A few days ago I met my 89 year old friend coming into the grocery store for his weekly supply of groceries. I meet him and his wife every couple of months doing their grocery shopping. Our wives love to chat like there's no tomorrow. In two minutes Howard and I have talked about all we know and we're ready to continue and pick up our groceries. So fifteen minutes, twenty minutes and their conversation seems to be not close to an end. Howard has a sense of humor so he says , "Watch this. I'll get them moving." and he snaps his fingers. Nothing happens. We are the only ones who get the joke.
So the other day when Howard came into the store , he saw my wife had her back turned to them and Howard knew his wife didn't see my wife so he was going to hustle things right along before they saw each other. As Howard's wife was being guided away she said, over her shoulder to me, "Patience is a virtue, seldom found in women and never found in men." It knocked my socks off! It was a very apropos quote for the moment.
A day or two later Quoteflections had quotes on patience. I copied them out and sent them to Howard's wife as I know she loves quotes.
So I was zinged a few days ago and had to honestly think about patience.
They sounds like a fun couple.. of course.. you and your wife also.
ReplyDeleteThese two are amazing. they are both 89 and still very active. Howard skates twice a week.
Deleteawww. she's a wise (and probably very sweet) woman. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right...sweet.
DeleteSome women never shut up:)
ReplyDeleteBut men have to realize that the is part of the beast. That's how women communicate. I usually don't have a problem with that.
DeleteThat was a great zinger on her part.
ReplyDeleteOn Howard's behalf I don't know if the moment was really about patience or just wanting to get on about the business and back out as soon as possible. :)
Howard is a patient kind of guy. the zinger caught me from way out in left field. I never saw it coming.
DeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteIn my College days of boarder years, 1957/1960, at Joey's in Sydney - 650 of us from years, starting years from about 11 years - finishing years about 17 or 18, boarders and the largest boarding college in the Southern Hemisphere, 1st year to 5th year in what overseas is called here college years, we had this TERRIBLE P. E, instructor, once a week for so called "boot camp" activities.
Now it is an extra year - high school /college or whatever.
This "creature" and I am being nice, had eyes everywhere.
The idea was to be as far back from the front row as possible, it was a battle.
But Great Eyes noted this and between the physical torture, he would by means unknown to this day, spot
someone lacking - so in my one and only case it was - Huggins, 100 lines of " Patience is a virtue, a virtue I must
strive to attain" - to be delivered to the Headmaster by 8.00pm!
This to me only happened once, I made sure I jumped and did everything despite the pain from then on, and yes somehow I did find the time to write out the lines - was 200 as that above will not fit onto one line of paper.
This "boot camp" person was not a real member of the staff at said St. Josephs College, he was the scourge
of all GPS colleges in Sydney.
Here for readers see my college: now far better improved than those days for we boarders.
Now the seniors have their own rooms!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph's_College,_Hunters_Hill
Funny Keith how you keep up bringing up old memories??? Are you a "super sleuth"????
Patience, I do try, but sadly lack these days, thanks to that "boot leg" creature, I think, anyhow I am blaming
him.
Sorry for taking up so much space, keep 'em coming, you certainly can come up with good and interesting blog entries.
I guess the memories come from me being such an elderly character and I only talk about ancient things!
DeleteI had to click on the quoteflections. There were some great quotes on patience. Women usually do like to talk more.
ReplyDeleteI've read some interesting things on the differences between male and female.
DeleteUh Oh, the girls are going to get you......or simply snap their fingers. haha
ReplyDeleteWell, the girls usually do get us ...do this , do that! It goes on and on.
DeleteThey sound like good friends. That was a nice thing for you to do. I enjoy Quoteflections, too.
ReplyDeleteThey are an amazing couple.
DeleteHaHa....Love your stories! You should write a column in a newspaper.
ReplyDeleteIt's fine that you like my stories! Thanks. But as for newspaper ...don't go there!
DeleteYou wont beat women, even when your right...your wrong. nice story Red.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing that not all women are like this, but as you say some definitely are.
DeleteMy husband is the 'chatter' in our family. I rarely find that I want to talk and talk and talk. I guess it is good that there is one social person to off-set the silent one.
ReplyDeleteLinda
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Now I'm reading a book on this right now...introverts and extroverts. I just finished a chapter on people who marry opposites. It was enlightening.
DeleteI can relate to this one. I go pick up some milk and bread it's ten minutes. The wife two hours dependin on just home many other women she "runs into."
ReplyDeleteYes , the same thing happens here.
DeleteThat's so cute. I don't do groceries. My hubby does them all!
ReplyDeleteNice arrangement if you can do it!
DeleteI collect quotes too so thanks for the link ;) Women are much more patient than men......I KNOW that ;)))
ReplyDeleteYou and Howard's wife would make good friends.
DeleteI had to look the word "zing" up, it doesn't seem to be an expression used on this side of the Atlantic. But whilst we might not have the word, we certainly have the same over-talkative wives (or also have the ability to put us in our places with a snap of the fingers)
ReplyDeleteZing is slang here for when someone makes a smart comment. In this one the comment was directed at me.
DeleteI love that quote! I am always telling my hubby he needs to be more patient. I wonder if it's really true that men are inherently less patient than women???
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