I thought the HVAC technician was kidding when he introduced himself.
He was new to me, and I didn’t remember seeing him around.
I asked him if he had recently moved here? When he told me he was from Mars, I didn’t know what to say. I invited him in and showed him where the air conditioner was. It didn’t take long for him to get to work and get the air conditioning unit repaired. I was laughing when he came inside and asked if he was serious about moving from Mars, and he said yes. I couldn’t imagine why a Martian would come out with this kind of news. I paid him and couldn’t wait for him to leave. When my husband got home, I was in a tizzy. I told him our HVAC technician told me he had just come from Mars. My husband didn’t think there was anything wrong with this, and he shrugged and walked away. My mind was going in so many different directions, I didn’t know what to do. I called my best friend and asked if she had met the new HVAC technician? She admitted she had and said there was something odd about him, but she thought it was because he was new in town. When I told her he told me he was from Mars, she blew it off. I was laughing at myself when I realized Mars was a city in Pennsylvania. I felt so stupid, and I was ashamed to tell my husband I was thinking the HVAC technician came from the planet Mars.