<VV> The Geezer Alternative / Corvair widow???? (humor?)

Louis C. Armer,Jr. carmerjr at mindspring.com
Fri Dec 2 18:46:13 EST 2005


> > > > Subject: NO NURSING HOME FOR ME
> > > >
> > > > About two years ago my friends were on a cruise through the western
> > > > Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner they noticed 
> an elderly
> > > > lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main
> > > > dining room. They also noticed that all the staff, ship 
> officers, waiters,
> > > > busboys, etc. all seemed very familiar with this lady. When 
> asked who this
> > > > lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, the waiter
> > > > said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises,
> > > > back to back. As they left the dining room one evening, they caught her
> > > > eye
> > > > and stopped to say hello. They chatted and said, "We understand you've
> > > > been on this ship for the last four cruises." She replied, "Yes, that's
> > > > true."  "I don't understand" and she replied without a pause.
> > > >
> > > > "It's cheaper than a nursing home."
> > > >
> > > > So! , there will be no nursing home in my future. Now that I am old and
> > > > getting feeble I am going to get on a Princess cruise ship. The average
> > > > cost for a nursing home is $200 a day. I have checked on 
> reservations at
> > > > Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price
> > > > of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.
> > > >
> > > > 2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the
> > > > restaurant or I can have room service (which means I can have breakfast
> > > > in bed every day of the week).
> > > >
> > > > 3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free
> > > > washers and dryers and shows every night.
> > > >
> > > > 4. They have free toothpaste, razors, soap and shampoo.
> > > >
> > > > 5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5
> > > > worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you
> > > >
> > > > 6. I will get to meet new people every 7 to 14 days.
> > > >
> > > > 7. TV broken? Light bulb need change! No? Need to have the mattress
> > > > replaced? No problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your
> > > > inconvenience.
> > > >
> > > > 8. Clean sheets and towels every day and you don't even have to ask for
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > 9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip, you are 
> on Medicare.
> > > > If you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship, they will upgrade you
> > > > to a suite for the rest of your life.
> > > >
> > > > Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama
> > > > Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia or name where you want to
> > > > go? Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in a
> > > > nursing home, just call shore to ship.
> > > >
> > > > P.S.: And don't for get, when you die, they just dump you over the side
> > > > at no charge!
>
> >
> > CORSA Member
> > CORSA Tri-membership Chairman
> > Corvair Atlanta Member
> > Corvair Atlanta BOD
> > Corvanatics Member
> > SECC Member
> >
> > 1965 Corsa Coupe
> > 1964  Greenbrier
> > 1966 Monza Convertible
> > 1966 WTBRT #112 xcrosser 1/2 owner
> > http://carmerjr.home.mindspring.com/
> >

CORSA Member
CORSA Tri-membership Chairman
Corvair Atlanta Member
Corvair Atlanta BOD
Corvanatics Member
SECC Member

1965 Corsa Coupe
1964  Greenbrier
1966 Monza Convertible
1966 WTBRT #112 xcrosser 1/2 owner
http://carmerjr.home.mindspring.com/  


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