I also do not do well with authority and neither does my daughter, Kristal. She knew I needed to see Forest when I was in the hospital recovering from double knee replacement surgery last year, SO she put the Farm Dog on a leash and brought her into the hospital, up to my room. (Kris walks with a cane, so people assumed Forest was a therapy dog.) No one stopped her and I had a very happy reunion with my pup. Penny in NC The Farm Dog > So many people asked, so I thought I should clear us something. > > I do not do well with authority and I hate hospitals. So, when I go > to one, > I walk in like I belong and do not ask permisison, or get any type of > directions. > > Evan Ginsburg > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tonight I needed a laugh and this gave me a big one. That is one of my > roles, going to hospitals and that is my approach. I carry a little > cross > and when asked who I am and where I am going, I simply open my hand > and show > the cross and then fold my hands under my chin and whisper something > that > sounds like Latin and keep going. Much of life is like that. If you > pretend > that you are in charge, no one else is, so you are free to keep > moving. > > I learned this from a burglar when I was a young cop. I went past a > liquor > store and shined my spot light inside, then started to drive away. > Then the > lights inside came on and a fellow grabbed a broom and started > sweeping. He > looked my way, waved and smiled, and since there was not alarm > ringing, I > waved back and drove off. Ya, you guessed it. The next morning the > owner > called to say there was a hole in the roof and all the money was gone. > Dave ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================