This story about up and coming golfer Danny Lee and his brush with airport security reminded me of a holiday I took a couple of years back with the parents.
We were all good -but I lectured the old boy on airport security and to take everything out of his pockets. He started yapping away to the security men and they were all joshing and having a bit of fun shooting the breeze.
He walks through the security arch and the buzzer goes off - and then he puts his hands in the air and says "so I suppose this is not a good time to say hijack" The silence was long and extremely loud.
I stepped forward grabbed his arm looked the security guy in the eye and said -" You will have to excuse my father he has Alzheimer's ," Dad looked like he was going to kill me and I pinched him really hard and I pushed him in front of me. Mum looked at the security guard and nodded.
The guards looked at each other with sickly smiles and said that's okay we understand...
We had a bloody brilliant holiday in OZ but the story gets an airing from time to time.
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
Sunday, 12 October 2008
NEW ZEALAND - THE GOOD COUNTRY
Bustedblondes parents are tooling around in their motorhome - affectionately known as Bugsy's Burrow, somewhere on the West Coast.
Little Sis got a bit panicky when she couldnt raise them on their mobile.
But they called in tonight . They are, as usual having a ball,
And after five nights away they have had , eels, trout, crayfish, venison and whitebait. They got the venison after dad sorted someones TV out , and some whitebiat because they didnt catch much but a nice coaster gave them a big feed .
They will undoubtedly catch some flounder and probably score some paua as well. And they will catch some salmon ( if its the season ) as well.
And chuck in a feed of mussels as a fair bet.
They pretty much go away with veges from their garden , mums fantastic preserves and some lamb from my uncle..
Its not bad when the old boy is 73 and mum is 68 and full of arthritis has a steel knee and pins in her back.
Anyway - Its the hospitality they get and give in return that is the hallmark of this fair land - long may it stay that way.
Little Sis got a bit panicky when she couldnt raise them on their mobile.
But they called in tonight . They are, as usual having a ball,
And after five nights away they have had , eels, trout, crayfish, venison and whitebait. They got the venison after dad sorted someones TV out , and some whitebiat because they didnt catch much but a nice coaster gave them a big feed .
They will undoubtedly catch some flounder and probably score some paua as well. And they will catch some salmon ( if its the season ) as well.
And chuck in a feed of mussels as a fair bet.
They pretty much go away with veges from their garden , mums fantastic preserves and some lamb from my uncle..
Its not bad when the old boy is 73 and mum is 68 and full of arthritis has a steel knee and pins in her back.
Anyway - Its the hospitality they get and give in return that is the hallmark of this fair land - long may it stay that way.
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