 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke and now Claudia David look come here. Come here right away and look whatever it is. You want me to look at can't wait until I put all my bath Put on your slippers too. Come over the window and look I know it's still snowing. I can see it from here Darling snowing is just the half of it. Oh, all right here. I come now I don't see a thing that just did it snowing so hard. You can't see anything but snow This is a real fall fall. What do you mean fall? This is the middle of January and it's pouring snow like salt. Isn't it beautiful must have snowed all night David, it looks just like a pillow had been torn apart. Why this makes every other snow. We've ever had the plain measly It must have snowed at least 24 inches since yesterday 24 inches two feet at least my own little mathematician. I Can't even see over the Jared Tucker's house. I know it's falling so thick. I could get lost looking for myself All right, come on quick now get dressed I want to get on my train get to the office on a day like today Why not today, but it's pouring snow out a little be pouring snow out in New York Oh boy on New York. Oh Well, I suppose you're right where it comes first certainly does darling. I love your being an architect, but Sometimes I just wish you were rich and stand you do then when it was warm We could play when it was cold we could play when it was snow. We could build a snowman David, why are you standing the window like that you better get dressed you're free What snow is pretty deep Look at the drips over there, but the stone fence they cover up the wall completely good I always hated walls between places. I think that's what's so wonderful about the snow. It's the great equalizer like Lincoln No walls. No fences. No roads even Thank you. Can you see the road? Hey look up towards the barn? To the right. Oh, oh, I see. Yeah, that's a road. Is that where the barn is supposed to be certainly is David It blew away in the night. It disappeared. All I can see is it drift sort of behind that drift sort of lies our barn Well, what do you know? David we can't get into the barn today We'll have to find a way. We'll have to dig a path or something Hey, where you going downstairs to give things the ones over what things what once over wait for me wait I just want to see what's happened in front of the garage and in the driveway Do you mean there is a possibility that we're snowed in? Not only a possibility, but a fact. Oh, how wonderful. Stop talking nonsense. It's no fun to be snowed in Have you ever been snowed in well, no, but I've read it in books. Oh, well more than I have Do I don't think I'd mind being snowed in I think I'd like it No depends upon which way the wind was blowing Well, everything always depends on which way the wind is blowing down Now we're going just to look out the living room. When do you mind? Oh, it's cold No, I don't mind. They will have to turn the heat up higher darn house feels like an igloo Well igloo is a war. Oh nonsense. They can't Mercy just as I suspect we are snowed in the drift of snow in front of the garage five feet high And that driveway is banked up at least Four feet and it'll take hours to to dig that up and to get the car Wonderful my eye. Yeah, it's fine I'm going to get out of here today is more than I can see you're not That's why it's well this night can't stay here stuck in a snow pile for no reason The snow pile is not no reason the snow pile is a very good reason to be stuck in if I didn't know about this last night What would you have done? Come on? Well, I did I did I did I'd have done something I see something well like what gone outside and blown at the heavens and sent the snow something big help How long it would take me to shovel my way out of here There are times David when you just have to face facts and accept them you give in awfully quickly Don't you women know when to give in and women know when to fight a big tall no as a fact to be faced I Give in here. Why are you going calling the town hall? They make the snow every hair of a snow plow. Oh I'm gonna find out about when the snow plow be coming this way David. You're so business-like What do you want to do that for the snow plow comes down the road? I'll catch it so it can clear out the drive and we'll be all set David It'll be days before the snow plow gets way out. That's what you think If necessary, I'll call George Reynolds himself and get some action you would you would you would use Paul I certainly would not not you ashamed. I'm not ashamed. You should be just because we live in the country And it snows a little there's no reason why I have to stay away from my office I don't the operator will after all he's the first select man of Eastbrook What's the matter with this darn instrument David stops shaking the receiver like that it is not a raffle We get the dial tone. Well, maybe there isn't one today. There's always a dial tone Well, maybe today's different because of the snow. Oh, I know telephone lines Now stop suggesting things like that David telephone lines always come down the first thing when there's a storm It's a rule of nature Don't you think that's what it is? Yes, I think that's what it is Don't have to sound so nasty about it. I didn't pull them down everything, but what that means That means that you are delighted that they're down. Oh, no, but you think there's a wonderful joke on me that they're down Yes, but you're hilarious and in stitches because we're snowed in I am I confess Rock bottom you am too. Who says I am perfectly obvious. You wouldn't protest so much Do you know that psychologically speaking all this protesting is just a cover-up for your true emotions? Yes, actually covered up everything. Actually, you're delighted to stay home with me I am day what a man like you likes to stay home with me But because you're a man who can't go to the office if the who's you to protest It's perfectly simple when you analyze it's like logic. You think you're very smart, don't you think I'm very smart Well, I bet you the trains aren't even running David Maybe we'll be stranded for days like her mitts together. I wonder how mama is don't worry about mama Mama's in New York. Lucky mama. Yeah, I won't be able to phone her all day Yeah, sure you will the telephone lines will be fixed fairly soon But if she tries to call me, she'll worry the operator will tell her that the lines are down I know but then she'll worry even more now darling. There's no point to you worrying about mama worrying about us That makes sense Would have to go just before a day like today would have been so perfect if she'd been here, too David why don't you kick me off and you stand such a mama baby. I'll turn around. I'll kick you I love you so and I act like such a nincompoop. Oh shut up Love it when you tell me to shut up that way. Say it again. David, you know what this is like It's like we're on an island All around us no matter what happens to the rest of the world Just this little while we're well, you can't live on an island. No, it's nice for today Just you and me David admit it. You cannot dig your way out. Can you? Well, if I could I would but you can't nobody could not even you David So am I I'm hearing bells. What are you hearing doorbells? No, sensible man would be out on a day like that you would be if I weren't holding you back by brute for Cannibal's new could be except Well, whoever it is got most terrific Constitution as I live in here come in hurry up before you get blown away. Come on. I'm gonna blow me away What are you doing out in a day like this? It looked like I come out to do Everything all right, how's the lot is she all right everything's tipped up ma'am. Why all the questions? What about your animals? What about them? What is she came over about I didn't come over about nothing I was just out taking a walk and figured out drop in and say hello Just just just taking a walk. Do I look like I've been swimming? Or my eyes what's matter ma'am, but how did you get here on a day like today? Ambled on me two legs. Mr. Tucker you are quite a fellow. I had to walk son Was no car big and strong enough that could make the roads Yep, when you get down to rock bottom a man's only got his legs to depend on I guess you're right No storm makes you realize you can't put your faith in modern contraptions as your phone broken down that dang instrument It's wishy-washy as a woman too much rain blink too much. No blink too much this that's and I let gadget poops right out Yes, it's brass tacks it makes man reckon with yourself. Well, I still can't get over your walking way over here Look at you. You look like a snowman. I sure hope I ain't messing up your house here You're not snow melts to me this weather any day I say the kind of weather that separates the chaff from the week I ain't got no fears of this kind of weather. Nope. I can bite my false teeth into it Get a good bite of it tussle with it rattle with it It's me against whatever it is the sky has got a dish out It's me Jared Tucker what wins every time well, I certainly like you champion this time. What do you say about it son? No, I Haven't thought of it quite in your way Well, think of it sunny weather you depend on a car a telephone and electrical train Then the world closes in on you can't drive your car because you can't get down to your garage The telephone's busted train ain't running what he got left just yourself And that's where I come in Jared Tucker versus the weather keeps you alive son It's the tussle that keeps you alive I guess that's the outlook that you get when you've lived with the weather so long live with the weather so long Why the weather and me have come to know just what we can expect of each other and I ain't afraid Though the weather might be Well Yes, I'll be seeing you for mr. Tucker. Where are you going back to July before she starts work now now listen your sister will worry She knows you better to worry about you women always worry Builds them up to work and it belittles a man so women always worry Gotta get back before she starts worrying Thank you for the visit, but you keep thank you mr. Tucker. I think nothing of it son Now I'll be saying mr. Tucker. Yeah, well you ain't got nothing better to do this afternoon drop on in hey Oh, yes, we'll do that. Hey, what where you're going? Don't fall in the drift. Oh, don't worry about me son Hey, I got a better nose for snow than a big deal than a big deal per rabbit. I better shut that door for you Buddy guess he's old man weather himself David where you going get dressed Dressed what for I can't start shoveling our way out in pajamas and slippers darling. It's hopeless. You're great It's hopeless. Are you hinting that I'm not the man that Tucker is David come back here? You're not as young as Tucker is In your eyes your youngsters are no doubt different from all others But in some ways all teenagers are alike. They all seem to dot on coca-cola It means sociability and good times to them if you keep plenty of coke on ice You'll earn the thanks of your own children and their friends as well Well, Joe, what do you think of that old man? Jared Tucker? Certainly not as old as his age David Tell me you're going to get into town. No, I'm gonna make a good stab at it You can bet your life on that if I were you I wouldn't even make a stab at it I'm not going to let Jared Tucker show me up. I'll tell you that much Stop worrying about it. You see the trains aren't running David. So no use bucking the drifts is Is that the real dope Joe? That it is David. Oh well Well in that case, I'll just have to sit back and enjoy the snow I guess Hey, I wonder how soon it'll be good for skiing Joe. Oh Monday. I think Monday is early Is that the real dope too? Well, you'll find out on Monday David Tell the truth. I don't mind if I do. I'll see you then Joe knee-deep in a drift. No doubt. So long David Every day Monday through Friday, Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again Monday at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or of war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola or Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and Ice-cold Coca-Cola is everywhere The parts of Claudia and David on this program were played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree and The entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney Now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola