When one of his pals from the pub was moving house, Joe showed up with his van. If anyone was in debt, he was good for a loan. Yes, he was true to his Aries starsign – generous of spirit, spontaneous. But he was also irresponsible to the point of recklessness and had forgotten the old maxim that charity begins at home.
His wife Karen was unhappy. It seemed he was never home. As for risky loans to his drinking pals … on the day Karen learnt they were behind with the mortgage, she, who budgeted so carefully, decided their marriage was over.
At first, she felt she must go, and wept as she vacuumed her way to the door. But her starsign was Cancer, it was her home. Tenacity kicked in and Karen decided he must go. And so she parcelled up all his clothes, all immaculately ironed, and sent them to the pub with a note saying: “Since you practically live there, you might as well move in.” Deep down, she meant only to bring him to his senses. But Aries can take things at face value. So he asked the landlady for a room …