We nearly got banned!!!

Volunteers,required to take a group of residents to the theatre,To see Brideshead revisited,    read the notice in the staff room...,I quite fancy that ...,says I.the only other volunteer was Chrissy,who  became my dear daughter in law when she married Mark my son a few years later,funnily enough I had  nothing to do with their meeting,

Transport was arranged and off we went,I think we took about eight residents,it was an after noon performance,,We got everyone settled and the performance began really very good.But maybe abit heavy, for our old chums,so quite abit off shuffleing till the majority dropped of to sleep,Well as you know homes for the elderly are  kept  really quite warm so by comparison the air conditioning,made it though ,pleasant enough for us ,quite cool for the chums.                And so yes youve guessed it ,it had to be these two didnt it ?

Kate~"Im not very warm".     I reach over and tuck her crocheted rug round her knees .                                                                                                                                       Flo~(remember shes deaf) "What"       Kate~(Kates abit deaf) "I said Im cold".  F lo~"You What?"            Kate ~"NO IM NOT BLEEDIN OT IM COLD".Well by now Chrissy and I were pulling out our hair ,when Ivy whod been wimpering quietly decided she wanted the loo ,so this coward saw a get out and took her to the toilet ,only to be accosted by one of the theatre staff, as we returned ,saying our party were disturbing the other patrons and could we keep them quiet,Igot back to our seats,where Chrissy informed me shed been told off, yes ,says I,so have I !!So amongst giggles we decided ,come the interval, we are out of here.Idont think the residents were too dissapointed to miss the second half.Then once back at the home we ,informed the manager,it had been entirely the wrong programe for our residents.We later learned hed been given the tickets!!  Never again!!         well you do dont you ?We booked to see Ken Dod,everyone ready in good time,patiently waiting for the transport .................It didnt turn up.The theatre rang there was a block of seats vacant,booked out to us,they couldnt hold the curtain any longer,we said go ahead well try to be there for the second half to which they agreed.Sent out an SOS to taxi company for three taxis and off we went,we got to the theatre and all handed a programme,"compliments of Mr Dod"said the staff ,who had hopefully forgotten who we were!              The manager again ugrr -  I was made social secretary after that and we enjoyed pantomimes old time music halls and The highlight for every one The Salvation Army Christmas concert, you book early for that one .

        Now you have a really good day everyone wth love from Jan xx

                                                                                                                                    .F