Off Topic The Goodhand Arms

I walked briskly to the fridge to get another chilled Palm beer, warm up and cool down of course. May have to exercise again soon can't find the remote.

 

Doesanyoneknowwhatthebaratthebottomofthekeyboardisfor?

 

Ask one of our spaced out posters.

 

A boat was docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.

A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and... asked how long it took to catch them.

"Not very long" they answered in unison.

"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"

The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, and take siestas with our wives. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life."

The tourist interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?"

"With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!!! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting," answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.

And the moral of this story is:

Know where you're going in life, you may already be there! Many times in life, money is not everything.

“Live your life before life becomes lifeless”

 

Reminded me of this.

 

Tried a new drink today with it being so hot.

 

I'd like to borrow your book. Mine is so big and heavy that I can't get it up anymore. Perhaps it has some tips.

I can let you borrow the very lovely Mrs Godder's favourite book "Living with the perfect man".

 

Use plenty of lube?

 

That's your wife's self help book

 

I won.
12:00:01 Mrs No7 wasn’t happy

 

Ditto , only about 9 minutes later

 

Lol I couldn’t risk the wait after last month

 

Get winter games - ski jumping is the way to go!!

 

This golf course, La Finca, is about 15 minutes north of my place in Spain.
The mountain behind is what my wife and I call Elephant Mountain and is a focal point when we go on drives.

 

Shouldn't you be self isolating

 

We are. This popped up on my Facebook page and made me feel homesick.

 

I have developed a taste for watching rom-coms.....I put it down to 1) being a girl. 2) finding the world sad at the moment and 3) having access to Netflix. Just watched a film set in New York and it made me sad that I probably won’t go again. Sigh....I miss the world too.

 

Stunning . May I just say that for someone I have never met . You seem like a top top Man to Me