WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS

Oh yeah now this is extra, extra important. Well it is to me. And that is because it is one of those things that gets said to let us know how perhaps in a given situation something won’t happen, but we can count on it when it really matters. Like in an emergency.

So in a way I guess if you believe it about a given something then you can relax and enjoy having a sense of security that in a certain situation things will work out no matter what. It is sort of like having a spare tire for your care. Now it just sits there most of the time. You don’t have to use it, but when it really matters you can depend on it to take care of replacing the flat.

In my life there are some folks that are kind of like that spare tire. You can sort of depend on them when it really matters as in an emergency, but for regular junk they may not even be involved.

My buddy Otis can be like that. There are times like when we buy groceries or have to do chores around the house that he doesn’t always do what he promises. And that can be a real pisser on occasions.

But let me tell you the one thing I do know about my buddy is that when we are out on a grimefighting assignment and our butts get in trouble, he’ll be right by my side. When it really matters in terms of beating the snot out of some griminal he’s going to help and not run away.

And I guess the same can pretty much be said for most of the dudes at STINK. Well with the exception of old rat boy, Junior Hemoglobin. Him you never plan on helping when it really matters. Because you can be darn sure that when it really is important he’ll probably be on some cheese break.

However just knowing the way he is, we know better than to expect him to help. Oh he’ll get in one of those moods at times I guess where he will say he’s going to help, but we all know it is just for talk.

Meanwhile at least the rest of the grimefighters are a decent enough lot. We don’t always get along of course. There are sometimes we don’t agree on junk either.

But when we roll on some grime emergency the dudes are there if needed. And that is what really matters.

And the best thing is even if we don’t always get along perfectly, when we are out there chasing down some creep of a griminal I know they’ll be ready to do their part. That makes life as a grimefighter a lot more tolerable and satisfying at times.

Course I suppose I do have to admit that when it come to junk other than when we are battling grime the dudes can be a little less than reliable. But then that is part of knowing when it really matters to. You got to know what really matters before you can always know how some dude will act when it really matters. Er, got that? I hope so.

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