Once upon a time there lived a man named Ned who worked as a dispatcher for a southern county’s municipal services. One day, after a rare snowfall, Ned received a call from an elderly lady eagerly waiting for the county Tree Shakers.

“Will you please send the Tree Shakers out to my home as soon as possible?” she asked.

“Um, mam, I’m not quite sure I understand you.”

“Oh, you know — my trees are filled with snow and I’m afraid the branches will start breaking. I need the Tree Shakers to come out shake all the snow out of my trees.”

“Ah, I see. Well, mam, all our Tree Shakers are out on call at the moment, but the instant one radios in that he’s done, I’ll send him straight over to your place.”

When the next one’s available, Ned, send him over here.