My
wife bought this automated air freshener last week to try out in the
house. We placed it in the front
entryway to see what the potency range of the spray would be. It quietly went about its business, and we
completely forgot about it.
Today,
while I was sitting at the table doing a puzzle with my mom, I heard someone
say, “Psst!” I looked up but nobody was
there. Now my wife and I occasionally
will play tricks on each other, like standing around the corner and slowly opening
the door, so it looks like a ghost is coming in. So, I immediately thought that she was
jacking with me. I sighed and went back
to the puzzle and forgot all about it.
About 30 minutes later, she did it again, “Psst!” Annoyed, I said, “Yes?!” But again, no reply.
My
mom started laughing hysterically and asked, “Who are you talking to?” I said, “Didn’t you hear someone say, ‘Psst!’
a minute ago?” She replied that she hadn’t,
but I was certain I had heard it this time.
So, I got up and went looking for my wife’s hideout. I found her in the back bedroom folding
laundry, and I asked her what she wanted.
She tried to play it all innocent, denying that she knew what I was
talking about, which just annoyed me more.
I threw my hands in the air, exasperated, and went back to the puzzle. When she did it again 30 minutes later, I
yelled, “What?!” Again my mom started
laughing hysterically, but this time she was pointing at the stupid air
freshener.
So
all weekend long, we had a running joke that I was having a conversation with
the air freshener. My wife finally got
tired of my running dialog with the aromatic device and moved it to the
bathroom. Now, I hear it talking to me
in my dreams…every 30 minutes, its tantalizing voice calls out, “Psst!” and I
smile.
