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Topic: sad
Posted By: jaybmiller
Subject: sad
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 6:03am
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Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man. And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years." Apparently, I'm still lost....it's a man thing. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 6:08am
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Thanks Jay. Needed a good chuckle this morning. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 7:08am
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Ya got me! Laughed like crazy. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 8:08am
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That's a good one. Got an Army buddy that plays the bag pipes for military/veterans funerals I need to send this one on to him. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:32am
| you wear undies under that kilt, or go commando? |
Posted By: Mactractor
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 1:23am
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 5:54am
| ROTFLMAO! Darrel |
Posted By: Dave H (NE)
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 7:27am
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what Darrel said! |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 7:34am
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UMMmmm,,,,UMmmmmmm,,,,do,,,do,,commandos go undie'less,,,,,,,,chit,,I'm outa here,,,,!!!
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