Yep, you fellas just want to get me killed.
:)
John
>John,
>
> I am reminded of the story about the farmer with the balky mule. One
>Sunday, the farmer hitched the mule to his wagon for a trip into town for
>supplies. His wife went along for the ride. After just a few minutes, the
>mule stopped in the road and refused to move. The farmer got out of the
>wagon, walked around to the front of the wagon, faced the mule, and looking
>steadily in the creature's eyes, said simply, "That's one." He then
>returned to the wagon and his bemused wife, cracked his whip, and the mule
>promptly moved out again. A few miles further down the road, the mule
>stopped again, and again refused to budge. Once more, the farmer got out of
>the wagon, walked to the front of the rig, looked the mule in the eye, and
>said, "That's two." Again he returned to the wagon, climbed in, shouted,
>"Giddiup!" and the mule began to pull again. After a few more miles, the
>mule stopped a third time. This time, the farmer got out, went to the back
>of the wagon, pulled a spare wagon axle from under a tarp, returned to the
>front of the wagon, and whacked the mule on the head with the axle, knocking
>the mule senseless. The farmer returned to the wagon, waited for the mule
>to recover, and then said, "Giddiup!" The mule moved out, and there were no
>more problems all the way to town. As they rode along, his wife, recovering
>from the shock of what she had seen, began to berate her husband. "That was
>STUPID! You could have killed that mule! Then what would we have done? I
>swan, sometimes you do the dumbest things!" The farmer stopped the wagon,
>turned and looked his wife steadily in the eye. "That's one," he said.
>
> Now I don't know if this would work or not, especially if you
>don't have a
>mule, but it might be worth a try.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jay Call
>TC 5481
>
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