May Day signal?

I'm heading for cover!

Thar She Blows!

Hugs,

S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty Alfred" <[log in to unmask]>
To:
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 2:04 PM
Subject: Fire dept/military strategy, various -- HELP!!!


> In a message dated 04/28/2000 10:01:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> <<  I think the biggest fire I put out in 5 years was the one I
>  started on my hair.  (Don't ask <grin>).
>  Firefighters can be great guys but, there definately is a lot of
>  misogynistic(sp?) tendencies.  And don't get me started about quotas.
>   >>
>
> You sound like me Beth, and I don't know how to tell you this, but I am
> definitely going to ask you about the hair incident.  Having served in the
> Navy, surely you must know that you just gave me an automatic order.  I'll
> ask off-list though.
>
> The weekend has been total hell psychologically -- complete and total
hell.
> A few days ago I'm back in action on the list, and trying to find out how
> people feel about specific CP stuff since I REALLY DO CARE about you guys
and
> that subject! Next thing you know, the loony bin relative contingent shows
up
> at our house to whine about their sprained toes while I am in major
> neuropathy pain and root canal pain (first of three in a series of
> fun-filled, action pack root canal adventures), and my Mom is in major
cancer
> pain, and nausea from chemotherapy.
>
> Do they offer to help me or my Mom with anything - NO.  Do they take the
only
> chair I can sit in without having butt and back pain for the next week,
even
> after I tell them - YES. Do they care that my Mom and I are both so
screwed
> up physically at the moment that we almost can't even help each other -
NO!
> Do they bring food after I specifically tell them that my Mom gets sick
right
> now just smelling food and NOT to bring any - YES!  Do they stay until the
> cows come home - YES!  Can I persuade said cows to run over top of ditzy
said
> relatives upon said return - NO!
>
> Things are going to get worse, that's for sure.  I've got to have a master
> plan, or my life is going to be overcome by domestic events and wacky
> relations.  I'll be spacing in and out of the list for a while, so please
> don't pay attention to me unless I accidentally say something intelligent.
> At the moment it would be a fluke.
>
> I can tell y'all one thing, I never encountered a hill that I didn't take
> eventually, and this one isn't going to be any different.  I'm charging up
> that baby and I'm planting my *%$#^% flag when I get to the top.
>
> Trust me though, there is a mental health reason for the Bonzo Rocket
Club.
> I'll give you another chance to join:
>
>  <A HREF="http://expage.com/page/bonzorocket">Bonzo Rocket's Homepage!</A>
>
> To be honest, Bonzo Rocket is for my personal stress relief, but I'm
giving
> all of you a chance to get down on some of this silliness in case that's
how
> you deal with major stress too.  Membership cards are truly forthcoming;
all
> you have to do is ask for one.  There is no stress in doing something to
show
> my love for you (especially if it's a silly and fun thing).
>
> Love to all,
> Betty
>
> This is the end of the emergency broadcast system test.  If this had been
an
> actual mental heath emergency, you would have been instructed on where to
> send the straightjack "hope yur feelin' better" cards.
>
> Back to your regularly scheduled CP program.
>
> You know how I sometimes jokingly say "help me?"  It ain't no joke today
> fellas.
>