N\u00fa eru \u00feessar kerlingabeyglur h\u00e6ttar a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00f3lkinu kv\u00f6ldkaffi.
\n-Af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau vilja \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, var sk\u00fdringin sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk. \u00c9g bau\u00f0 n\u00fa samt upp \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldkaffi og undarlegt nokk \u00fe\u00e1 af\u00feakka\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 enginn nema ein kona sem vill kaffi stundum og stundum ekki. Hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta er nefnilega a\u00f0 \u00feau bi\u00f0ja ekki um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fyrra brag\u00f0i og sumum liggur svo rosalega \u00e1 a\u00f0 komast \u00ed p\u00e1su til a\u00f0 baknaga vinnuf\u00e9lagana, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r mega bara ekkert vera a\u00f0 einhverjum sn\u00faningum sem h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 komast hj\u00e1.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 fyrstu kv\u00f6ldvaktinni minni var m\u00e9r tj\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00f3\u00fearfi a\u00f0 hreinsa gervig\u00f3mana fyrir \u00f3sj\u00e1lfbjarga f\u00f3lk. Einnig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri einfaldast a\u00f0 fela lyfin \u00ed matnum ef f\u00f3lki\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 tortryggi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6ki allt of langan t\u00edma a\u00f0 tala \u00fea\u00f0 til. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka \u00f3\u00fearfi a\u00f0 sinna \u00feeim hreingerningum sem settar eru \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldvakt, \u00fev\u00ed ef eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00e6nt kemur upp \u00e1 m\u00e1 \u00fdta \u00feeim yfir \u00e1 n\u00e6turvaktina. \u00deetta \u00f3v\u00e6nta (t.d. svona \u00f3fyrirsj\u00e1anlegar upp\u00e1komur \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 einhver \u00feurfi a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00far sokkunum e\u00f0a komast \u00e1 kl\u00f3sett) gerist svo i\u00f0ulega \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r eru b\u00fanar a\u00f0 hanga \u00ed p\u00e1su \u00ed tvo klukkut\u00edma.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 gekk \u00fe\u00f3 fyrst fram af m\u00e9r \u00feegar samstarfskona ste\u00f0ja\u00f0i inn \u00e1 deildina og sag\u00f0ist vera a\u00f0 fara inn til upp\u00e1haldskonunnar minnar.
\n-\u00c9g er b\u00fain a\u00f0 fara inn til hennar me\u00f0 kaffi, h\u00fan ba\u00f0 l\u00edka um brau\u00f0, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed fre\u00f0\u00fdsut\u00f3n, frekar f\u00fal yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feessi ind\u00e6la kona skuli ekki lengur f\u00e1 kaffi \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan liggur ekki \u00e1 bj\u00f6llunni.
\n-\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 koma henni \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0, sag\u00f0i kerlan.
\n-\u00c6tlar\u00f0u a\u00f0 koma henni \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0? Klukkan er ekki or\u00f0in h\u00e1lf n\u00edu, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\n-H\u00fan er v\u00f6n a\u00f0 fara snemma a\u00f0 sofa, sag\u00f0i hin.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0arbor\u00f0i\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00feessi kona einmitt veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e1tt sem hana langa\u00f0i svo a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 og \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekki fari\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 samstarfskonu minni \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 var einmitt h\u00fan sem fletti upp \u00ed bla\u00f0inu fyrir hana til a\u00f0 athuga hven\u00e6r \u00fe\u00e1tturinn yr\u00f0i s\u00fdndur. Haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 upp h\u00e1tt og sk\u00fdrt a\u00f0 hann yr\u00f0i \u00e1 dagskr\u00e1 fr\u00e1 8-10.
\n-\u00dea\u00f0 fer n\u00fa bara eftir \u00fev\u00ed hver er \u00e1 vakt. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hana og h\u00fan sag\u00f0ist vilja fara \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6ttinum lyki. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki fyrr en 10, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.<\/p>\n
Samstarfskonan sneri upp \u00e1 sig en l\u00e9t mig r\u00e1\u00f0a. 10 m\u00edn\u00fatum s\u00ed\u00f0ar fann \u00e9g hana inni hj\u00e1 annarri konu sem haf\u00f0i einmitt l\u00edka \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttinn. ‘St\u00falkan’ (af einhverjum \u00f3\u00feekktum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um sleppa Nor\u00f0urlandab\u00faar bara ekki t\u00f6kum \u00e1 \u00feeirri hugmynd a\u00f0 konur \u00ed um\u00f6nnunarst\u00f6rfum s\u00e9u allar \u00f3giftar unglingstelpur enda \u00fe\u00f3tt s\u00e9u li\u00f0in \u00e1r og \u00f6ld fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fyrirkonulag var vi\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0i) var \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00fain a\u00f0 telja \u00feeirri g\u00f6mlu tr\u00fa um a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri afskaplega \u00fereytt og h\u00e1lflasin og var komin vel \u00e1 veg me\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e1tta hana.<\/p>\n
Og \u00feetta eru konur sem eru ekki me\u00f0 elligl\u00f6p og enn\u00fe\u00e1 fullf\u00e6rar um a\u00f0 svara fyrir sig. \u00deeir sem eru \u00f3sj\u00e1lfbjarga og \u00f3f\u00e6rir um a\u00f0 kvarta yfir me\u00f0fer\u00f0inni \u00e1 s\u00e9r b\u00faa stundum vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera hent \u00ed b\u00e6li\u00f0 kl 7 \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin og \u00fear sem \u00feeir gera ekki kr\u00f6fur er \u00feetta sama f\u00f3lk \u00fea\u00f0 sem s\u00ed\u00f0ast kemst \u00e1 f\u00e6tur \u00e1 morgnana. D\u00e6mi eru um a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk liggi \u00ed r\u00faminu 15 klst flestar n\u00e6tur. Svo er \u00fea\u00f0 sett \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0 eftir h\u00e1degi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til \u00feess, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 heldur ekkert gott a\u00f0 sitja \u00ed s\u00f6mu stellingunni \u00ed hj\u00f3last\u00f3l \u00ed 9 t\u00edma \u00ed senn en gallinn er s\u00e1 a\u00f0 nokkrar \u00far starfsli\u00f0inu \u00e1l\u00edta svo erfitt a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpast a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00feeim \u00e1 f\u00e6tur aftur, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r b\u00ed\u00f0a til kl 16:30, \u00feegar kemur aukamanneskja \u00e1 vakt. \u00dear me\u00f0 eru d\u00e6mi um f\u00f3lk sem liggur \u00ed r\u00faminu allt a\u00f0 19 t\u00edma \u00e1 s\u00f3larhring \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r sem verst eru haldnar af kerlingaheilkenninu eru \u00e1 vakt.<\/p>\n
Og eins og gefur a\u00f0 skilja er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki v\u00e6nlegt til vins\u00e6lda a\u00f0 hafa or\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00c9g tek \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 ekki n\u00e6r m\u00e9r en svo a\u00f0 fre\u00f0\u00fdsut\u00f3nninn \u00ed m\u00e9r er \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00feessa dagana.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa eru \u00feessar kerlingabeyglur h\u00e6ttar a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00f3lkinu kv\u00f6ldkaffi. -Af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau vilja \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, var sk\u00fdringin sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk. \u00c9g bau\u00f0 n\u00fa samt upp \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldkaffi og undarlegt nokk \u00fe\u00e1 af\u00feakka\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 enginn nema ein kona sem vill kaffi … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa