Grin And Bear It

          First it was the pandemic which changed our lives in so many ways - isolation, covid, differences in opinion about masks and vaccines, changes in our everyday events.  And still things are not back to "normal", whatever that is.

          Then came a liberal socialist government which wants to give everybody everything - for free.  And while they were taking over inflation took over - higher prices for food, huge increases in heating costs and soon big increases in our taxes.  And there is nothing a person can do and these things will never get back to "normal" especially with our liberal administration.

          And in the midst of all of this change, besides prayer, maybe we need a little humor to keep us going.  And maybe that is my purpose in this different blog.  

         So, do you think a gallon of gas is expensive? Just put things a bit in perspective.

*   Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 = $9.52 per gallon

*   Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 = $10.00 per gallon

*   Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 = $10.17 per gallon

*   Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon

*   Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 = $25.42 per gallon

*   Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 = $33.60 per gallon

*   Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 = $84.48 per gallon

*   Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon

*   Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 = $178.13 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

*   Evian water 9 oz $1.49 = $21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source. 

          So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or heaven forbid Pepto Bismal or Nyquil!

          Many of us have spent too much time visiting doctors and having medical tests during the Pandemic.  Here is what one person said about a recent visit to the doctor.

           I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. The nurse started with certain basics. "How much do you weigh?" she asked. "135," I said. The nurse put me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 180.

         The nurse asked, "Your height?"    "5 foot 6," I said.    The nurse checked and saw that I only measure 5 foot 2 inches. 

          She then took my blood pressure and told me that it is very high.

         "Of course it's high!" I screamed. "When I came in here I was tall and slender! Now I'm short and fat!"

          The pandemic also gave pastors an excuse for no longer visiting the homebound from their congregation.  But one pastor found another excuse to stop visitations.

          The pastor visited an elderly woman from his congregation.  As he sat on the couch he notices a large bowl of peanuts on the coffee table.

          "Mind if I have a few?" he asks.

          "No, not at all" the woman replied.

          They chat for an hour and as the pastor stands to leave he realizes that instead of eating just a few peanuts, he emptied most of the bowl.

          "I'm terribly sorry for eating all your peanuts, I really just meant to eat a few."

          "Oh that's all right" the elderly woman says. "Ever since I lost my teeth all I can do is suck the chocolate off them."

          So be careful what you eat and maybe you can at least smile as you fill up your car with gas, buy groceries, visit your doctor or sit in a cold house this winter.