Paul, Of course not. <smile> If I was upset with you or anyone, I would tell you. <smile> <squeeze> lol. Paul, can I call you some time? I want to hear your loving voice. <grin> I forgot to write your number down, as I think we had it at one time. <grin> lol. Can you email it to me privately, please? I also have unlimited long distance. Love and Blessings, Pat who will be glad when Norton is done scanning this computer At 09:05 PM 1/9/04 -0500, you wrote: >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