Oil Delivery Man and the Snake

It was a strange morning yesterday looking back on it. We got up first thing in the morning to a cottage as cold as could be, still no heating oil, and The Owner went to the fridge to get his milk for his morning tea. It was at that point that I heard the closest thing to a grumble since he has returned that I have yet to report. He thought that the fridge had broken down.

Well if anyone were to ask for my opinion I could have told him it was still working. I am the one who has to put up with it whirring and gurgling all night long as it stands right beside my bed. Now as I understand it, the fridge is designed to keep it's contents at a constant low temperature. However, if the temperature outside it i.e. in the boot room, is lower than the fridge is normally set to, it's going to feel warm in the fridge!

Now I have to point out, in my defence, that I have never been there when Oil Delivery Man comes to deliver. He puts some oil in the tank and then comes to see The Owner in the office and they then have a cup of tea and talk about lorries and diesel and stuff whilst The Owner pretends to know what he is talking about and then The Owner pays Oil Delivery Man some money and after he gives me a Bonio, he goes on his way. So generally, I like Oil Delivery Man! Yesterday morning I heard Oil Delivery Man's lorry turn up quite early and I was still at the cottage, so I went out the back door and round to the front to say hello. When I got there all I could see was a huge black snake disappearing after him around the corner. Well he was my friend! So I felt he needed protecting and so I launched myself upon this snake with great enthusiasm. It struggled and pulled to try and get away so I bit it harder and tried even harder to pull it away from my friend. Just as I managed to bite a bit of its skin off it gave up struggling and Oil Delivery Man appeared looking a little flustered from round by the tank. I thought he was going to be so pleased at my efforts to protect him. However The Owner was summoned and I get the feeling that once The Owner has bought him a new hose we may have to get a new Oil Delivery Hoomun. Well how was I to know?!?!?! It was a very quiet day at the office apart from some very loud stares from The Owner periodically.