LETTER FROM WAL-MART TO MRS. JENNINGS..........YES, WADE'S WIFE!!!

Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behaviour and may be forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against Mr.Jennings are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.
June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in House-wares to go off at 5-minute intervals

July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, "Code 3 in House-wares. Get on it right away."
August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.
September 14: Moved a "CAUTION - WET FLOOR" sign to a carpeted area.
September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.
September 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"
October 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
November 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.
December 6: In the auto department, he practiced his "Madonna look" by using different sizes of funnels.
December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled "PICK ME! PICK ME!"
December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fatal position and screamed "OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!"
December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, "Hey! There's no toilet paper in here!"
Once again we cannot tolerate this behaviour in our store.
Regards, Wal-Mart

TWO MULES, JOHN AND BRITT ... ADVENTURE...

There are still people in this world that dream of an adventure of a life time. Most never carry out their dreams but one man here in Tennessee not only lived his dream he planned a trip of 1,763 miles to visit his sister in Phoenix, Az driving two mules hitched to two wagons. He called his sister Bev. and said I'm coming for a visit. I'll be there around July 4th. His sister laughed and said, " Yeah, I'll see you when you get here???"
John McComsey had just retired and had planned on a long distance trip with his two mules, Mack and Jake. He did some shorter trips to Alabama and all went well with those trips of a 150 miles or so.
His planned trip would take him through Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Plans called to travel 20 miles a day for 5 days and rest his team of mules for 2 days. On March 1, 2009 he sat out from his home in Henry, Tennessee with his team; two wagons and Britt his 4 year old blue healer. None of his friend or family wanted to made the long trip with him when asked. His wagon was well equipped for his adventure. The wagons were equipped with headlights, tail lights, turn signals and strobe lights. The second wagon attached to the main wagon was his living quarters. This wagon featured a radio, water heater, shower, mattress and you guessed it; a port-a-potty and lap top. You can't take a trip without these necessity's. He also carried a cell phone; imagine that?
Off on a journey of a life time, John got to view the country side while traveling at a slower pace than the drivers in their fast moving vehicles. Traffic was the greatest hazards he faced out on the road. Heavy rains and severe thunderstorms slowed his pace across the country. High mountain terrain took it's toll on his team of mules. They were well feed and watered during the trip. Twice they received new shoes along the way when the blacktop wore the old ones out. Many people during his journey helped with food and water for both him and his team and dog. Several problems faced John during his trip. He lost his dog for two days, one of the mules kick John, another one of the mules stepped on his cell phone ruining it.
Finally despite all the problems John made it to the Arizona boarder and faced his greatest problems with high heat and high curvy roads. Temperatures of 110 degrees caused many water breaks for the team and John. The mules would consume 5 gallons of water each at the break. John drank a 12 pack of water during a 20 mile run.
John's sister keep track of his trip via the Internet with his post. Near Phoenix with the curvy roads and steep descent Bev talked John into trailering his team and rig down the grade. All were afraid the John's brakes would not hold up to the demand. Finally down John was back on the road and arrived in Phoenix and his sister's home on July 2, 2009 two days ahead of his plans. During his stay in Phoenix they went sight seeing, Baseball games and just hanging out with family.
John decided to trailer his team and rig back to Henry. A friend drove to Phoenix with trailer to carry them back home. John and others are planning a shorter trip to take together in the future. Well done John, Mack, Jack and Britt.

SMOKING WARS.....................

Come on in sit down at the table and have a cup of coffee. Smoke if you got them?? Two things my Dad loved to start his day off with. He loved his coffee and his Camels. He had smoked from age 9 till age 70. Many times he vowed to quit but never was able to kick the habit until he discovered he had lung cancer. Dad did finally quit the cigarettes but it was way too late in life to do any good. Cancer got the best of him at age 72. Looking back there were some funny stories about his smoking that I will share with you.
Riding with him to work where we were building a house he was coughing and hacking while driving his old Ford. He announced to all of us riding in the car ; that is the last cigarette I will ever smoke and threw the pack out the window into the cemetery as we passed by. Ten o'clock rolled around and Dad announced that he was going to the store to get us all a coke. When he came back to the job site that old Ford looked like it was on FIRE. 
Mother was washing the dishes while Dad was sitting at the kitchen table drinking his coffee. He couldn't get his lighter to work to lit up his camel. He was wearing one of those insulated light jackets made out of a nylon fabric, Not to be out done he turned the kitchen stove on high to lit his cigarette. His jacket sleeve caught on fire and Mom quickly put it out by throwing her rinse water all over him. LOL!!!!!
A big snow was on the ground and the roads were almost impassable and Dad had run out of cigarettes. He searched the house over but couldn't find a one. He founded some old pipe tobacco in a drawer and decided he would made a cigar. On the back porch he found an old brown paper sack like we use to get our groceries in on the floor. He tore off a piece of the sack and placed some of the pipe tobacco into it and rolled it into a nice big cigar. When he lit the end of the cigar it erupted into a giant flame. It burnt his eyebrows and eyelashes. After he threw it down on the floor and stomped it out Mom asked Dad where did you get the brown paper you rolled your cigar in. Dad replied I got it on the floor at the back porch. To which Mom said Hubert that is were I sat the Kerosene can!!!!!
I set here laughing at these memories of Dad. He was a hard working man who loved his family and friends and with each passing day I remember all those great times he gave us.

HIGHEST POINTS IN USA

After seeing Lynn's photo of the highest point in her state of Kansas.....Mt Sunflower I did a search on all the states and found some very interesting facts.
Mt. McKinley in Alaska is the highest  at 20,320 feet above sea level.
Tennessee's Clingman's dome stands 6,643 above sea level.
Florida's Britton Hill is the highest point in that state at 345 feet above sea level. A major tourist attraction in that state I bet???

HALLOWEEN PARTY..........

Went to a halloween party Fri. night one of my nieces had. Plenty of food, kids, grownups in costumes and a lot of fun for everyone. I wanted to go as Colonel Sanders but couldn't find my white pants. I had even went and got a bucket of KFC chicken to take. My wife wasn't going to dress for the occasion but changed her mind and dressed as Dracula. I too decided to go as Mr Dracula. Everyone who attended were dressed in costumes. There were some scary ones and a lot of funny ones. The kids all looked great, the smallest one came as a penguin. Zorro, batman, pirates, ghouls, cowboys, cowgirls, indians, popeye and olivet to name a few. All the small kids would run and scream when someone new came in.  The food was outstanding with chili and hot dogs the main course. I can understand how almost all the food was consumed by the crowd.
My twin nieces came as an old woman, she looked every bit the part. The other twin came as a fortune teller and went around telling everyone fortune with her crystal ball. Mine said I would win the lottery and give her 25 million. Like I would give her 25 million.LOL!!
Good times were had by all. My wife said I missed a great opportunity to go as scrooge?????