Actually, seriously, really, something amazing happened today to make me want to pay it forward (thus paying Flowerboy's dues.) I ordered a Schwinn bike from Wallyworld and went to the store to pick it. It was supposed to be assembled. At first, the Wallyworld associate said "No way, we don't assemble ANYTHING that is ordered." Okay, but that's not what we were told on the phone when we ordered the bike. We came to a meeting of the minds when I told the Manager, Assistant Manager and 2 other associates that I would PAY for it to be assembled. They agreed, I went home and they called an hour later to tell me to pick it up. You KNOW where this is going. The manager told me that she wanted me to be happy--so the bike was assembled for free, no muss, no fuss. YAY. Free is good. I came home with my powder blue Schwinn Admiral Hybrid. And it has a bell--one ringy dingy. Ha. Happy am I and then saw Flowerboy's plight of the dues (even though he didn't realize it was a plight.) Pay it forward, baby. To make this dog-oriented, I'm sure that the dogs will love chasing me around while I'm riding "Powder Blue." Merry-merry! Penny in NC The Farm Dog Forever ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================