I worked from 8 to 1 today, and #1 had the day off. My co-worker, D, also worked today (we maybe only work together once a week), and #1 had plans with her son, C, to go fishing.
We met at the lake, dropping the boys off, then D and I carpooled over to work.
As 1:00 rolled around, we finished up what we were doing, and as we left I called #1 on his cell to let him know we were on our way. His comeback was “Wow, you’re early!”
I let him know that it was 1:00, the time we told him we would be coming to get him, and he had a hard time believing it. He had been so enjoying his day fishing that he had no idea that he had been out there fishing for five and a half hours.
They didn’t catch anything, but they did have one good bite that unfortunately stole the bait and got away. Despite not catching anything, the kids had a blast.
As that old saying goes, the worst day fishing is better than the best day working!