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COChix said:
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hard to beat that one today!
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I love this, it has a beautiful metaphoric meaning.
"If I could fly like a bird
Singing songs to the world then I would
But here I am on the ground
With troubles that I wish that I understood
But in the dark, in the sun
I believe that Your love is still good
God, You’re so good

I wish that life could be
Carefree, sunny, never cloudy
But You said that I would be
In Your arms when things get crazy
So when the storm doesn’t go away
I have decided to sing in the rain" -Moriah Peters
 
BantamFan4Life said:
I love this, it has a beautiful metaphoric meaning.
"If I could fly like a bird

Singing songs to the world then I would

But here I am on the ground

With troubles that I wish that I understood

But in the dark, in the sun

I believe that Your love is still good

God, You’re so good

I wish that life could be

Carefree, sunny, never cloudy

But You said that I would be

In Your arms when things get crazy

So when the storm doesn’t go away

I have decided to sing in the rain" -Moriah Peters
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Both are very beautiful. I sometimes envy the birds their flight. How nice it would be to be that free.
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Here's a thought for the day, everyday. Two days ago, late evening, we had a thunderstorm and as is tradition in our little town with it's outdated electricity infrastructure, the power got knocked out with the first thunder clap. I phoned the electrician, who gave me the number of another new (to me) electrician, who had the misfortune of being on stand-by that night. I phoned him, told him what the problem was and waited. As soon as the rain stopped the power came back on. By this time it was quite late. Since I had the guy's cell phone number I send him a text message to thank him for restoring the power and all but forgot about it, until yesterday afternoon when I finally checked my cell and found a reply from him: "Thank you for your gesture. This does not happen often." A few weeks ago I gave the honey wagon drivers each a box of eggs when they came to pump our septic tank. These guys now hoot and wave every time they drive past me in town. Such a small gesture from me, but it meant so much to them. A few times over the years we phoned the emergency services. Every time I thanked the paramedics for coming out they looked surprised?

I think many of us take these people and services for granted. We complain when the power goes off, phone the electricians, grumble because we have to pay so much for services like getting our septic tank emptied, our garbage removed, etc. Maybe we should make more effort to say "Thank you". Thank our electricians, our bin-men, our honey wagon drivers, our paramedics and our police. These people we ignore until we need them to come clean up our messes and then forget about until we need them again. A simple "Thank you" really means a lot to them. Let's make an effort to appreciate these people more and let them know we do!
 
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Here's a thought for the day, everyday. Two days ago, late evening, we had a thunderstorm and as is tradition in our little town with it's outdated electricity infrastructure, the power got knocked out with the first thunder clap. I phoned the electrician, who gave me the number of another new (to me) electrician, who had the misfortune of being on stand-by that night. I phoned him, told him what the problem was and waited. As soon as the rain stopped the power came back on. By this time it was quite late. Since I had the guy's cell phone number I send him a text message to thank him for restoring the power and all but forgot about it, until yesterday afternoon when I finally checked my cell and found a reply from him: "Thank you for your gesture. This does not happen often." A few weeks ago I gave the honey wagon drivers each a box of eggs when they came to pump our septic tank. These guys now hoot and wave every time they drive past me in town. Such a small gesture from me, but it meant so much to them. A few times over the years we phoned the emergency services. Every time I thanked the paramedics for coming out they looked surprised?

I think many of us take these people and services for granted. We complain when the power goes off, phone the electricians, grumble because we have to pay so much for services like getting our septic tank emptied, our garbage removed, etc. Maybe we should make more effort to say "Thank you". Thank our electricians, our bin-men, our honey wagon drivers, our paramedics and our police. These people we ignore until we need them to come clean up our messes and then forget about until we need them again. A simple "Thank you" really means a lot to them. Let's make an effort to appreciate these people more and let them know we do!
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What a great story and thank you Sumi for sharing it..
Now tell us what a honey wagon is and why it's called that. I don't think it has to do with honey since those driving it we pumping out a septic tank but explain please.
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Patti, a "honey wagon" is a tongue in the cheek term for those tankers that take the contents of septic tanks off for disposal. I do't think our local, more to the point, name for it would be suitable for this forum
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