Many of the hairsprays of that time were basically lacquer, a highly flammable basis for paint.When I went to Ann's home Friday evening to pick her up... instead of honking the horn and waiting in her driveway, I got out and knocked on the door. She invited me in to meet her parents. I was scared to death, but I stood up straight and walked in behind her.Her mother gave me a look that could have frozen a tropical paradise. Her father, however, seemed friendly enough and offered me a beer. Hoping. She double checked and triple checked that they were definitely the same. They were. Her heart pounding in her chest, she pressed the button."Hello?" asked a voice through the intercom. It was a man's voice, and judging by the accent, he sounded well educated."Hi. My name's Jane. I have an appointment." She sounded more nervous than she'd intended to."Please, come up," enthused the voice. The door clicked open, andJane crept inside."How did you hear about me?" asked the man Jane had spoken to. ‘You must be Howard,’ she said. ‘Colleen has told us a lot about you. In fact you are almost all she talks about. She’s out by the pool. Do you want to put on your suit before you go out there?’ ‘Thank you,’ I said, ‘but I think I’ll let Colleen know I’m here first. Oh, these are for you, Mrs. Murphy.’ I handed her a bunch of flowers I had purchased at the grocery on my way over. Mom had suggested it. ‘Why, thank you, Howard. When I saw you holding them I assumed they were for Colleen.’ ‘You. Deals where all, or almost all, of the profit went towards taking care of Danny's paycheck. I knew that Danny quitting would have a positive impact on my overall profitability.I went down to both storage places and put new padlocks on the doors. Danny had been known to rip me off in the past, and I couldn't be sure that he wasn't planning to do something similar in the near future, as a way to get the rent and food money he'd soon be needing.After I was done with making the storage sheds harder.