They spent a few minutes walking around the exterior, sizing up the job.They spread out thick plastic sheets on the ground around the building and put...ladders up so that they could work the walls starting at the top of the building. Then, with spray bottle of water in one hand and scraper in the other, they went to work removing the loose flakes of lead paint.The paint came off easily, dropping to the ground sheets below like a snow. The biggest factor in how much the lead paint was stuck to. On Thursday night when I reported for duty, the female manager was waiting for me. Needless to say, my first thought was that I had done something wrong. We went into her office. I was convinced that I was going to be dismissed.She came straight to the point. "I am fully aware that you are not a carer but we have a crisis. Can you please assist us during this difficult time." Doing what? I am the porter."What she then said sent a ripple of fear right through me. "The ladies needed to be bathed. She was acting towards me the same way I had always acted towards her!I was bit disappointed when we decided to split up so we could each try and find one more gift for the other person. But it did give me an opportunity to try and really impress her on Christmas day. I had already picked up a few things, but I suffered badly from 'lam-o-gift' disease. I was in the process of trying to decide if she would like a crystal sphere with a rose laser-etched inside, when I felt an odd tickle in my. Next to me on the bed was a DVD. I took it out to the living room and inserted it into my player. No good, it was a recordable; my player would not recognize it, and I don't have a DVD-ROM in my home computer. So now what? Well, there was always the computer at work. Okay, think Rebecca it's a dream; Jimmy drags you all over the world; hell your sister moves around on her own, just try it. I sat down and closed my eyes and concentrated on getting to my office.I opened my eyes and found myself.