Rick chats with Rich.

 It's nice to see The Curmudgeon showing a bit of concern about Rick Tim Bagno. I thought it would be nice to have a chat, on blog, with Rick.

Rich: Hi Rick, how's it all going?

Rick: Good thanks, Richard. Sorry, it has been a busy few weeks at work but it's great to get today off. 

Rich: Yes, good old Good Friday. I have been around looking after my first grandson and I did get to meet number two today.

Rick: Lovely! What's his name?

Rich: Henry Victor Prowse. The Victor bit is to honour his mum's 'adopted' grandad. He's a really nice guy of 90 years who really deserves the honour.

Rick: Ah, that's nice. 

Rich: Did you see that The Curmudgeon was asking after you?

Rick: Yes. Did he really throw that old outside chair up onto the roof?

Rich: It appears so. He has done stranger things in the past. When he was at secondary school, he started pinching communion hosts and selling them to other students.

Rick: Really? So, he was a Catholic?

Rich: Yes, but obviously not a good one. Though I have heard of a Catholic who is getting a divorce lately. Maybe Robert is right and some of them need to pull their socks up. 

Rick: Pull their socks up? What does that mean? 

Rich: It's an old saying from Geon's school days, when you were supposed to wear your socks pulled up almost to your knees. Prefects reported you if your socks were down around your ankles. You could get a detention for that.

Rick: Holy Moly! Hey, today is Good Friday. Isn't that the day when Jesus got nailed up? I thought I'd see it mentioned on the blogs.

Rich: Yeah, me too. Robert hasn't posted for a couple of days. Maybe he'll post something about it soon? Here's a little background from me. Good Friday, also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is also a day when most supermarkets in our country are closed, along with wine shops. Hey, don't worry, it all turns out well because Jesus comes back to life on Sunday, unfortunately another day of no wine sales. Remember when, at a wedding, Jesus turned water into wine? It seems to me that a better commemoration would be to have wine flowing freely everywhere. 

Rick: Yeah, good point, Richard. It's interesting to see Aotearoa giving special wine free holidays for Christian beliefs. At least I got the day off from fixing toilets. 

Rich: You're on a royal flush!

Rick: What do you mean?

Rich: It was a bit of a pun built on a card game and plumbing.

Rick: Is it something that Geon could use when he visits your town? Wainewo...?

Rich: Wainuiomata. No, probably not, but who really knows what he will say or joke about?

Rick: Yeah, at first I liked his jokes, but they wore off with his attitude rather quickly. Do you think he ever looked at my blog?

Rich: No, but since then I've stopped reading his Agony Aunt and characters like The Wine Curmudgeon. You reap what you sow. 

Rick: Well, I'll get another post done real soon.

Rich: Great! I'll be watching out for it. I'd better leave it there. It has been a busy week for me. Enjoy your day off and away from toilets.

Rick: Thanks, my friend.

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I've done my double bass and trumpet practice for today, but now it's time to turn my attention to the violin.

Ciao tutti.