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Patty Meyers (Anderson)

Frank, I am so sorry for the loss of your mother, be thankful you had her longer than most of us.

My mother was also a product of the depression and knew where every penny of their money was, which was all over the place.  About ten years before she died she consolidated everything and gave it to my brother to manage.  Thirty days after she died it was split in half and deposited into our accounts, so easy.  We are so thankful for that.

Jim Coats

Frank.  I'm so sorry to hear of your mother's passing.  As Bill Rihs said, even though you know it's coming....it's always a shock and it hurts.  You are in our prayers and if you ever need to talk, you have my number.  There will come a time when you wish you had done something differently and wish for just one more conversation, but knowing the good man you are, you did just fine.  I told you before that I think you and your sister went above and beyond.

Your Mom's in a good place now wrapped in the arms of Jesus.  Remember that.  Keep that.

Our very best wishes, Jim & Julie (and Rip)

Semper Fi

Frank Wiley

Thank you Patty and Jim!

Lester Cox

Hey Frank, so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. That leaves a hole in ones heart that never quite heals. Knowing she is in the arms of her savior offers comfort and I offer prayers for you and your families healing from this loss. 

Frank Wiley

Thank you Les!

Frank Wiley

Beer Summit, Wednesday, January 14--4:30, The Vig (Arcadia) on 40th Street just south of Indian School Road on the East side of 40th Street.  Please RSVP here on Message Forum.  Thanks!

Lester Cox

I won't know for sure if we have to be in Show Low until the 20th of this month. We have a sick pup that is being treated by a great vet in Show Low. Right now, it's looking pretty favorable that I can be in Phoenix and attend the summit. So I am giving a tentative yes to being there and looking forward to meeting all in person.

Frank Wiley

Hi Les, Thanks for the possible RSVP but to clarify the Beer Summit is January 14.  

Lester Cox

Hey Frank, it was clear in my head when I wrote my response. On the 20th of this month of December, we take our little pup in for her 4th acupunture treatment, if needed. At that time we will know if we need to be back up here on the 10th of January or if I can push it back to around the 15 or even at all, depending on her progress. Right now, I'm giving it a 80% chance that we can be in Phoenix and I will attend. That is based on the improvement we have seen in the past 7 days. 

Frank Wiley

Thanks for the clarification Les.  Your pup comes first!  Trust me, I know!

Jim Coats

Speaking of pups, today is Rip's 4th birthday.  Having it on the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor is looking very coincidental because he's still a handful.  But....we don't care because we love the little 45 lb furball.

Les.  Take good care of your pup.  I'm with you and Frank....whatever it takes.

We heard a cute story in church this am.  Our pastor is more fun than I thought!  Here it is.

An AZ DPS (Highway Patrol) officer was perched just north of Hwy. 101 on the I-17 watching for speeders.  A car driven by an older lady rolled by going under 20mph.  Since the speed limit on the I-17 at that point was 65 mph, it was clear that she was a traffic danger so he pulled her over.

When he approached the car he saw that there were some very distressed looking people sitting in the back seat.  The little old lady said "what's the problem officer?"  "I know I wasn't speeding.  I was only going 17 mph."  The DPS officer said "Yes ma'am.  You were driving 17 mph in a 65 mph zone on I-17 and that creates a hazard on a busy highway."  "She said that she thought the "I-17 sign meant the speed limit."  The officer shook his head and asked why the people sitting in the back seat were looking so distressed.  The little old lady said "Oh, they'll be OK once we get going."  "I just got off the 101."

Frank Wiley

Ilan Omar stupidly strikes again--twice!  She's not only trying to defend the Billion dollar theft by Somalians in Minnesota.  She's accusing Steven Miller (Trump Administration) of being Nazi like because of his ILLEGAL immigrant stance.  Steven Miller is Jewish!!

Patty Meyers (Anderson)

Love the story, Jim.

Frank Wiley

When we played golf at the 55th reunion, I was in the foursome with Wendell.  We had a nice talk--good guy!

Frank Wiley

Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson of Morgan Stanley says that illegal immigration is keeping wage inflation down because employers can pay less to illegals in sanctuary states that don't abide by Federal Government employment rules against hiring illegals and that hurts hourly wage earners trying to keep up with inflation.

Jim Coats

Mary.  The print on the CHS website on my Android is still microscopic.  How about yours???

Les came up with some possible fixes, but they were above my pay grade.  I asked the T-Mobile guy at COSTCO and he couldn't figure it out.  This is the problem with these new fangled devices.  I would probably have to hire a Microsoft engineer to apply a fix.  Very frustrating.  

I don't even try to get on my phone to look at our website now....only to see IF the curse continues.

Outside of that, MERRY CHRISTMAS....assuming that's appropriate in your case.  Ive been canceled enough already.

Frank Wiley

So Jasmine Crockett is running for the U.S. Senate from Texas.  When she loses I'm betting she'll play the "Race Card"!

Mary Powers (Evans)

Jim, yes, it's still microscopic.  I don't know why it's not self-correcting this time.  I use my desktop now.

Michael Wetzel

Frank, that's the only ' card ', that pathetic thing has. I agree, she will play it to.......

Jim Coats

Mary....Same here re: everything you said.  I would gladly pay someone to fix it, but I don't know who or what kind of technician would be able to do it.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Michael Kelly

DeWitt Bacon

You mentioned Pearl Harbor Day a few posts back, and it got me thinking. "A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY". It seems that 'INFAMY' has an expiration date. I don't know how it was in Phoenix with the "ARIZONA MEMORIAL," but around here, there was hardly any mention of it. I watched the news that day, and not a word about it.

And your humorous story at the end of your post reminded me of a story I heard. It seems that a Phoenix police officer stopped a driver for making an illegal U-turn. "Didn't you see the sign back there?" "Yes, officer," he answered. And I obeyed it like I do all street signs. When the officer asked for an explanation, the driver said, "Well, I wanted to go straight down the street, but the sign said 'NO! 'YOU TURN' " So here I am.  As I understand the incident, the officer didn't smile, but just wrote out the ticket along with a repair order to fix a broken brake light.

Frank Wiley

The trial of Tyler Robinson (Charlie Kirk murderer) is getting ready to start.  Johnathan Turley (Constitutional Professor) explained that the Framers of the Constitution wanted open court with General Public access so that judgements by the Jury and the Judge be scrutinized.  I had never heard about the Framers.

Frank Wiley

Les, Since you use a Mark Twain quote at the end of your emails, here's another one.  "Nothing ruins a good story like the arrival of an eye witness!"

Larry Johnson

Hey Frank,

I'm so sorry to hear your mother has passed. I remember her as being my favorite friend-mom, hands down, mostly because she was always kind to me and made me feel totally welcome at your house on there on Roma. I loved my mom a lot but I was a lttle jealous of you having such a wonderful mother - but that was the nature of our friendship, best of buddies but always a little competitive. Please pass along my condolences to Sue for me.

Larry