A WW II American soldier had been on the front lines in Europe for three months, when he was finally given a week of R&R. He caught a supplyboat to a supply base in the south of England, then caught a train to London. The train was extremely crowded and he could not find a seat. He was dead on his feet and walked the length of the train looking for any place to sit down.

Finally he found a compartment with seats facing each other; there was room for two people on each seat. On one side sat only a proper looking, older British lady, with a small dog sitting in the empty seat beside her.

" Could I please sit in that seat ? " he asked.

The lady was insulted. " You Americans are so rude "

 she said, " Cant you see my dog is sitting there? "

He walked through the train more and still could not find a seat. He found himself back at the same place.

" Lady, I love dogs - have a couple at home- so I would be glad to hold your dog if I can sit down." he said.

The lady replied " You Americans are not only rude, you are  arrogant "

He leaned against the wall for a time, but was so tired he finally said  " Lady, Ive been on the front lines in Europe for three months with not a decent rest for all that time. Could I please sit there and hold your dog? "

The lady replied " You Americans are not only rude and arrogant.You are also obnoxious "

With that comment, the soldier calmly stepped in, picked up the dog, threw it out the window, and sat down. The lady was speechless.

An older, neatly dressed Englishman sitting across on the other seat spoke up.

" Young man, I do not know if all you Americans fit the ladys description of you or not. But I do know that you Americans do a lot of things wrong. You drive on the wrong side of the road, you hold your fork with the wrong hand, and now you have just thrown the wrong b**** out of the window "

 

I think I may have actualy got over my fear of the dentist .  I had a late proper start to the day, after waking Ant up for 7am, I droped back off to sleep, I don't do that often but some days my cfs hits and I'm just so tired.  It was about 10.30 I noticed the date was the 28th. And a small voice prompted me to re-check my dentist appointment, as I thought the 28th fell on Tuesday.  I knew that it was for an extraction and having been very nervouce ( see blog entry )  I did not want to miss it and be charged for the privilage .  I found that, Yes it was Monday. And neither I nore Phins were dressed for going out. So I called a taxie as the bus would never get their in time, we have to catch two,  So a mad get ready was on. Phew it's suprising how fast one can change, brush both hair and teath. It cost us £9.50 to get there Then I had to wait around feeling sick for 25 mins, torture!!!!   Once in the chair I was so calm, I'd reached     " Ah sod it, carn't change anything as it has to come out "  There was a new trainee dentist acting as assistant. He was so calm and friendly, chatting away to me while we wated for the local to set in I didn't have time to think about it. A few movenents later and the tooth was out before I could think  "whats going to happen next "  I can honestly say that the local injections were alot more trouble than the extraction. What had I been making such a fuss over.  Well I feel like I've just atchieved a new stage in adult hood. No tears or nightmares. I still have the niggly feeling of geting old ect. as before, but not asbad as I expected it to be.   So it's a diet of tepid food and drinks till 12pm then it will have been 24 hours, Not that I want anything too hot anyhow.  When I came down, yes our surgary is on the first floor, reception on the ground floor, I was quite wobbly down the stairs. Who in there right mind puts dentist surgaries on the second floor I think it's so they can have a laugh watching people later off the security camra film ? Well after a taxie back wich cost £8.40  say no more.  I went to bed with a warm cat for comfort and my face yelling " what the heck have you done to me? "

Today the swellings going down and I'm going to try a 'cold' cross bun, one of my weeknesses  

Catch up with you soon....

Well Antony has done his first week no problems. They seam to be a good lot of people, even the manager has a sence of humor.  Hes been given 5 red shirts, so we'll have to get an iron and ironing bord,  and a brilliant purple t'shirt for Saterdays  I commented on the purple as it's my favorite colour and , wow the boss gave Ant and ex -lge  one for me, so have a new night shirt  with a huge add for vodaphone on the frount,  I'm now waking up at 6.30am every morning as an alarm,   I love the mornings

The last two mornings have been very foggy out as we live in a wet vallie but  by lunch time the sun has been out,  the birds are enjoying the new feeders, mainly the starlings squabbling over every thing, they cause such a noise. We had a squirrel hanging off the nut feeder, the photos have come out too smal to be impressive. So if he comes back I may invest in a propper squirrel feeder to save them chewing through the wire on the nut feeder 

I have now got my new to  me conputer,  Stewart decided to get himself  a new one   that is going to cope with all the graphic stuff he'll be doing at UNI. So I've got the old one    now I wait for a space in World of warcraft so  he can set it up   for me somewere in the frount room as I don't want to be anti social.  I'm hoping  for later on to day, but if the wait  for the bird is anything to go by,.....  it could be a while.

I forgot to take the chicking out of the freezer yesterday so it wii be tomorrows tea instead of today  never mind , I'll catch up with you all soon, I hope on my own computer

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?

What is the speed of darkness?

Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up every two hours?

Are there specially reserved parking spaces for 'normal' people at the Special Olympics?

If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Did you ever stop and wonder......

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze
these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?'

Who was the first person to say, 'See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum.'

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs !

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on.......

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

Antony has started a new job today, He's been out of work since Nov. last year and was starting to fret. It's in a phone shop, so he get's to use his "gift of the gab"  The application went on a while. I think it was a month in all before he'd jumped through enough hoops to convince them he was searious.  The security checks were rediculas, we wre expecting an inside leg measurment and mothers maden name. First there was a securtiy check. Then they wanted all his official documents as his name at birth is Tonie ( it's Italian off my Boi-dad's side of the family ) any how all his work documents say Antony and aparently according to this employer, no one normaly lengthens there birth name.  Ant wanted a new start and a grown up name. When his dad agreed to it then he became Antony.... I don't see the problem.  Un frotunatly they then wanted his birth cert. A sined statment that he was who he said he was and why his name changed, two prersonal refferances puls one work, then to top the lot.... his first wage slip, the fifth or somthing just as daft and the last . Even the chap at the job center was puzzled. Well at last and only just befor the job center was thinking he was making it all up the rang on Friday to say could he start Today, Yupeee!!!!!!   Ant hates the idea he's being a burden. He get's that ' pride  chip ' off his dad

  I can't belive I've done it again

What's more embassising is I can't remember who it is that I've deleated the reply comment of , Please if You are reading this can you let me know then I can send you an apology directly. 

This will be the second time I'v done this  ..... I've clicked delete insted of reply.... Please please forgive me.... I realy must go slower, but when excited my hand moves quicker than my eye.   The last time I did this the admin were able to put the reply back but I'm feeling too embarrised to ask again.....  thank you for you're comment. I did have a good time at the Gardening culb, but it managed to rain all day so it was held in the village hall... love and laughter   Lisa x x x

I wanted to let you all know that I've not forgotten you all, I'm having to share my time with "The World of Warcraft " sigh... yes it's arived at our home and both men in the home are spending hours on line playing heros. I'm more miffed than any thing as when they play on the TV I get to watch atleast , this is being played on the computer and as well as hogging all my awake time, I cant' see what's going on so I feel doubley anoyed. The last 'round' was 24 hours long and Stewart knew I've been fretting over Bilinda and her going over her time with the baby, but they both conveniantly forgot.  Moan over.

What's happening to our weather ? I thought we wern't suposed to get 40 days andd nights of rain again ?  I'm beggining to wonder if I need to start building a boat :-) my poor garden birds are sheltering in what ever shelter the trees are offering and not comming out to eat, they must be well hungury by now.  So much for the new bird houce feeder I'v got...  I wonder if we're in for an Indian Summer in October this year, then we'll all me saying it's too hot :-)

I'm off to the gardening clubs social this afternoon, they have some small compatitions on, and I'd like to see what I'm up a gainst ready for next year. There may also be some plants for sale.

Catch up with you all when I can. Love to you all, Lisa x x x

I can't find a half way exestance. Today i'm meloncolly. better than yesterday.

I was doing well, but yesterday i was told at the dentist that i've got to have one of my molars out..... this has sent me into a panic. I have a weard hang-up about teeth. When ever some one has a problem with there teeth , i have nightmares over all my teeth dropping out... I know daft...  this will be the first tooth i've had extracted, i supose i should be pleased that i've got to this age without loosing any of my second teeth. But i have to wate till the 29th next month to have it done and that gives me too long to get worked up over it.

Then the bome shell...  if this dosen't cure the problem then i may have to have two more out as well. I'm phisicaly sick, it's going to be done with a local anasetic so i'll be awake all the way through and i don't know if i can face it. If it was under a general it wouldn't be so much of a problem, still a problem but not as much, if you get what i mean.

Sorry to unload this on you, but i had to tell someone as every one here thinks i making a big fuss over nothing. It's just i'm fighting getting older so hard and my idea of 'older' is people loosing there teeth, I may not be making much sence at the moment, i'm too upset to put it into the correct feelings.

I'm going to become one of those,  old biddies with eather no teeth or false teeth. I don't know how to explain it. I'm not sure if i'll , ever , laugh again as i don't want people to see i'v got teeth missing. I know i'm being irational over it all, but we all have our hang-ups and this is one of mine

Thank you for taking the time to read this , I'm just so frightened.... i think if he'd done it there and then i would have been better then i wouldn't have had time to think. The shock factor would have carrid me through, with a good cry  after at a  'fate acomplished'.

My bird table arrived this morning. And as it was already assembled I know what I'll be doing this afternoon :-) I've been saving up for it for a while so now it's here no more hanging the bird feeders from the rotery washing thigie. Mind it was fun watching the starlings going round while feeding, nothing puts those birds off. I've found a hanging bird water feeder so that's next on my list. It'll take the birds a while to get used to it I know as it took days for them to try out the other feeders. I now have a 'fat ball ' holder, seed feeder and a nut feeder. So need a nigier seed feeder and water feeder then thay will have everyting I can think of. I get large filled coconut halfs from the pet shop, their a bit nasty smelling but the birds love them, they have dead insects inculded, Yuck ! and wild berrys. So things are comming together. Unfortunatly the housing ass. toild us to remove the nettles as they are considdered a nuscence to the other gardens. I wouldn't have minded if the other gardens were'show peices' but their all just grass, sigh, can't win them all. I'v got a book now called 'NO Nettles Required'  the truth about wildlife gardening. so they won't stop me, ha!

I'm not doing much at the moment my CFS has been playing up , the flat looks like a bomb has hit it, will need to call a family conferance to exlpain they carn't leave it all to me any more as I can't do it, so I need help. I know some of you will say they should have been helping sooner but I was happy doing it as there wasn't much more I could contribute to the house hold, but now I'll have to forgo pride and  as they don't seam to have noticed for them selves,point out that I do need help.

The kittens are still going mad climbing the 'now dead' plume tree I  have squeezed/ wedged floor to cealing, in my bedroom,  we never got the right weather to plant it out , too wet, too cold, too dry you name it it's been round, sigh!, never mind the apple tree's still happy. We re-panted it up into a larger tub so I hope I can limp it along till next spring then it can be planted out.

I know I haven't been on for a while, Hope fully the computer's stoped playing up we had a nasty bug that required wiping the hard drive and re-installing everything, Stewart was not pleased.

Catch up with you all soon, love, laughter and Hug to every one.