[SOC] Grand Kids

Tue Apr 20 08:44:00 2004

Whew! Know how you feel. My three grandkids (and their mother) came for a
rare 5-day weekend trip since their father was out of town. They even
brought their dog. It was a very long weekend. 73 Jan N0AAA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bartlett" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Grand Kids


> RUN AWAY!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian C. Purdie" <[email protected]>
> To: "SOC" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:45 AM
> Subject: [SOC] Grand Kids
>
>
> > Setting aside all the trash in the world for the moment.
> >
> > <exaggeration alert on>
> >
> > In Australia, in my State of NSW, it's now school term holidays.
> >
> > I'm besieged by 4,000 billion grand kids and their mates. Daily I'm
kissed
> by
> > little ankle biters I don't even know. They're here in their trillions!
> >
> > Tonight I provided my wife with two large legs of lamb out of the
freezer
> for
> > dinner. We had Piranhas here... I got back bare bones.
> >
> > "Gromit" my dog was mightily disappointed. Even I hardly got a look-in
> with
> > gnawing the bone, a well known favourite hobby of mine. Carolyn peeled
27
> > potatoes and said "do you think that's enough?"
> >
> > I didn't want to know, I just fortified myself with another wine.
> >
> > Sheez, I'm too old.
> >
> > Then they came down and wanted this cake/ice cream stuff in the
> refrigerator, I
> > couldn't refuse, I wuz outnumbered.
> >
> > They sent some back for me. A cunning ploy to curry favour, I know all
> about
> > this grand kids jazz.
> >
> > God, will I survive this insurgency?
> >
> > I see kids who call me Grand-Dad and ask them "who's your mother", they
> mumble
> > someone I don't even know or will never admit to.
> >
> > Sheez even the kid next door or down the street claims some genetic
> > relationship. A very tenuous link I can assure one and all.
> >
> > I'm still surrounded.
> >
> > Later
> >
> > <exaggeration alert off>
> >
> > Ian
> > VK2TIP
> >
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