Michael, What a shame that will be when it finally erodes enough to take all that property. And what a loss that will be for you. Too Bad!! Enjoy it while you can. Best, Greg Newell At 01:53 AM 3/19/2005, you wrote: >And this: >A man isn't old when his hair turns grey >A man isn't old when his teeth decay >But... he's fast approaching his last long sleep >When his mind makes appointments his body can't keep. > >An old Norfok poem - and should be said with the dialect: > >A man ent oold whun 'is te-earth decaay... etc > >I'm just off on holiday - before it's too late. That is, if you go on the >internet and look up Happisburgh - which is three miles along the coast >from my holiday property - I don't know how long I shall have this >property for.... >Regards >from Michael G.(UK) > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "ibetuner" <ibetuner@sbcglobal.net> >To: <irs.pianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 5:39 PM >Subject: retirement_just remember this > > >>To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie >>Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for >>the benefit of the AARP. She changed (slightly) the lyrics to one of her >>favorite songs, as follows: >> >>"Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, >>Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, >>Bundles of magazines tied up in string, >>These are a few of my favorite things. >> >>Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses, >>Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, >>Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, >>These are a few of my favorite things. >> >>When the pipes leak, >>When the bones creak, >>When the knees go bad, >>I simply remember my favorite things, >>And then I don't feel so bad. >> >>Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions, >>No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, >>Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, >>These are a few of my favorite things. >> >>Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin', >>Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', >>And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, >>When we remember our favorite things. >> >>When the joints ache, >>when the hips break, >>When the eyes grow dim, >>Then I remember the great life I've had, >>And then I don't feel so bad." >> >>Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four >>minutes and repeated encores. >> >> >> >> >> >>> > Subject: retirement >>> > >>> > This is to all the friends and enemies I've made on the list. No, I'm >>>not >>> > going away, even if some of you think I should. >>> > >>> > I'm pushing 75 from the wrong direction and my get up and go has got up >>>and >>> > gone. >> > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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