Another pointless thread

hmmm - food

Not sure what I'm going to have - I doubt if I'll taste it . I just want rid of this foul pestilence that started yesterday and has really kept me confined to the house today - my sneezes would frighten any wee kiddies and my cough is earth shaking

just been out into the sleet and picked up some dodgy marinated pork chops. They're now in teh oven for half an hour or so.

As for the rest? Syncing video and audio is a real pain

Bret

Sorry to hear you are under the weather TT - stay warm and well wrapped up.

Tony & Jo

Taa T & J - I'm doing my best

I think there will be a sensible modicum of whisky taken tonight . I want rid of this pestilence

I was all for curry tonight but the other half is too tired.

Hope you are soon feeling better TT.
Now you've got me sneezing


I'm working on a printed album of my Norwegian photos. I'd forgotten how much work is involved!

We are going out for a meal with the sons and their other halves tomorrow night. A good job we paid off the credit card balance

The March Mooch sarts today.

We're taking parents away for the weekend, visiting Thorpe Perrow today and Beamish tomorrow.I'll be back here on Sunday evening.

If any body's there and sees us say hello.

I'll be the one with all the cameras!

To make it, or to eat it?

G

To pick up the phone and order it!

Women! They're so idle.

I suppose if starvation threatens you could always ask her to show you how to use a phone, but it's not really right that you should be doing her job.

G
With a hasty

You might appreciate this George...................................

ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND

It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.

My name is Ron. Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife, Carol Anne. When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Carol Anne to get a full-time job, along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we needed. Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her age. I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work

Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts dinner. I don't yell at her. Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on the table. I generally have lunch in the Men's Grill at the club, so eating out is not reasonable. I'm ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit that door. She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating. But now it's not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after dinner.

I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening that they won't clean themselves. I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed.

Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think. For example, she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch hour. But, boys, we take 'em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out over two, or even three days. That way, she won't have to rush so much. I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt her any (if you know what I mean). I like to think tact is one of my strong points..

When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods. She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the yard. I try not to make a scene. I'm a fair man.. I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me, too.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Carol Anne. I'm not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men will find it difficult. Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older. However, Guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile. After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.



EDITOR'S NOTE:
Ron died suddenly on January 31 of a perforated rectum. The police report says he was found with a Calloway extra-long 50-inch Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his rear end, with barely 5 inches of grip showing, and a sledge hammer laying nearby. His wife Carol Anne was arrested and charged with murder. The all-woman jury took only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Ron, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.

Tony

I have just got the boy to order my Pizza, then he asked for a larger, the cheek of it.

Tsk - the youth of today

Why did the wife cross the road?

I dont know but why was she out of the Kitchen

If your wife is fat get her to walk ten miles a day.

At the end of the month she'll be 300 miles away!