Real heros

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
My daughter has worked in mental health and old age health for the last 25 years, she tells us all the about her day when she rings us, she is one of those people who have always looked after people, even at school she would take the side of anyone who was being bullied, in fact when she was fourteen she dropped a lad who was bullying a girl younger than himself, she is very slightly built so it surprised us. She is always asking me for jokes to tell the old people where she works, most that come in for respite are over a hundred years old they love her and always ask is Gillian on when they ring up for a weekend in care. The wages she gets are pathetic but she likes the job.
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

You may have them as well but at most of our supermarket car parks there are spaces, always as close to the door as possible, marked for parents with children.

A couple of years ago my wife had a knee replacement and for the first few weeks found it hard to walk long distance.

I parked in one of those spots, the centre was not busy at the time, one lovely female, all of about 20 with a kid in a pusher, screamed at me,


'Those places are only for people like me'

I attempted to explain the reason why and she then screamed again that if that was the case we should be in a disabled parking spot.
No, I replied, this is only for a few weeks and I will not take up one of those when there are deserving cases in need of them.


But I informed her, if you care to speak with centre management you will find that the parents with children spots are only a courtesy and there is no law to protect them.
But lady if you are fit enough to use a pusher then you are fit enough to park somewhere else.


She then introduced me to some new terms of description, such are some of the young mums of today.