Woodsterman

Friday, September 27, 2024

It's Funderwhoopee Friday ~ Dog On The Edge

My wife and I (gf at the time) were driving through Nevada in my 18 wheeler in the middle of July in a serious heat wave. We stopped at the only place with a bathroom we had seen in a few hours and slept for the night. Right by the truck was a sign that said “next services 118 miles". We were hours from the nearest area people would congregate in any way so this little podunk store/gas station was crowded nonstop. Come morning time, we climbed out of the truck to get something to eat… out of the whole crowd of at least 50 people making pit stops, this guy walked right up to us, layer down and showed us his belly and kept whimpering like “please help me". He was COVERED in ticks and so starved and dehydrated it took over a week of tiny drinks and tiny treats before he could have a real drink/meal without immediately puking it all up. The vet said if we had rescued him even a day later he would have died. He was RIGHT on the edge of “salvageable”… This is him a few years later when he realized we were going to the dog park.

It's Funderwhoopee Friday ~ Child On Plane

As the crowded airliner prepared for takeoff, the calm was shattered by the wild tantrum of a five-year-old boy. His frustrated, embarrassed mother tried everything to soothe him, but the boy only screamed louder and kicked the seats around him, much to the dismay of the nearby passengers.

Suddenly, from the back of the plane, an elderly man dressed in the uniform of an Air Force General slowly walked up the aisle. With a soft, reassuring hand gesture, he stopped the frazzled mother and bent down to whisper something into the boy’s ear, motioning toward the decorations on his chest.

Almost immediately, the boy stopped crying, gently took his mother’s hand, and quietly fastened his seat belt. The entire plane erupted into spontaneous applause.

As the General made his way back to his seat, one of the flight attendants, curious and impressed, approached him. “Excuse me, General,” she asked, “but what did you say to that little boy?”

The General smiled gently and said, “I showed him my pilot’s wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and I told him they gave me the authority to throw one passenger out of the plane on any flight I choose.”