October at Johns

John & Sheila had a full house today. There were several good stories  and John's was voted best. The last paragraph made all of us laugh.

In the Street - next months words

I DON'T KNOW.

THE 4 SCOTTISH FRIENDS ALWAYS LOOKED TO GO ON A HUNTING TRIP IN SCOTLAND BUT BEING IN DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO SET DATES, AND USUALLY ENDED UP JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY COULDN'T ALL GET OFF WORK TOGETHER.
THE TALKING INEVITABLY ENDED UP BEING DISCUSSED IN THEIR LOCAL,AND THIS YEAR IAN DECIDED THAT THEY WRE GOING COME WHAT MAY. NOW THIS INVOLVED A LOT OF PLANNING, NOT LEAST IN GETTING THEIR WIVES TO AGREE TO THE TRIP. HAMISH'S WIFE GAVE HIM HER AGREEMENT ON CONDITION THAT HE TOOK HER OUT TO A POSH RESTAURANT FOR A SLAP UP MEAL. IANS WIFE GOT THE PROMISE OF A NEW OUTFIT, AND JOCK'S WIFE MANAGED TO GET A HOLIDAY IN SPAIN. MURDO'S WIFE SAID "GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOUR MATES", WHICH WHEN HE TOLD THE REST SEEMED A BIT STRANGE. ANYWAY THE PLANNING STARTED AND THEY ALL AGREED THAT A GOOD SPOT FOR THE TRIP WOULD BE IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. THEY WERE ALL QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA THAT THEY CHOSE,AND IAN SET ABOUT FINDING ACCOMODATION. THIS PROVED TO BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY HAD EXPECTED, AND THE DATE THAT THEY SET ON SEEMED TO BE BOOKED EVERYWHERE THAT IAN TRIED.
THEY HAD TO FIND A HOTEL AND FINALLY IAN MANAGED TO GET TWO TWIN ROOMS. THEY MET UP AND WHEN IAN GAVE THEM THE NEWS THAT ONLY 2 ROOMS WERE AVAILABLE, MURDO SAID "I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL LIKE SHARING WITH ME AS I'M A BIT OF A SNORER" WELL THEY WERE ALL GOOD MATES AND IAN WAS THE FIRST TO SAY"DON'T WORRY BOYS I'LL SHARE WITH MURDO.

SO OFF THEY WENT IN HIGH SPIRITS AND HAD A GREAT EVENING IN THE BAR BEFORE RETIRING FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THEY CAME DOWN FOR BREAKFAST AND ONE LOOK AT IAN LED HAMISH TO SAY "GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU. IAN SAID MURDO SNORED SO LOUDLY THAT I JUST SAT UP AND WATCHED HIM ALL NIGHT. WELL THEY AGREED TO TAKE IT IN TURNS TO SLEEP IN MURDO'S ROOM AND HAMISH TOOK THE NEXT TURN.

WELL HE APPEARED THE NEXT MORNING LOOKING AS IF HE'D HAD A NIGHTMARE WITH HIS HAIR STANDING ON END A BLOODSHOT EYES.

FINALLY JOCK RETIRED FOR THE NIGHT WITH MURDO. AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING IAN AND HAMISH WAITED TO CONSOLE JOCK ONLY TO SEE HIM APPEAR LOOKING BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED. THE TWO MEN WERE AMAZED. IAN SAID "BLIMEY WHAT HAPPENED" " WELL SAID JOCK. A BURLY EX RUGBY PLAYER. WE GOT READY FOR BED AND I TUCKED MURDO IN. WISHED HIM SWEET DREAMS AMD KISSED HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. HE SAT UP AND WATCHED ME ALL NIGHT.