24 April
Oh dear - I forgot all about St George's day
yesterday; shows how much it means to me eh? Actually, for some reason 23 April
is supposed to be the traditional day for picking open dandelions heads for
making dandelion wine. I don't know why, and seeing as years ago and used to
make my own wine and I picked the flower heads whenever I wanted to get a new
batch on the go. I didn't find any difference - so much for tradition then.
Anyway, do anything the same way twice and it becomes and tradition.
This morning has been a busy, what with me at the
Walsgrave and Jan at the Hussy an hour later. After we had finished we headed
out to the A5/A444 junction to the Red Gate pub, a rather nice pub we hadn't
been to for a long time. I had a pint of Old Thumper which was rather nice.
Sadly Jan can't drive right now or I would have had a second pint. After that
we called in to the Anker and I had a second, very nice pint, of Everards
Original, another very nice pint.
As I said, it's been a long time since we went out the
Red Gate. Now, I thought I knew the area fairly well but I didn't know about
the stream that runs alongside the pub and under the A5. I shall have to look
it up later on me maps and find out where it runs off to.
I have another first today too. So many times I've sat
in a pub and over heard young people talking about Buffy The Slayer, but I've never fancied it. Yesterday I mention Shot Through the Heart by Ed James, one the
books I'm currently reading. Well, it turns out that it is a vampire based book,
which make it a first for me seeing as I have avoided them so far. BUT ... some
time ago I started a story and got stuck with it, not knowing where to take it.
A friend of mine suggested that I should do it as either a vampire book or a zombie.
I'm normally not fussed on either but having read this current one I might look
at becoming a vampire story. We'll see later ... ... ...
So Now I shall look for a photo ...
Ah yes, another
dream.
And a funny ...
WHEN WILL
THE BLACK MAN BE ACCEPTED AT FACE VALUE?
A Black Man walks into a prestigious private bank in midtown Manhattan and asks for the loan officer who politely tries to direct him to a more commercial establishment.
The Black Man says he's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The loan officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the Black Man hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank. He has all the papers including the title and everything checks out. The bank agrees to
accept the car as collateral for the loan.
An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. The news quickly spreads throughout the bank and over lunch, the bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the dumb "N -word 's" expense for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral against a $5,000 loan.
Two weeks later, the Black Man returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $20.41. The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"
The Black Man smiled and then replied; "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $20.41 and expect it to be there when I return?".
A Very Smart Black Man!
A Black Man walks into a prestigious private bank in midtown Manhattan and asks for the loan officer who politely tries to direct him to a more commercial establishment.
The Black Man says he's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The loan officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the Black Man hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank. He has all the papers including the title and everything checks out. The bank agrees to
accept the car as collateral for the loan.
An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. The news quickly spreads throughout the bank and over lunch, the bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the dumb "N -word 's" expense for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral against a $5,000 loan.
Two weeks later, the Black Man returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $20.41. The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"
The Black Man smiled and then replied; "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $20.41 and expect it to be there when I return?".
A Very Smart Black Man!
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