Bad Enough

Jose-Louis chuckled. Life has funny moments, he thought. Or, you look to make your own moment. Bad enough, it's a freezing day to be out working.

The obviously irate young man walked up aggressively, like the driver rushng up to the crosswalk, and braking hard. His waved his arms in frustration, lips moving fast  The area's WiFi provider had been down for hours, Jose-Louis was one of many technicians sent out to change that status before vigilante groups formed. Standing in his tub, he started to maneuver towards a cluster of towers, but stopped, looking down.

The angry man was still raving. Jose-Louis nodded once, imagining the steam coming out of the angry man's ears, like a dopey cartoon dragon. The unhappy character was flat-out shouting now, his round face flushed. Jose-Louis just continued to nod and smile. Then, the young man turned around and stormed away.

Jose-Louis, hearing impaired for the past decade now, is used to patiently helping folks interact with him most effectively. Usually, he'll let someone know right away. Not this time, he grinned, before going back to his work.