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Making Good Time |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States 
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Making Good Time By Larry Chadwick It is quite typically a man thing, Makes little boys hold their ding-a-ling. We can’t stop until we need gas, So station after station they’ll pass. My dad use to do it to me, And I repeated history. They would beg to stop once more, But my children I would ignore. This car holds fifteen gallons of gasoline, Twenty miles per gallon on this machine. Three hundred miles we have to go, You have to hold it don’t you know? Heaven help you if you didn’t factor the wind, And your mileage was less than you thought, my friend. It was time that you were trying to conserve, But you didn’t make the station around the curve. Now you’ve learned that gasoline is cheap, Compared to the harvest you’re about to reap. So now I offer to stop at every station I see, “Honey, do you or the kids need to pee?” April 15, 2002 It's never too late to have a good childhood! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Smiles and giggles, Larry!  Thanks! |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
serenity, I'm so glad you're gracing us with your presence more often! And thanks.  Just a confession.  It's never too late to have a good childhood! Woohoo! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
You don't have me fooled. Most of those stops were for you.  |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Kacy, Do you have to tell everything you know? You always put a smile on my face you know. I like that about you! It's never too late to have a good childhood! Woohoo! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Oh Larry! THIS is a great piece! Thanks! |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
ps, LOL Thanks...fond memories for sure! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
ROFL... I make some long road trips... and make it a point not to suffer! LOL But oh, how I recall trips made with my Dad at the wheel... squirm. *G* |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
LOL my dad was the worse for this and directions, what is it with you guys and asking for directions??? cute write....and if you doubted, when I have to stop, LOL I kinda get my way... Lauren~ Step through the |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (giggles in delight) Oh Larry, I know just how you feel, I was always the good one on road trips about using the restroom, but I was the bad one for asking for a drink of water! (smiles) This is another delightful piece, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Larry, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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ParisGrl Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 610 |
Larry, I love this! it cracks me up! lol Take Care, Laura |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
suthern, Actually, 25 years ago I began a new policy. A stop any time somebody requested. Made life much more pleasant! Lauren, I think you should always get your way. And hey...you can ask, I seek directions real quick. I hate wasting time! Thanks.Noah, Well...we all have our faults! And thanks for the ride.Laura, Sounds like the voice of experience. Thanks.It's never too late to have a good childhood! Woohoo! |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Pull over already! If it were me I would tell you I don't care how many miles you're getting to the gallon, I have a need to pee....not sooner, or later, but now!!! Listen up or you might end up cleaning it up. Think about it, just cuz you're the driver doesn't mean you don't have to live with your decisions. |
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SmittenKitten Senior Member
since 2001-06-20
Posts 1131where the sky and horizon meet |
Larry~ Hehehe This is hilarious! I should print this out for my dad as he always used to make me hold it! *hugs* ~Krista Your beautiful words & creativity allow me to connect with the same in myself. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
LOL STOP this car now Larry! Too funny! ~Hugs~ |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Lori, Yup...a mess indeed. Well, I got over that system real early in my adulthood. I'll stop for hysterical markers or anything else that meets your fancy. Thanbks. Krista, Lots of guilty dads in that department! Thanks. Nancy Lee, Stop it is! Thanks for the chuckles. It's never too late to have a good childhood! Woohoo! |
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