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Never lend what you can't afford to lose or give That's THE golden rule. Mentioning nationalities etc. are useless ! Contacting lawyers on incidents such as these... sad to say, you’ll lose more! Friends + money = disaster.

This is about us (who are 50/60/70 years and above) we should be proud.... *Best Era Ever; Best ever generation* Born in ....................40s/50s /60s/70s Grew up in ..............60s/70s Educated in ............70s/80s Ventured out in ......80s/90 Stabilised a bit in....2000s Got a bit wiser in.....2010s *Made it to .............2022 oooph!* *We have lived in* ..... EIGHT Different *Decades* TWO Different *Centuries* TWO Different *Millennials* We have been through... Phonebooth, Pager, Beeper, Thuraya/Satellite phone, Mobile phone to latest Smart phone. Used Radio, Transistor radios, Black & White TV, TV with glass shell screen (From big one with shutter door) to compact TV, flat screen, to Smart TV. Gramophone player, Tape recorder, Betamax/VHS Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), Walkman, Cassette player, Cartridge player, YouTube to Wireless Streaming. Handwritten letters ????, Typewriter (Popular brand of Remington, Imperial, Oliver, Olivetti, Underwood, Halda), Dictaphone, Pitman Stenography as shorthand to Electric Typewriter, Electronic typewriter (Brother, golf ball, typewheel), Telegrams, Teleprinters (Telex), Fax Machine to eMail ???? WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram. Money Orders, Postal Orders, Bankers Cheque, Travellers Cheques, DD to NEFT, RTGS, PayTM, Google Pay, etc. Basic computers (20 MB Hard disk drive to 2 TB) to latest laptop, 5.25 inch to 3.5 inch floppy disk to CD disk to Pen Drive. And ... thank God, we missed the Spanish Flu ???? .....but on time for Corona????... Ah! Some of us were hippies and yuppies. We looked good in bell bottoms ????and turn-ups, went through pencils "drainpipes"????????‍♀️ and then settled for a cut in-between. Walked????????‍♀️, cycled????????‍♂️, rode ????️, drove ????, went on train????, on sea????️, played in the streets with dust, mud, went underground ????, hung in the air ????, surfed ????????‍♀️, flew ✈️ & now awaiting the Elon Musk SpaceX ????to Moon. Wow!!! What a Life it's been *Yes, we also went through many more... like:* Typically, we can be termed as "Xennials".... a "cross-over generation" of people whose birth yrs were in the 40s/50s .... had an analogue childhood, a digital adulthood, and now a 'SeenAll ager????????‍????' Literally....our generation has lived through, witnessed so much n more in every dimension of life... This is our generation that has given a new paradigm to the word "CHANGE" We thank God for this wonderful, meaningful, amazing rollercoaster life. Surely... We went through our 20s & crossed over our 30s, 40s, 50s & 60s, holding each other's hands with fun & frolic... *_Best Wishes my dear friends, to all of you who are from the era that was, that is, that will be ~ none such as ours_* *Let us continue to live our lives to the fullest, one day at a time*

A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time, the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. He seemed more amused. When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested. The case came up in court. The judge asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for himself. The man replied... "Well, your Honour, it was like this: When the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition. She sat under a sweets sign that said, "The Double Mint Twins are Coming," and I grinned. Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, "Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling," and I had to smile. Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said "William's Big Stick Did the Trick," and I could hardly contain myself. BUT, your Honour, when she moved for the fourth time and sat under the sign that said "Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident"... I just lost it... "CASE DISMISSED!"

Just a thought... No-one wants a used mattress for free but we pay hundreds of dollars to sleep on one at hotels.

Other than the main engine and generator exhausts, there are many seawater inlets and outlets below the water line in a ship. https://images.app.goo.gl/Tcptwy4UAH1PdX9Z7

Absolutely. Add the loss of generators/electricity... You really need to experience that situation on board a ship that's on a rough sea, to realise the gravity of it.

Disasters does not happen by nationalities, at sea,air or land. Random assumptions are are not in good taste... IMHO

A Colonel fell into a well. A soldier was summoned to throw a rope into the well and pull the Colonel out. The moment the Colonel was getting out of the well, the soldier would leave the rope, stand at attention to salute, leaving the rope. The Colonel would fall back into the well. This happened many times. Someone suggested that a Brigadier be requested for help because HE wouldn't have to salute the Colonel. A Brigadier arrived. He threw the rope into the well and the Colonel grabbed it. The Brigadier kept pulling the rope. When the Colonel was about to come out of the well, on spotting the Brigadier, he immediately let go of the rope and saluted, and fell back into the well again. There was total silence. Then everyone heard the desperate Colonel’s voice from down below. "You guys… get hold of one of my *class mates!!* MORAL OF THE STORY: Classmates are important! Try and stay connected to one or two of your class mates. They can save your situations someday!

Ask them to set it off your 1st ticket - all's fair and square then!

Mr. Wilson comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck. “I have great news. I’m a month overdue. I think we’re going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can’t tell anybody.” The next day, Mrs Wilson receives a telephone call from AEC (Atlanta Electric Company) because the electricity bill has not been paid. “Am I speaking to Mrs Wilson?” “Yes. Speaking." AEC guy, “You’re a month overdue, you know!” “How do YOU know?” stammers the young woman. “Well, ma’am, it’s in our files!” says the AEC guy. “What are you saying? It’s in your files. HOW?” “Yes. We have a system of finding out who’s overdue.” “GOD! This is too much.” “Madam, I am sorry. I am following orders. I have to inform you are overdue.” “I know that. Let me talk to my husband about this tonight. He will speak to your company tomorrow.” That night, she tells her husband about the call, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to AEC office the next day morning. “What’s going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?” the husband shouts. “Just calm down,” says the lady at the reception at AEC, “It’s nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.” “PAY you? And if I refuse?” “Well, in that case, sir, we’d have no option but to cut yours off.” “And what would my wife do then?” the husband asks. “I don’t know. I guess she’d have to use a candle.”

Once again this year, I’ve had many requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 cup brown sugar, Lemon juice, 4 large eggs, Nuts, 1...bottle Vodka, 2 cups dried fruit. Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the highest quality then Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point, it is best to make sure the Vodka is still OK. Try another cup just in case. Turn off the mixeer thingy. Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver Sample the Vodka to test for tonsisticity. Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something. Check the Vodka. Now <deleted> shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window. Finish the Vodka and wipe the counter with the cat. Cheers