Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
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— The Sack Lunches
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I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. ‘I’m glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,’ I thought.
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Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation.
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‘Where are you headed?’ I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.
‘Petawawa. We’ll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we’re being deployed to Afghanistan
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After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time…
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As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. ’No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn’t be worth five bucks. I’ll wait till we get to base.’
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His friend agreed.
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I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. ’Take a lunch to all those soldiers.’ She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. ‘My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it’s almost like you are doing it for him.’
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Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, ‘Which do you like best - beef or chicken?’
‘Chicken,’ I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: action, airline, beacon, business, captain, decision, energy, enthusiasm, flight, focus, goal, imagination, importance, issue, key, life, mind, moment, passion, power, profit, sales, service, smiles, success, ticket, truth, vision, world
The power of focus is critical to your success in business…and also in life. I must admit, however, that this is something that took me a while to learn, and I have a few “battle scars” to show what happens to slow learners regarding this issue. “More is better” sounds reasonable, but I’ve learned the opposite is usually true. Less, I’ve discovered, is usually more. The reason, of course, is that there is something powerful about laser-like focus. Having a simple, clearly defined goal can capture the imagination and enthusiasm of your people. It can cut through the night like a beacon. It can bring an idea to life.
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Mar 04 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: age, captain, cold, direction, era, friends, history, ice, journey, lake, life, map, Mathematics, ocean, others, path, period, pond, pool, rivers, sea, smiles, snow, stream, time, tips, travel, trip, war, water, winter
EVERYTHING has a historical beginning …. here’s one, I bet’cha
didn’t know …….
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Cannon Balls It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the
cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about
the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to
stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting
on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen Thus, a supply of
30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the
cannon.
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Nov 29 2008
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: captain, flight, funny, hilarious, humor, jokes, laughter, man, plane, smiles, woman
Fifteen minutes into the flight from delhi to kolkata, the captain announced, ladies and gentlemen, one of our engines has failed. There is nothing to worry about. Our flight will take an hour longer than scheduled, but we still have three engines left.
Thirty minutes later the captain announced, one more engine has failed and the flight will take an additional two hours. But don’t worry. We can fly just fine on two engines.
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Nov 07 2008
Posted: under Short Funny Jokes.
Tags: army, captain, funny, jokes, laughter, military, short, soldier
During training exercises, the lieutenant who was driving
down a muddy back road encountered another car stuck
in the mud with a red-faced colonel at the wheel.
“Your jeep stuck, sir?” asked the lieutenant as he pulled
alongside.
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Oct 12 2008
Posted: under Jamaican Jokes.
Tags: accident, airline, attendant, bus, captain, conductor, cop, dialect, experience, flight, funny, hilarious, humor, Jamaican, jokes, journey, Kingston, language, laughter, man, money, officer, passenger, patois, patrolman, plane, police, service, sheriff, skill, smiles, traffic, trooper, vehicle, vernacular, woman, words
Ever wonder what it would be like if Jamaican buses were set up like airlines, with the flight attendant and captain giving safety instructions?
Bus driver speaking on the intercom: Welcome to Bus numba 40 running from Papine to Down Town Kingston. Please direct yuh attention to di ConDucta who will instruc’ yuh on our safety and model features.
ConDucta: Hail up massive! We want yuh fi know dat yuh a ride pon di safes’ bus dat run pon di Papine to Downtown route. The moggle of our bus is a 1980 Encava, own and operate by Rough Rider transports. Dis moggle can survive any adversities an’
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Sep 21 2008