Possono valere molto piu' dei 10 euro dell'altro giorno.
Su suggerimento di Vanessa, una giardiniera sovversiva romana (qui trovate il collegamento al gruppo di Roma), ieri ho comprato un piccolo annaffiatoio da 5 litri per regalarlo al signor S. che lavora all'ufficio postale di Quarto.
Stamattina, prima che aprisse, mi sono accostato alla vetrata, ho bussato e ho indicato l'oggetto che tenevo in mano.
S. si e' affacciato sorridente (e' sempre molto gentile) e annuendo ha chiesto:
"Serve acqua per innaffiare?"
Avreste dovuto vedere la faccia che ha fatto quando gli ho detto, invece, che quell'innaffiatoio era suo e che lo ringraziavo per aver bagnato le piante (poche, ormai) del vaso li' davanti.
Ecco la colonna sonora della nostra conversazione:
Fante di Fiori: "E' per te (ndr: ci siamo sempre dati del tu). L'altro giorno ti ho visto innaffiare con una bottiglia e fare due viaggi. Cosi' fai prima e meglio"
S. "Grazie! Grazie davvero! Quindi anche tu li innaffiavi, ogni tanto?"
FdF: "Si'. In effetti li ho messi io, quei fiori"
S. "Grazie, ancora. Tutte le mattine, quando arrivavo e parcheggiavo davanti al vaso mi dicevo: poveretti, e' sempre tutto secco e...."
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FAST FORWARD
Ecco, lo ammetto. Per un istante, tutta la mia simpatia per S. e' svanita.
Come sarebbe a dire "tutto secco"???
Ma se sono mesi che mi faccio un innaffiatoio grosso cosi', tutti i giorni?
Persino mio figlio, ci porto! Roba da farmi denunciare per sfruttamento di lavoro minorile!
STOP!
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PLAY
"....e cosi' ho iniziato ad innaffiarli".
FdF (sorridendo, ma con un pizzico di ipocrisia): "Grazie a te, allora".
S. "Perfetto (guardando l'innaffiatoio), ora lo collaudo subito".
A quel punto ci siamo salutati.
Purtroppo, non avevo con me la macchina fotografica, altrimenti avrei immortalato quel momento.
Quattro euro spesi molto bene.
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How much are worth 4 euros?
They can be worth far more than 10 euros I've spent some days ago.
Yesterday I bought a small 5-liters watering can and I gave it to Mr S. who works at the post office of Quarto Inferiore.
This morning, before the opening, I approached the window, I knocked and pointed out the object in my hands.
S. smiled (it is always very friendly) and asked:
"Do you need water for the flowers?"
You should have seen his face when I told him that the watering can was a gift for him, since he has watered the flowers in the pot in front of the Post Office.
Here's the soundtrack of our conversation:
Fante di Fiori: "It's for you. Two days ago I saw you watering flowers with a little bottle. In this way, you'll do faster and better".
S. "Thank you! Thank you so much ! So, do you water them, too?"
FdF: "Yes, actually I've put those flowers"
S. "Thank you, again. Every morning, after parked, I thought, poor fellows, you're so dry and...."
STOP!
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FAST FORWARD
Here, I admit. For a moment, all my sympathy for S. has vanished.
What do you mean "so dry"???
I've watered almost every day!
Even my son came with me, sometimes, and I've risked to be charged for exploitation of child labor!
STOP!
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PLAY
" .... and so I begun to water them".
FdF: (smiling, but with a hint of hypocrisy): "Thanks to you, then".
S. "It's perfect (looking at the watering can), now the test right away".
Unfortunately, I had no camera with me, otherwise I would have immortalized the moment.
Four euro spent very well.
How much are worth 4 euros?
They can be worth far more than 10 euros I've spent some days ago.
Yesterday I bought a small 5-liters watering can and I gave it to Mr S. who works at the post office of Quarto Inferiore.
This morning, before the opening, I approached the window, I knocked and pointed out the object in my hands.
S. smiled (it is always very friendly) and asked:
"Do you need water for the flowers?"
You should have seen his face when I told him that the watering can was a gift for him, since he has watered the flowers in the pot in front of the Post Office.
Here's the soundtrack of our conversation:
Fante di Fiori: "It's for you. Two days ago I saw you watering flowers with a little bottle. In this way, you'll do faster and better".
S. "Thank you! Thank you so much ! So, do you water them, too?"
FdF: "Yes, actually I've put those flowers"
S. "Thank you, again. Every morning, after parked, I thought, poor fellows, you're so dry and...."
STOP!
.
.
.
.
FAST FORWARD
Here, I admit. For a moment, all my sympathy for S. has vanished.
What do you mean "so dry"???
I've watered almost every day!
Even my son came with me, sometimes, and I've risked to be charged for exploitation of child labor!
STOP!
.
.
.
.
PLAY
" .... and so I begun to water them".
FdF: (smiling, but with a hint of hypocrisy): "Thanks to you, then".
S. "It's perfect (looking at the watering can), now the test right away".
Unfortunately, I had no camera with me, otherwise I would have immortalized the moment.
Four euro spent very well.
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