Solar Power
Jr decides the time has come when his family discovered life in the 21st Century…
Previously, It Is What It Is.
Mable had been working hard since early that morning when she sat down in the recliner, and dozed off, only to be awaken just moments later by strange noises coming from the roof of her house.
Thinking it was only squirrels running about the roof she dozed off again, only to be awaken just moments afterwards by louder noises coming from overhead. “What in tarnation?” she exclaimed. “Can’t a woman even take a nap?”
Mable lowered her recliner, walked outside, and looked up at the roof only to discover Jr on the top of her house. “What are you doing up there?” she shouted.
“I’m laying out where I’m going to put the solar panels,” Jr answered.
“Solar panels,” Mable shouted, a perplexed look upon her face. “Where did you get solar panels?”
“I didn’t get any solar panels,” Jr replied.
“Well how are you going to put them up yonder iffin’ you ain’t got any?” Mable asked. It was obvious she was beginning to get annoyed.
“I’m gonna make ‘em,” Jr proudly answered.
“Not on my roof,” Mable shouted. “Not after what happened that time you washed the ‘lectric skillet…”
“That was your fault!” Jr interrupted his mother.
“My fault,” Mable argued. “How was it my fault?”
“You left it plugged in,” Jr answered.
“Never mind that,” Mable was getting angry. “Get your butt off that roof afore you tear somethin’ up.”
“I cain’t,” Jr humbly replied.
“And why not?” Mable screamed.
“ ’Cause Paw done took the ladder.”
“Well sit still,” Mable commanded. “I’ll go fetch your paw, an’ get him to fetch it back.”
That night as Earnest and Mable were getting ready to go to bed, Mable asked, “So why did you take the ladder if you didn’t need it?”
“I figured being stuck up there would keep him busy,” Earnest answered in earnest,”sos I could fix the tractor.”
“Oh dear,” Mable worried, “what’s wrong with the tractor now?”
“Same as usual,” Earnest complained, “Jr tried to fix it.”
“Well where you reckon he got the idea to make solar panels?” Mable questioned.
“Poplar ‘canics,” Earnest tiredly answered just before falling asleep.
When Mable walked out to call Jr and Earnest for lunch a few days later she was hit with a beam of blinding light so strong she couldn’t see a thing, “What the…” she said as she turned her head and walked out from the path of the beam. It was then she discovered Jr had managed to shine the light directly at the house. Looking closer she saw that Jr had used a huge mirror to direct sunlight at the house. “Should’a known,” she mumbled, “Solar power.”