Thanks, Pat.  I hope you're not upset with me for teasing about Vernon and
the checks.  John made me do it.  Smile.

Always an Alibi Lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: IS IT ME OR WHAT?


> Paul,
>
> I've found that some people don't like to just do things without being
> asked. They don't like to intrude. I would call him the next time you need
> a ride to work.
>
> I've found that some times I've had people say to me this: "Oh I should
> have given you a ride." or this: "Oh, I should have taken you to the store
> with me." Then I feel like saying, "Well, why didn't you? <grin> but I
> never say that.
>
> I know how you feel about imposing, I hate to impose on anyone, yet some
> times I get really frustrated when I can't get somewhere because I don't
> have a ride. It's not like I can just get in the car and drive some where.
> <grin>
>
> I've been told that if I want help, I should ask for it, but I really hate
to.
>
> Last night, Vernon made Marilynn an offer. She wants him to build her a
> cabinet for her, so VErnon and I talked about it yesterday before going to
> her house last night. We agreed that if she helps him with his inventory,
> he would build her cabinet for just the retale price of the wood and other
> parts. He will not charge her any labor, so she could help him with this
> project and me, with any project I might need help with.
>
> He needs to get rid of the Lawn and Garden inventory of parts he has in
> stock, probably about $25,000 or $30,000 worth of parts. He wants to sell
> these parts to anyone wishing to buy them at dealer cost.
>
> Today Marilynn came over after lunch and she got to work with SCANACAN
> Professional. <grin> lol. She loved it. She also helpped me make beds. We
> had fun doing that. I was feeling down today, and she asked me if I was
> feeling left out, I told her "Heavens no." We three get along great
> together, and we have fun.
>
> She will be here tomorrow morning, and she'll bring the pants she took to
> hem for me, if she has time to get them done. I will pay her for that
> little job, because that's the agreement we have. If these pants are more
> difficult than the others, and if she wants more money for hemming them,
> that's fine with me. I'll pay her what she asks for, within reason. <grin>
> lol. She won't be out of line, though. <grin>
>
> I'm praying for everyone in this kind of situation, needing help now and
> then. Praying for you, Loving Brother, Paul.
>
> Many lovings and squeezings.
>
> Love and Blessings,
> Pat Ferguson
> At 05:36 PM 1/9/04 -0500, you wrote:
> >Okay, asking your opinion on a situation that happened today.  We had
cruddy
> >weather today, rain, sleet, it's even supposed to snow tonight.  And
knowing
> >I don't like to drive in that stuff my buddy has offered in the past to
> >drive me in to work and has done it once or twice before.  Last time he
said
> >to call next time I needed a ride in.   So today when it was so crummy I
> >thought he would be coming to pick me up and didn't call. (It's not a big
> >deal because I had stuff I could work on at home and could actually do
> >better at home anyway.)  He wrote from work and asked why I hadn't called
> >and I said that I didn't want to impose. Even though he offered, he has a
> >wife and daughter and the situation could have changed so I thought if he
> >could pick me up, he would, and if not, he wouldn't.  Besides, he's my
> >friend but he's also a full Colonel (one-step below a General).  He wrote
> >back and said that was B S.  So what do you think?  Should I call him
next
> >time, even though he knows where I live and already made the offer and
knows
> >I need a ride?  Or should he just know I need the ride and show up if he
> >can?
> >
> >Clueless in Columbia