After 17 years of marriage, a man dumped his wife for
a younger woman. The downtown luxury apartment was in
his name and he wanted to remain there with his new
love so he asked the wife to move out and then he would
buy her another place. The wife agreed to this, but
asked that she be given 3 days on her own there, to pack
up her things. While he was gone, the first day she
lovingly put her personal belongings into boxes and
crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the
movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she
sat down for the last time at their candlelit dining
table, soft music playing in the background, and feasted
on a pound of shrimp and a bottle of chardonnay. When she
had finished, she went into each room and deposited a few
of the resulting shrimp shells into the hollow of the
curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
The husband came back, with his new girl, and all was
bliss for the first few days. Then it started; slowly
but surely. Clueless, the man could not explain why
the place smelled so bad. They tried everything; cleaned
& mopped and aired the place out. Vents were checked for
dead rodents, carpets were steam cleaned, Air fresheners
were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in,
the carpets were replaced, and on it went. Finally,
they could take it no more and decided to move. The Moving
company arrived and did a very professional packing
job, taking everything to their new home…..
….including the curtain rods.