 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia 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 isn't it wonderful getting an early start like this mama. Yes, it's glorious Getting an early start like this you two girls will be the earliest birds at the sale You ought to have your pick of the worm. What a way to talk David I just want you to realize what a sacrifice it is on my part to give you the car for one day. I realize Also realize that any other man would be very grateful to his wife for her trying to save them a fortune by shopping at sales Especially since we're going all the way to Westbrook for this sale and it's only for your farm equipment We're not even shopping for ourselves, but for milk buckets and brooms and things so a little gratitude from you mr Norton if you please money you are wonderful wonderful. I am surrounded this morning I can see that even mama isn't on my side mom and I are blood relatives So you must forgive her devotion to me David for the sudden, but I'll try good. We're almost at the station Can't wait to get me on that train. Can you nothing personal? I just don't want to be so late everything will be bought up Well, we'll probably be there before the store opens. It's only eight o'clock. Well, it's not raining I'd rather wait than be late any day David I think are you sure I've written down everything we need Can't think of anything else except one thing quick. Tell me. I want you to drive carefully Yes, that's all I knew it was the car you're thinking of. Well, they're not so easy to get these days harder than why Much harder in that case. I'll drive carefully. You heard her mother. Oh goodness I have no influence on her David She says one thing with me and does another with you I just remember that you have mama in the car and I am very fond of mama That makes you fond of mama and fond of the car you found of anything else. Hmm. You're very demanding this morning Aren't you miss is not yes? I am well in that case. I am reasonably fond of you too Oh David you swept me off my feet with those kind words nothing at all so drive carefully and follow traffic regulation Mommy hear how he talks to me David. I think you'd better say that all over again. I haven't the time mrs. Brown. Here we are at station Claudia see how he stops that car not one jerk now listen mama It's all right for David to talk about my driving He's a man that's expected of him, but I will accept no insults from you Besides what you don't even know how to drive. Oh, oh Oh, oh, there's my train David. Listen kiss me. Don't go without kissing me Get away with it. Come on lean up. I miss you all day. I'm gonna call me at the office when you got home Wait so long mama. See you tonight. Listen. Don't work too hard. You eat a good lunch Come home early. Oh, Claudia. It's only for a day be home tonight Oh Way to start a car Oh dear look at that sign West books in the other direction. We're going the wrong way. Oh, congratulations There's nothing serious mama just a minute lost. I just turned the car around and we're there Why don't you go around the block? Oh round the block is way out of the way. We're trying to save time Yes, and my skin too Claudia Oh, you drive this cars if you're on a roller coaster And don't look back over your shoulder. Why is this looking behind me to see if there's a car coming? Have to look behind you mama. Well use that little mirror up there mama. I am driving David uses the little mirror Well, that's because he wears his collar starched Everything seems to be clear behind me so soon as the road gets wide enough. Oh, look There's a sign that says no you turn where up there ahead on the right Well, we'll be past it in a second. Well, it will still be against the law Honestly, everybody's afraid of a little law laws are for your protection and other people's protection from you Yes, well, I'll remember that Everybody makes you turns law or no law then why do they bother putting up signs? Sometimes I wonder I really do Here we go mama ring around the Rosie David should see this. That's all I ask right around Easiest pie Claudia yeah, that car in front of you. It's backing up a little bit dope. Doesn't he use his little mirror? Oh That did it can I open my eyes mama. Oh don't bother now. It's too late Honestly, don't people look behind them when they're driving even I have the sense to do that even you Wait, I'll I give him a piece of my mind backing up as if there were nobody else on this road Well, you're not blaming him who else obvious. I could see him so I well here he comes See look wild. Well slightly grim. Oh dear men are so righteous These matters. They are usually so right. Oh Dear he's shaking his head as if he didn't believe ah now he's looking at his rear fender Claudia get out and talk to him. He looks sort of sort of middle-aged doesn't he? Yes, you don't bet. He's an accountant mama Gray hat and gold rims glasses. He's an accountant. Is he? Bye mama Claudia I just say yes, whatever he says Hello there man. How do you do? Too bad both our fenders dimpled. Yes, so I see strange I didn't notice you behind me. You must have come right up out of the ditch. Well, not exactly You didn't get shook up or anything. No, we're fine and you oh sure sure fine fine Lucky we're not right in the middle of town crowds gather around like flies of honey Silly I always think yes, so do I Well, it looks like we have just about the same amount of trouble done to our cars My left rear fender and your right front one. What's you looking behind you sure? I look behind me before I started backing up, but I Didn't see you there then. Well, I didn't materialize out of thin air That's that's a good one. I think we ought to call a policeman. What for now look ma'am We can settle this by ourselves. We have about the same amount of trouble now Why don't we just go our separate way my husband always has to call a policeman when my car gets run into Only this isn't that sort of thing at all. Look, we don't have to call a police and here comes what's going on here Wonder how he knew Nothing serious officer. Just our bump is locked. Oh, yeah, what happened? Who did what to whom? Yeah, I think obviously we can just settle this by ourselves Don't you think I always told me to get the name of the other man's insurance company this sort of thing happening You often ma'am. Of course not only once before I see now look lady Take my name and the name of my insurance man, and I'll take yours and I want to get going you seem to be in a great hurry Well, there's no point in fooling around with this thing my friend is dimpled and your friend is dimpled and so what so? Only that I have to explain to my husband that you ran into me. That's all So you will please give me the name of your insurance now now wait a minute I didn't really run into you. That's not what you said a minute ago. You sneaked up behind me I find it difficult to believe that anybody could sneak up in a car the size of mine now wait a minute here I think I'd better step in and get the facts on the case. I don't want to make a fuss about it officer I just want to get out of here as fast as I can make a fuss about it either But officer when I looked around there was no car behind me I've been driving all the way down to this avenue and there was no car behind me at any time I see where were you driving from lady? Well, I was coming up this street and then when I got behind this car He backed up into me. Yes, but which direction were you going? Well, which direction do you think I was going if I was behind this car? You could tell what direction I was going in the same direction you can tell by just looking at my car He backed up into me when I looked you weren't there ma'am. How long had you been going in that direction ma'am? Why? Ever since I turned around turned around her. Yes, from where ma'am? Everybody's making everything so complicated. I was driving up this street going that way Uh-huh going north, huh? Yes going north. Mm-hmm, and then My mother decided she wanted to go the other way around so I turned around you turned around on the street here Yes, of course in other words you made a you turn I'm a busy man. I've got to get going. I don't want to prefer any charges I just want to move along if if it's all right with you just a moment The little lady wants to get everything straight so she can explain to her husband, right ma'am Just want this man to realize that he backed up into me. I realize it ma'am I'm standing on my rights as a citizen any objections not at all ma'am. You didn't answer my question You made a you turn Well, if you called going in one direction and turning around to go in the other direction Yes, I made a you turn but that man backed up into me You were coming up the street ma'am before you made the you turn I said that already and you notice the sign that said no you turn aloud. Oh, that was behind me Oh, I went past it before I made a you turn. I see but you saw the sign Of course. I saw the sign. I am not blind, but you made the you turn How many times do I have to tell you the officer? I just want to get going look I just the moment the little lady is standing on her rights the little lady has every right to stand on her right The little lady made a you turn and as such the little lady broke a traffic regulation This little lady doesn't like being called and this little lady and because she broke a traffic regulation The little lady is going to get a ticket. I'm going to get a ticket and he backed up into me You're right as a citizen ma'am. You may accept this ticket. This is outrageous. I never heard of such a thing I haven't I'm sorry. I'm going to sue. I'm going to do something you wait until my husband hears about this Yeah, just wait, but he backed up into me. I don't care who backed up into who lady you made a you turn under the skins the law and he Couldn't have backed him to you if you hadn't broken the traffic regulation in the first place now you Better show me your life, but I'm I'm Outrage officer may I scoot along now? You're not going to prefer charges. No. No. What's the use? She's in enough mess. I can have my fender fixed up So I'll just scoot along. Thanks a lot. Okay, Joe. Bye. Bye Now your license ma'am. You're not gonna let him go just like that Why sure you don't want to stand on his rights as a citizen. Well, besides which he broke no traffic regulation now Your license ma'am Here it is. Claudia Now go on give it to him. Give it to him. Yes, mama Are you turning against me too? I am indeed This was going to be a nice little shopping exhibition to a sale So we cracked up the car and you talked yourself into a ticket now Go on citizen Norton. Give him your license and stand on your rights This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney When the man of the house announces that he's asked a few folks to drop in this evening Do you groan and wonder what on earth you can serve them? Or do you smile and say that's fine and simply put some more coke on ice? 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