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Why did I suddenly get an image of Mrs. Slocombe, “Today is a very special day… Today's the day my pussy comes of age.” (Are You Being Served) 🙀 And this had me cracking up: 🤣

I am so glad I found this story after its completion. Reading the comments and feedback is almost as entertaining as the story. Almost.... 🤪

Those of us who are old enough remember the joys of changing cloth diapers with those darn pins and washing them instead of just dumping them in a diaper pail for later disposal. The good thing with the cloth ones was that parents were quick to potty train compared to today where I have seen 5 and 6 yr olds still in pampers! 😠

Especially at Hallowe'en when they can get in touch with their more "feminine side" or more S/M side without being judged...too much! 😜 Freddie/KISS and the others just made it more mainstream acceptable and then the early 80's with Devo (Whip It), Frankie Goes to Hollywood, etc.

I know I'm coming to this story late but I'm actually glad because in between shovelling snow I am able to read it and won't have to wait impatiently for the next chapter to be posted. I'm thoroughly enjoying this even though all the talk about crypto currency and mining etc leaves me in the dark. And yes, I have also had persons with knowledge trying to explain the concept to me, but I just can't get it. But then, I learned about computers by filling out little cards and taking them to another room to have them read and then going to another large room to get the print-out; repeat, rinse, and recycle ad nauseam! Any mistake in a for-next loop would take hrs to find and correct printing out all of those damn cards again. Computer classes in the mid 70's - ugh! However, I digress... Great story and looking fwd to binge reading it.

This chapter was filled with zingers from top to bottom - thanks for the laughs. I must admit, however, that when I read: it brought me back to 1973 and "The Odd Couple" in Season 3: "My Strife in Court" (and now I'm aging myself 😎)

I so agree with you here! 👏 And where I am living right now, it seems I can't get away from them. I have even older guys my age with grey hair or barely any hair using the bun to cover up bald spots on the top of the head.🤮

I don't know, maybe I have a sick sense of humour but I am finding this quite funny. 😂 😂👏👏 Oh, I can so relate to this. When I was working at a college, all of the different offices were behind coded doors and we had to memorize a half-dozen codes just to be able to talk to our various department heads and their assistants. To make matters worse, they changed the codes every three months so if you were away sick or on vacation and you came back, you would be locked out of the departments until the security guard gave you the codes. I am really enjoying this story. 👍

I read this over the phone to a friend and after both of us were finished laughing, she said quite solemnly, "I can really see this happening. In fact, my ex and I were very close to doing the same thing to each other but he knew I was stronger than him." 😂 But honestly, this is a really good start and I look fwd to the continuation. 👏

Thank you for the much-needed laughs. Do you know where I can hire a Dr. Rusty? 😝 Calling Dr. Rusty; calling Dr. Rusty... your new patient is waiting! 🤩

Thanks for the memory! My father used to buy that for our Sunday dinners back in the early 70's and we lived in rural Alberta - not a place one would find a great selection of wines, especially back then. This was a great chapter and you weave so much into the story that it leaves one wanting more and more and more. 😛 I'm not only looking fwd to reading more of the future of this family, but also catching up on the past - the time in between the Mexico posting and the mayoral campaign. Something big happened in Cuba and I can't wait for that tale to be told. 🤞

Loved this quote. ♥️

Interesting... his mood swings in the first story made me think of a brain tumour and now it is confirmed. Not good news for one so young.

Didn't Tom and Margaret already "meet" Sebastian and the boys when they were visiting Australia? Or is this just Australia-speak for having a talk?

Thankfully finally seeing Huon act with the maturity of someone his age should possess. I guess sometimes it takes a hard knock on the brain for people to act in a sensible way (this time a fall to cause the knock)!