Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums

[Tony 1963]

Hi there,

I just can't understand the meaning of "beneath the house" in the following sentence:
"Smitty dropped by for a visit and soon found himself beneath the house with the quiet aviator."

Would you please help me?
Thanks.
Tony

[Lorikeet]

I had to google it to get a little more context. It appears that the house he lived in was the kind that has a crawl space underneath where the pipes are, because more of the sentence said, "Smitty dropped by for a visit and soon found himself beneath the house with the quiet aviator, wrapping pipes with insulation tape." The Aviator refers to Neil Armstrong, who apparently didn't speak much.

[Tony 1963]

Thank you Lorikeet !