Perhaps I could mount a couple of those barrel staves on the top of the barrel's frame. Then maybe I could climb up on them to reach the rope directly... I wedged two staves on the barrel's rim, and propped them up at a steep angle against the wall of the mine shaft. They made a precarious, makeshift walkway, at about a 45 degree angle, upward. They would afford me another two feet of reach toward the rope dangling there, above. Not enough to reach it, but, perhaps, enough to jump up and grab. I drove to Jack’s house and picked up Randy. He was very excited and I had a feeling he knew what was going to happen. We got to the house around 9 and he ran around the house as if to check it out. Then he came up and sniffed at me. “No boy, you have a date today” I said and laughed. He settled down without Jack being there probably because he had been with me and so was happy. I heard a car drive up and I went out to meet them. Anthony and Becky were early 30s, both well dressed. He was quite. I didn't know it but under the table her short skirt had ridden up to her waist and the guy next to her could see everything just perfect. The band started playing at 10pm on schedule and I was really getting into the music. My wife was passed out and the waitress saw she was having problems staying in her seat. She wondered if we would like to take my wife back to the office and lay her down on the couch till we were ready to leave. I said no at first, but after she nearly fell out of her. I was so excited now, I wanted to really get going. I stood up, making Levi take a startled step backwards, then swung him around so we had switched directions. “Sit,” I commanded. Levi obliged, his eyes wide with surprise from my authoritative tone. But when he got over himself, he began to smile. I made it falter once more as I pushed open his legs and knelt between them. “Oh, Norrra,” he groaned, torn between arousal and concern. “Your knees...” “Are fine,” I said. In fact, the knee-highs I.