Point To Ponder

Dan was gone to Champagne for his Mother’s Memorial Service, so we’re re-running one of our favorite columns of his … enjoy.

The story you are about to read is true - however, for obvious reasons, the names are being omitted to protect the monumentally embarrassed.

A friend of mine who we will simply refer to as, “Bob,” was set to go into Freeport to do a little much needed shopping.

Unfortunately, he decided to take his “rather unreliable” pickup truck into town in order to haul back the array of gifts he was going to buy. Apparently, the truck had a loose fitting where the wires from the spa...