They had been married for 50 years and had slept together in the same double bed all that time.
Then the County planned a road which would run exactly through their land--and house.
As happened, the road crew split their home in half, moving the two halves several hundred yards apart to accommodate the roadway. Their bedroom was halved; they were forced to get twin beds--and to sleep apart.
At first this caused them great anguish; then, after a year or so, they began to enjoy an exhilarating freedom which came from sleeping apart in separate beds.
Then the County planned a road which would run exactly through their land--and house.
As happened, the road crew split their home in half, moving the two halves several hundred yards apart to accommodate the roadway. Their bedroom was halved; they were forced to get twin beds--and to sleep apart.
At first this caused them great anguish; then, after a year or so, they began to enjoy an exhilarating freedom which came from sleeping apart in separate beds.
