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The Cab
Dad was having issues while on his beat with Mark, his K9 partner. He was literally surrounded by roughly 20 nuns in habit from Japan of all places, who spoke NO English. From what Dad was able to garner as they waved and pointed at streets maps, they were...
Kelly
2015-09-17 12:06:21
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Sister Sue
St. Bernards got a new nun. Her name was Sister Sue. She was outgoing, played guitar and sang with gusto. Dad thought maybe she was confused and belonged in a Baptist church because she sang so wonderfully. Dad was faithful to his Catholic roots, but "Even...
Kelly
2015-09-17 00:22:45
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Sears
Sears took our colour tv to the shop because the repairman could not fix it at the house. They loaned us a 12" black and white. Weeks passed and the multiple times they returned the tv to us, it still was not fixed. More weeks passed and on his lunchbreak...
Kelly
2015-09-16 22:00:20
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The Bike
Dad's father made him a promise when he was 9 or so. The deal was, Dad pass English and his father would buy him a new bike. Well, pass he did, but the bike never materialized. Or did it? One piece at a time over two months. A chain here. A wheel there. A...
Kelly
2015-09-16 21:53:06
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OSCAR
Oscar made his home off the shores of 100 Acre Island. He was a wiley bass, roughly the size of Moby Dick. His legendary evasive techniques led Dad to L.L. Bean for a state of the art Oscar fishing rod and reel. The equipment was only used by Dad, and the...
2015-09-16 12:33:41
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SOS

While Dad was staying at Bartlett Woods he experienced a few challenges on pushing his call button correctly.  One night he tried it several times and when no one responded what did he do?

Did he use the cell phone in his pocket?

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Ellen Wood
2015-09-15 20:12:46
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Pass the basket

PASS THE BASKET

 

Typical Sunday morning in Maine growing up and going to church.  Now, you know you have to give your contributions.  So when the receiving basket came down the Newman family row it was just the ...

Diane Roberts
2015-09-15 18:37:34
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L.L. Bean
That Thanksgiving Dad received the L.L. Bean catalog in the mail. He promptly fell in love. It wasn't just ANY coat. It was special. "Look, Janey, it's reversible." "Look, Janey, it's DOWN.", "Look Janey, it's camouflage!" It was the ONLY thing he wanted ...
Kelly
2015-09-15 12:57:23
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white hankies

Ohhh did Grampy always love to have his white hankies around!  Recently when packing his clothes before moving into Quarry Hill, I found soooooo many white hankies!  I checked all his pockets of his shirts and jackets and I had found over ...

Tiffany Nadeau
2015-09-15 09:56:30
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THE BIG BALL

THE BIG BALL

 

Here we go again!   Really?  The stories I have with Dad are crazy.  Yet, if you think about them, the end result was teaching somebody a lesson of how to show respect.   Maybe ...

Diane Roberts
2015-09-15 09:44:18
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