spurt of adventurism I moved the large wardrobe and chest of drawers but all I got was more dust – no further savouries. Nor under the sofas in the lounge, the kitchen table, or any of the other bedrooms. My hunt for hidden savouries has subsequently been comprehensive.

I am now left with a few new findings and challenges in my new season:

1. Did the hula hoop grow there? If so are hula Hoops made from dust?

2. Was it placed there by giggling daughters? I would have gone for an open tin of sardines – that would have had a much quicker impact? Unless they are bestow with a sense of patience and humour beyond their parents.

3. Is my wife a secret hula hoop bedtime eater?

4. Was it placed there by an unknown third party?

I have undertaken an experiment since the discovery to ascertain whether a} a hula hoop could roll under  {it can} and b} how much force would be require to propel it the distance the aforementioned hula hoop was from the edge {significant}.

Mmm.

My house is now spotless. Tidiest in all the time we have been here.

I suppose it will remain a mystery.

Oh, before I go…..my wife has been in a great mood this week. All smiles.

Tim Ocsko