We are under attack:-----

THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY! We Must Stop This Immediately! Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper.  Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away.  Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!  And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones.  They speak in whispers  all the time!  If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face!  What do they think I am a lip reader? I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age.  On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am.  I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me. I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection...well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!  Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days!  You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them.  All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror. Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days.  Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20?  Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank.  Do they think I actually 'believe' the number I see on that dial?  HA!  I would never let myself weigh that much!  Just who do these people think they're fooling?  I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small   type that no one could ever find a number in there! All I can do is pass along this warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK! Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!  PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they once were.

Flying High

This "Tiger Moth day out with my family was the most fun I have had for so long without laughing.

My kids gave me some flight time for my birthday. It was such a great experience upfront in the open cockpit of a Tiger Moth doing rolls, loop the loops, sky dives and just flying along the Great Ocean Road in Australia. The next time I will take the joy stick.

With me is my wife Marg, her dad Bill and his friend Nancy, our eldest son Dan with his wife Lisa and their daughter Hannah, our second son Trevor and our daughter Kate.

Photos are courtesy of Trev and Dan (except the ones they’re in).

Germans are straight to the point

Do you know where babies come from? The Germans know................... Nothing better than a good German children´s book to explain the inexplicable....

Senior Road Trip

While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch.  After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip.

When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn't miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes.

By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses.

All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man.  He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive.  The more he chided her, the more agitated he became..  He just wouldn't let up for a single minute.

To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant.  As the woman got out of the car, and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, "While you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card."

This coming week is National Senior Mental Health Week..  You can do your part by remembering to contact at least one unstable Senior to show you care.

Well my job is done.

British Survey