At the cleaner's, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said. "But your sign says, 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," I reminded him. "Oh," he replied, "that means me.