OT: Still in Town and Got My Candles

June 15, 2002

Hi y'all,

To make a long story short, I put off my trip to the Southeast for a

week .. not enough blooms on the wild aromatic plants now.

Went to the Army Post Office yesterday and had a buncha boxes .. all

were samples of Janet's candles. Also had a note in my box to see the

Air Force Postmaster .. so I did. Turns out one of her boxes weighed

3.4 pounds .. only had a pound or so of candles in it but it weighed

that much .. ;-p

We had made a deal to see if it would come through cause the US Air

Force has a regulation limiting retirees overseas to send and receive

not more than 16 ounces .. and this one didn't make it.

Young sergeant says, " Sir .. gotta box here for you that's overweight. "

I says, " Sarge .. I betcha that box has candles in it - huh? "

Sarge checks the customs slip and says, " Yes it does. "

Says I, " The woman whut sent'em is nice but crazy as a loon. I've told

her over and over that I can't accept more than 16 ounces. "

Sarge says, " Well .. we gotta send this one back. Just wanted to let

you know afore we do it. "

I go .. " Don't send it back Sarge .. throw it away or give it to an

orphanage or anything but don't send it back! "

" Why is that? " , asks the young sergeant.

" Cause this woman might have a heart attack. See, she's in her early

90s and a real religious nut .. retired Catholic Nun she is and I think

she suffers from Alzheimers. But she has this thing about having to

light candles for me to keep the terrorists from doing me in .. and she

keeps sending me candles to light for myself. I got candles all over

the damn house now. You send that box back to her and she's likely to

have the big one. " Says I.

" I saw 10 or 12 boxes more boxes she sent to you .. were they all

candles? " Says he.

" Yep! See what I mean? " I reply.

" Well, considering what you said and the fact that she kept all the

others below 16 ounces .. we'll just forget it this time. " Says he.

So I got my candles Janet .. and thanks. Now I'm gonna write Doc and

tell him whut he's really married to. ;-p

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

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