Morning Mirror 63 10th September 2003

In this edition

Brides, Petrias and Plastic Bags

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What I Want in a Man, Original List (age 22):

  1. Handsome

  2. Charming

  3. Financially successful

  4. A caring listener

  5. Witty

  6. In good shape

  7. Dresses with style

  8. Appreciates finer things

  9. Full of thoughtful surprises

  10. An imaginative, romantic lover.

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32):

  1. Nice looking (prefer hair on his head)

  2. Opens car doors, holds chairs

  3. Has enough money for a nice dinner

  4. Listens more than talks

  5. Laughs at my jokes

  6. Carries bags of groceries with ease

  7. Owns at least one tie

  8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal

  9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries

  10. Seeks romance at least once a week.

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 42):

  1. Not too ugly (bald head OK)

  2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car

  3. Works steady -- splurges on dinner out occasionally

  4. Nods head when I'm talking

  5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes

  6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture

  7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach

  8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids

  9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down

  10. Shaves most weekends.

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 52):

  1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed

  2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public

  3. Doesn't borrow money too often

  4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting

  5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times

  6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on weekends

  7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear

  8. Appreciates a good TV dinner

  9. Remembers my name on occasion

  10. Shaves some weekends.

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 62):

  1. Doesn't scare small children

  2. Remembers where bathroom is

  3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep

  4. Only snores lightly when asleep

  5. Remembers why he's laughing

  6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself

  7. Usually wears clothes

  8. Likes soft foods

  9. Remembers where he left his teeth

  10. Remembers that it's the weekend.

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 72):

  1. Breathing

  2. Doesn't miss the toilet!

REFUELING SAFETY

Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after 3 incidents in which mobile phones (cell phones) ignited fumes whilst refueling vehicles.

In the first case, the phone was placed on the car's trunk lid during refueling; it rang & the ensuing fire destroyed the car & the gasoline pump.  In the 2nd, an individual suffered severe burns to their face when fumes ignited as they answered a call while refueling their car.

And in the 3rd, an individual suffered burns to the thigh & groin as fumes ignited when the phone, which was in their pocket, rang while they were refueling.

You should know that:

  • Mobile Phones can ignite fuel or fumes.  Those that light up when switched on or when they ring, release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition.  Mobile phones should not be used in filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers, boat, etc.

  • Mobile phones should be turned off & not used near other materials that generate flammable or explosive fumes or dust, i.e., solvents, chemicals, gases, grain dust, etc.

Another safety warning concerns static electricity. Here is advice from Pat Cabiling of Chevron Texaco's Richmond Refinery.

Four Rules for Safe Refueling

  1. Turn off the engine.

  2. Don't smoke.

  3. Don't use your cell phone - leave it inside the vehicle and turn it off.

  4. Don't re-enter your vehicle during fueling.

Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute is campaigning to make people aware of fires caused by "static electricity" at gas pumps. His company researched 150 cases of these fires. His results were very surprising:

  1. Nearly all cases involved someone re-entering a vehicle while the pump hose was still pumping gas, when they climbed out again to remove the hose the fire started, as a result of static.

  2. Most had on rubber-soled shoes.

  3. Don't ever use cell phones when pumping gas.

  4. It is the vapors emitted by the gas that cause a fire, when ignited by static charges.

  5. There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-entered & the pump hose was touched during refueling of a variety of car makes & models. Some resulted in extensive damage to the vehicle, the station, & the customer.

  6. 17 fires occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was removed & before fueling began.

Mr Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into your vehicle whilst refueling.  If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while refueling, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the hose out. This way the static from your body will be discharged before you remove the hose.

BIRTHS

CLARK - Gabrielle Sarah

Thanks be to God for the miraculous arrival of Gabrielle - a sister for Benjamin & Mariah and another angelic daughter for Mike and Belinda (nee Bufe)

ENGAGEMENTS

 MILLER-CRANKO - JONES

The engagement is announced from England of Simon, son of Jill and the late Guy Miller-Cranko of Bulawayo and Kirsty , eldest daughter of Philip and Anna Jones of Coulsdon, Surrey.CHARLENE ADLAM AND GRAEM JURGENS ANNOUNCE THEIR ENGAGEMENT

Condolences

SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FOLLOWING

  • PETER LATILLA-CAMPBELL  - DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO ALL THE FAMILY

  • JULIA NEELEY - DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO GRAY, KATIE AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY

  • JEAN ALBASON DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF WESLEY AND MOTHER OF HEATHER AND WENDY

  • VERNON NEL IN GRAHAMSTOWN

  • GLYNNIS RUSSELL

TIDBITS

BE PATIENT. SPRING WILL COME !!

Robert Schuller tells of a winter at home, when his dad needed firewood.

He found a dead tree and sawed it down.

In the spring, to his dismay, he found new shoots had sprouted from the trunk. He said to his son, "I thought, sure it was dead; the leaves had dropped, the twigs snapped, it seemed as if there was no life there. But now I see there is still life at the taproot of the old tree."

He looked at his boy and said, "Bob, don't forget this important lesson. Never cut down a tree in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in a low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst mood. Wait. Be patient. The spring will come."

-- R. Robert Cueni

"A PATRIOT must always be ready to defend his country against its government."

Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

  1. Free your heart from hatred.

  2. Free your mind from worries.

  3. Live simply.

  4. Give more.

  5. Expect less.