 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, I don't think I can get up this morning. Yeah, aren't you feeling all right feeling fine? But it's freezing out put on your slippers. Oh, don't worry. I'd stick to the floor and my bare feet out Goes through me like a knife. I'll close the window. Why'd we open it in the first place fresh air? Oh fresh air Balderdash. I know it's gonna be as cold as this Life on a farm certainly is rugged David, I'm gonna just brush my teeth and it's all yours Maze is me as there can be hot water on a day like this. That's because we have such a wonderful heating system Are you going to be in love with this house all your life? It's first in my heart. You love it more than you do me. Well, it's less trouble Well, maybe less trouble, but there's some trouble with the water. It's just trickling Turn the spigot more. I turned the spigot more return it more David, you don't think the well is gone dry. The well has not gone dry How do you know there's no water that well is good for 12 gallons a minute That rate it probably got exhausted Dolly, maybe be better if you'd only gave six gallons a minute it'll last longer that well came from natural springs Natural springs don't run dry overnight. Oh, well has nothing to do with it So will you stop worrying about it? I was just trying to be helpful Hush up. I'm trying to think The pump What about the pump? It's not pumping. That's why there's no water Well, it's either that or The pipes are frozen. Well, I don't blame him. I'm frozen too. I shouldn't have frozen. There was heat on all night Heat wasn't very hot taught enough David, what do we do? I've got to have water to make your breakfast and the baby's right David the baby has to have water for his breakfast. All right. All right. Now you just leave everything to me And you'll have water. Where are you going? Wait? I'm coming with you I'm not going to Calcana. I'm only going downstairs to the cellar Gosh, I never felt the house so cold. It must be two out two. What two degrees Two is below freezing, isn't it? You know perfectly well that two is below freezing 30 degrees is below freezing. No, I never can understand why 32 is freezing 32 is in the middle of everything I seem a lot more logical. It means zero. We're freezing everything up is warmer. Everything down is colder 32 that's a silly number to be freezing. Zero should be freezing. Is it freezing out today? Yes, it's freezing. The only thing that isn't frozen is your jaw. That's good. I think how cold it would be if my jaw was freezing Now we're going to see if the pump's working If there's any water in the tank. Oh, we know it doesn't always make a noise, you know. We'll see, you know Oh, it's so wonderful to have a husband Especially a husband who knows so much about so much. Well, one of us has to know something That's why I'm coming with you darling. It's good for me to see what you do All right, come along careful of the cellar stairs, david Oh, why do cellar stairs always have to be so steep? There wouldn't be cellar stairs if there weren't Here, hold on to me. I'm fine. I have an exquisite sense of balance if I do say so myself Well, you do Honestly a mouse couldn't live in this cellar. What's the matter with this cellar? It's immaculate. It's spacious and It's a very excellent seller very funny about men. They're always so proud of their sellers The way women are about their kitchens. Well, the tank's full Nothing's matters the pump for which I am tankful Oh, sorry. I couldn't resist that one David now, please stop looking like a doctor and tell me what it is it is Mercy the pipes must be frozen Take all this time to decide that. Well, I told you that five minutes ago. You what? I told you that five minutes ago I told you it was either this or that or the pipes must be frozen Do you have the gall to stand there and tell me that you were the one that said that? All right, you suggested it and I agreed. I said I didn't blame them Well, I I as good as said it Well, I knew right along that that's what it was Now I refuse to get involved in an argument with my wife and the seller good. I might do something fatal Come on back up. Where are you going now? We threw with the seller unless you want to take it upstairs with you Uh, no, thanks. There's plenty of house upstairs Careful of the stairs. You be careful yourself and stop treating me if I didn't know what I'm doing Probably you're getting me. I love you you don't but I love you more with a good neck than with a broken one Thanks nothing to thank me for Well, here we are back up now. What do we do? We look for the part of the pipe that is so exposed that the water might have frozen sensible Are other men as efficient as you? Other men are not architects. Now, wasn't it brilliant of you to become an architect? So that when you had a house in the country, you know what was broken You have hit the reason why I became an architect on the nail on the head It is freezing in here and it does seem to get colder as we're getting to the kitchen too Living room wasn't so bad. The kitchen is like an ice box Seems to be a draft coming from some place. So you don't think fritz and berth. It could have left a window open No, of course not. They wouldn't do it. David. I I hate going into their room when they're not here Yeah Still would better. Yeah, I guess so. You have to find where the pipe is frozen or they'll bust You mean they'll break and we'll get water all over the house And don't tell me you just realized that Well, it has been in the back of my mind, but I didn't want to think about it somebody better think about it David everything will be ruined the paint the plaster the furniture David, I hope the baby's room isn't cold. No reason why it should be Here here's fritz and bertha's room. We're looking there. Oh, it's freezing David look Broken window Gosh that branch must have blown up against it in the storm yesterday and broken it That's what happened why mule fritz and bertha couldn't have left the window open The wind must have blown right on to their pipes from the bathroom. Well, what will we do to unfreeze them? Build a fire under them. Now david, please be serious. Well, we'll use hot compresses Are you serious? Perfectly serious But that means water we haven't got any water Well, there might be a little left in the kitchen pipes Just take a second to boil it up David you can get the the rags you'll need from the broom closet, you know We'll have the whole thing fixed up in the jiffy now. Oh when I tell mama she's gonna be so disappointed. She wasn't here Yeah, I'll bet No, oh just pray. There's some water in this faucet. Don't waste any here. Put the pan right under it is Yeah, what happened nothing yet Oh Oh, we're in luck keep your fingers crossed. There's still coming And it's half full come on come on come That's all Maybe that's enough. Well now all we can do is wait David, there's not going to be a pipe burst is there. I hope not and I don't think so Now we've covered pretty much this whole house and so far. I haven't seen any leaks any place Were you looking of course? I was looking. What do you think I was doing counting chickens? Well, I didn't know you were looking I wasn't looking well, that's why I was It just can't get over how extraordinary you are so early in the morning too Say you're gonna miss your train, you know that can't be helped. It can't be helped. Hey watch the water Starting to steam. Well, it's good enough I think the water was so glad to get warm couldn't wait to boil You have the rags. Yeah now all set here. I'll take the pan get away. You'll get burned I suppose you think you're a handier than I am at least I'm supposed to be David are we really going to put compresses on the pipes? We really are It seems so silly. Well, can you think of a better way? No, but it seems silly How we know when the pipe's unfrozen you will find out So many mysterious things about living in the country. I never knew before now here put the pan down You want me throw the rags in it? Yeah now now we'll wrap the rags around the pipe Here we go. David you really should have been a doctor Like so Is the cure going to take long dr. Norton? I certainly hope not I think you're wonderful. So patient the pipe is the patient. Oh now we're even Well, you're patient too far. You I'd be wild why? I don't know. It just seems that it shouldn't have happened here. Don't get it all over you saw to it When we were installing the pipes in the house that they were insulated and well covered and ouch What's the matter water's hot. Oh, give me another rag You know I I didn't realize at the time it was about the pipes freezing There's certainly more to building a house than meets the eye the matter of fact the most important thing about a house Doesn't meet the eye at all David What's that? The pipes what about them Oh, they're breaking in two. No, they're not listen to that noise. The whole house is gonna topple Oh, David make it stop. I don't want it to stop You mean You mean this is good. It's excellent. It couldn't be better. But that noise David when I hear that noise I always think something's wrong. Well in this case it shows that the pipes are unfreezing So quick back pressures. Let go Well, what do you know? David you talk just like the plumber. How soon will we have water again in a few minutes? Providing there are no other clogged sections in the pipes Man, we really got over that one easy That's a load off my mind Were you worried? I'm sure I was worried. What do you think? Well, you didn't seem worried. What do you want me to do jump up and down turn somersaults seem calm as anything Because if it happened to you every day of the year, there's no point in getting excited Oh, I must be wonderful to be so strong and so silent You wouldn't know not about the silent part anyway. I said that before you did Oh, we're lucky aren't we David the baby's still sleeping. Don't you want to give him his breakfast? Well, I'll get yours first and get you out of the way Bedroom's gotten warmest it's before I think Claudia Do you hear something? Yes Yes, I do hear something What do you hear? Well, it sounds like it dripped to me Maybe you left one of the faucets open in the bathroom and the water's running through now Oh, yes, I guess that's it No one really doesn't appreciate water till one doesn't have it does one David No, one doesn't I could never have too much water. Could you know? Now your boss is not dripping David. It was turned closed Honey, I swear I could hear a drip You don't think we have water on the brain. Do you I wouldn't be surprised Well, I'll start shaving anyway. I'll get dressed might as well Now let me see What is in my closet for me this morning? David what is it? I'm flooded What are you shouting about? David my closet is flooded with water. It's drenched Oh, well, I'll be gold dank. Oh darling as an architect. You don't seem to be a very good plumber David do something about it. Don't just stand there like a like a like an architect The red cooler for coca-cola is a fixture in many modern offices and factories It's put there so that people can work refreshed When you think of the busy days you put in Doesn't it seem sensible that you should pause for a nice cold coke now then? You know that you accomplish more with less effort when you work refreshed Joe ain't I got trouble? Oh, you sure have David But I guess it's the least one can expect when One owns a house. You wouldn't feel as if you owned a house if you didn't have a little trouble to go along with Just try me but don't think that you're the only one who has any trouble now your gal lottie She has some trouble She has some trouble too Lottie has trouble house trouble love trouble Well, that's a lot more serious Well, I had no idea about Lottie. Lottie's kept it pretty much to herself until tomorrow Well, I certainly wouldn't want to miss Lottie's love trouble. So, uh, I'll see you tomorrow, Joe Sure thing. How about I get back to those pipes of mine? Bless their little hearts? 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 tomorrow 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 For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes And ice cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola