Discussion:Are We Allowed to Die on the Job

"Sounds like you have a cold, David? I won't keep you."

And 45 minutes later she hangs up, me wrung out and running for a new box of tissues. She's happy; her return is done. I just about empty my nasal passages when the phone rings again.

People used to get upset when they'd greet me "How Are You?" and I would reply, "you don't give a flying [put in your own obscenity]. All you care about is that I live the next hour to do your return."

"You're not allowed to die on company time!"

So the answer to your question David is, no.

Good luck and hope you feel better.

Tom

Hope you feel better, David!

Also, try this http://www.alkalolcompany.com/ Go to their little store there and get the kit with the nasal wash cup.

For refills, the pharmacist will often keep Alkalol behind the counter, but it's OTC. If they don't have it, they can easily order it for you.

P.S. If you don't get better after 3 days of following the instructions, just drink the stuff. (Just kidding)

Take care of yourself, the penalty for these violations is an upset in you economic stimulus payment (i.e. read that "paycheck").

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He is the lead singer for the Irish band The Frames (best band in the world-fact)

He also did the music for, and starred in the movie ONCE. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it.

Here's a song that's good for a funeral:

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My dad was good friend's with one of them. As a result, he got to hang out with these guys all the time when they came here. Pretty neat I must say.

Now David, if you want bagpipers and you are able to snag these guys, I will be impressed:

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Tom

Here is how I got off on this jag, written 8-9 years ago. http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/985881

As a general rule, I don't do Serpent handling at funerals though, on account of I lost one of my best snakes at a funeral I preached down to Perry, Ga. one time. He somehow got buried with the deceased two year after I had him trained. A poor preacher like me can't afford a loss like that more than once in his career.

The eulogy part is fabulous. I also liked the phone booth scene. That was great as well.

As I said, dad was friends with the Clancy's. He was friends with them before they became famous actually. When they came to DC, he got to go backstage with them.

There's another song you could use for your funeral, it's great on the bagpipes. It's called "Mist Covered Mountains."

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This is from the Queen Mother's funeral. It's a great street shot of the funeral procession as the massed pipe bands come by with the funeral procession. At 1:21 in the video, the pipers go from playing "My Home" to playing "Mist Covered Mountains." Interestingly enough, "Mist Covered Mountains" was the tune played by the Air Force Pipe Band (when they had one) at Kennedy's burial in 1963. It's what I want played at mine when I go.

Tom

Bagpipes might overwhelm the dog, so maybe an oud or the Osipov Balalaika orchestra. And Sweet Emma could play the parlor [I came from a part of the world where there were funeral parlors, not funeral homes.]