IT'S GOOD NEWS WEEK?????

A guest in our home left the Daily Telegraph behind.
Before I threw it into the waste bin to add to the ever growing garbage we call land fill. I thought I would just take a moment to read what made the headlines this week.

I must let you know I never buy or read the paper as a rule.

So here it is ...head line..FIDAY 24/8/2007

SICK JOKE.
THEY LIED ABOUT BEING ILL, NOW THEY WANT TO WORK IN FANCY DRESS.

I read on..

Mia Romano is the tortured face of Sydney's commuters---- that was enough reading for me..
The world is in a mess and we are calling commuters who face a little inconvenience with transport TORTURED....

By the way all credit for this piece of journalism goes to the Daily Telegraph's Transport Reporter..

what a wast of paper and print, God only knows what fascinating reporting lay in pages ahead.

I DID NOT BOTHER TO READ ON...

BUYER BEWARE

The Internet has opened up a whole new way for consumers to get ripped off.
We have independent auction houses, we have direct warehouses, we have smartstore, discontinued stock outlets, and don't forget EBay. and I am sure you know of many others.

We can buy with points just so we don't feel like we are using cash, that's the cash you used to purchase the points in the first place remember.

Then you get the inflated retail price that sellers post, just so you think you are getting a bargain when your not. Then we get the inferior product masquerading as the real thing. The list goes on and on and on.

I am not saying that there are not bargains out there. But you have to do your homework first.

The internet is a powerful tool, so you can instantly compare prices. It is obvious many buyers don't and these cunning calous sellers are taking advantage and are making a killing at your expence. So don't become a victim. SURF around.

Check to see if the manufacturer has a presence on the WWW. Is this an affiliate program, dont give your hard earned cash to a maddle, middle middle middle man.

Many of us don't have the luxury to go from shop to shop to compare prices and we do most of our shopping via the net. so the saying BUYER BEWARE caries a bigger punch.

DID YOU KNOW HIM?

TIMES ARE A CHANGING

A precious little girl walks into a pet shop and asks,

"Excuthe me, do you have any widdle wabbits?"

The shopkeeper's heart melts, he gets down on his knees so that he's on her level, and says,

"Do you want a widdle white wabbit or a thoft, fuffy bwack wabbit, or one like that widdle bwown wabbit over there?"

The little girl blushes, rocks on her heels, puts her hands on her
knees, leans forward and whispers ...

"I don't weally fink my pet pyfon gives a phuk"

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

I just love this picture and the memories that flood back to me each time I look at it.

A few years ago on a lovely sunny Sunday we took a drive to the place where I spent my childhood. It felt amazing to be here again after 44 years. It felt especially strange as so much has changed for me.

For a moment I travelled back in time, I could see the young girl that was once me, walking to the shop which was just a few doors down from number 82, I remember playing in the park across the street with its huge trees that shaded the twisting path that ran the length of the park. I had mixed memories, sadness and joy as I miss that little girl, she had dreams that will now never be fulfilled. I wished I could retrace her foot steps and walk where she once walked, retrace the steps she took to school each day, the short cut she took through the hospital grounds, where her imagination ran wild and she would conjure up ghosts that came out in the corridor's, as she would run through screaming, hearing her voice echo in the tunnell that ran beneath the hospital, yet she did this each day to test her bravery.

I still remember the Hill immediately across from our front door, Mum always said we were never to go over the otherside as it was dangerous and something bad would happen if we did. I still do not know what is over that hill. (In those days children actually did what they were told. or was that just me.)

We took a drive down the main street, now that had changed; it now has gift shops and trendy cafes and restaurants where trend setters sat so as to be seen by other trend setters having lunch or they would just sit and sip caffe' lattes at small tables out on the sidewalk.

There was no longer a place for young families in this neighbourhood, sports cars lined the streets where once station wagons were parked. Well groomed poodles and small lap dogs had replaced the family pets.

The old buildings remained standing creating new memories for all the people who choose to dwell within them.

I will be interested to return to see the changes in another 20 years, I wonder what it will be like then. Will the families be back I hope so. that would be nice.

SIZE DOESN't MATTER

LOST IN TRANSLATION

Did I read that sign right:

TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

Outside a secondhand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

Seen during a conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

Notice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS

saved the best till last

On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING.
(PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)