One can imagine the times and life of a home with three young boys and a father who was prone to accidents. Tim was a good man but he was well known both at home at work for his awkwardness. Each and everyday his show Tool Time. Al was well known as the more logical partner and Tim as the one who was prone to accidents.
Jill could not help but remember the day that she had sat down to watch the show. Randy was still at home and had not gone to school yet and was sitting on the couch with his mother. Mark was taking a nap. This time of day was usually a time of quiet. Sometimes she got a good laugh at what happened on the live television show. More often than she cared to remember she was the brunt of many of Tim's jokes. Sometimes she had gotten angry, but most of the time she had let the words slide right off her shoulder.
This day Tim was giving a demonstration on how to use a rototiller. This rototiller that he was going to use was a very large one and unfortunately for Tim was much more powerful than he had thought. Out in the back he had been working on the machine hoping to make it faster and he was sure that he had succeeded.
The morning show had already gone wrong once and Jill was indeed nervous about what could happen if Tim had done any adjustments to the rototiller that he was going to be demonstrating. As the show had started Al had been demonstrating the use of a fire extinguisher trying to convince the audience that the new kitchen extinguisher was the best ever.
Tim had smiled and lit a small fire on the stove that had bene put on the stove that was on the stage. Tim had taken the kitchen extinguisher and without reading the instructions had turned the extinguisher the wrong way. He then had turned quickly sending pieces of burning paper off of the stove. If it hadn't been for Al Jill wasn't sure if there would have been a stage left. Tim had said "That is an example of how not to use a fire extinguisher. Read the instructions first." he warned the audience.
The audience had laughed and as they had shown the people as they watched and laughed you could see that they were talking among themselves about Tim. Jill was glad that Tim did not know that part. Tim was proud of his show and didn't want people laughing at him. He only wanted them to laugh with him not at him. Sometimes that wish was hard won as Tim was known for the accidents.
Jill remembered the first time that she heard one of the people in the supermarket remark about her husband. She had thought that Tim was one of the most talented home repairmen that she had ever seen. "He can goof around and act like he is actually hurt and then get down to business and do the work. Al makes a good show, too. The show is great I think it is the funniest show that I have ever seen."
At first Jill had been hurt by what she had heard, but that changed with time. She was proud of Tim and hoped every show that he would not make a mistake. That did not happen very often again.
Tim had been working on the rototiller in the back and had thought that it was ready. He had increased the power by over twenty-five percent. The machine was indeed hard to handle when it was at the original top speed and strength, but he was sure that he could handle it.
As the cameramen came out and set up all of their sights, Tim brought out the new machine. This demonstration was to be done outside in a real garden. The garden was a large garden and Tim was sure that he could demonstrate how fast this new machine could get one's garden ready.
The cameras rolling Tim started the rototiller. The machine was very loud and he did have his safety goggles on. The machine was hard to start because of all the changes that Tim had made, but ti did start. There was none of the sputtering that was usually heard when you first started the motor. Jill knew that Tim had worked on it outside. She prayed that nothing would happen this day, but she had been wrong.
Al watched as Tim got the machine going and when he put it into gear the machine and Tim took off at about twenty miles an hour. The machine was throwing dirt rocks and everything in its path. Tim found himself running at full speed behind a machine that he had no control of. As Tim tried desperately to shut the machine off a rock flew up in the air and hit him on the head.
Jill who was sitting on the couch speechless watched in horror as the machine went through the poor man's garden unattended. The machine went across the lawn and didn't stop until it crashed into the man's car. This was all on live television and Randy had laughed like she hadn't heard in a long time.
But Jill was worried 'where's Tim? Is he al right?' was all that she could think. The show ended with Al saying that the EMT's were working on Tim right now and that they thought he was going to be all right.
About an hour after this Jill had gotten a call Tim was in the emergency room once again. His frequent user card had been punched again. He had a slight concussion but would be all right.
As once more Jill piled her three boys (Brad had come home from school by this time) into her car she drove them to the hospital. Tim was there giving the nurses and doctors his autograph. He was a star once more. Tim indeed was fine and went back to work just a couple of days later. All he had to show was a bandage on his forehead.