“It is safe now that I have removed this,” he said. “A... rock?” I asked, still squinting. “Yes, a rock. It is very sharp. It could have injured your foot.” “Well thank you very much!” I said, beaming. “I really appreciate it!” I meant it. I wanted to check those springs out and definitely didn’t want to slice my foot open doing it. “I’m glad you didn’t hurt yourself either.”
