NO BETTER THAN THIS

BY REX

AS I SIT HERE ON THE PATIO IN FRONT OF THE BURNING CHIMEA, IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!! WE HAD FRIENDS, DAWN AND COLE, STOP FOR COCKTAILS AND MARY'S FAMOUS GRILLED PIZZA. FULL TIME RV'ERS HAVE A SCHEDULE TO KEEP TOO, AND WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ANTIQUE ROADSHOW THE PIZZA PARTY WAS OVER. WHAT A LIFE !!! NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ANOTHER MILLER LIGHT, AND I'M WAITING FOR THE ALMOST FULL MOON TO COME UP OVER THE BLACK MOUNTAINS. ACTUALLY I'M WAITING FOR MARY TO GET THE KITCHEN CLEANED UP FROM THE PIZZA CREATIONS, BUT I HEAR HER TALKING ON THE PHONE TO LA CROSSE, SO IT MAYBE AWHILE.

WE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER DAY OFF, AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS STORY FORWARDED FROM AUNT KATHY IN GREEN BAY:

Four retired guys were walking down the street in Lake Havasu, Arizona when they saw a sign that said, "Old Timer's Bar" "All Drinks 10 Cents!" They looked at each other, then went in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender said in a voice that carried across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, Gentlemen?"

All four asked for a martini. In short order, the bartender served up four iced martinis, shaken, not stirred, and said, "That'll be 10 cents each, please". The four men stared at the bartender for a moment, looked at each other....then paid the 40 cents. After the second round, which cost them under a dollar, their curiosity got the best of them. Finally, one of the men said, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for only a dime a piece?""Well, I'm a retired tailor from Boston , and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $50 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime, wine, liquor, beer, all the same.""Wow, that's quite a story" said one of the men. As they continued to sip their martinis, they couldn't help but notice the other three guys at the end of the bar who didn't have a drink in front of them....and hadn't ordered anything all the while they were there. One of the men gestured toward the men with no drinks and asked the bartender, "What's with them?" Oh, they're from Wisconsin . They're waiting for happy hour at 5 o'clock when drinks are half price."