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    > *AMAZING GRACE*
    >
    > *As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral
    > director
    > to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. *
    > *He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's
    > cemetery in the Corryong back country. *
    >
    > *As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a
    > typical
    > man, I didn't stop for directions. *
    > *I finally arrived over an hour late and saw that the funeral bloke had
    > evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. **
    > There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I
    > felt
    > badly and apologized to the men for being late.*
    >
    > *I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was
    > already in place and earth covered most of it. *
    > *I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put
    > down
    > their lunches and began to gather around.*
    > *I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and
    > friends.*
    > *I played like I've never played before for this poor, homeless man.*
    >
    > *And as I played **Amazing Grace**, the workers began to weep. They
    > wept, I
    > wept, we all wept together. *
    >
    > *When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though
    > my
    > head hung low, my heart was full. *
    >
    > *As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, *
    > *"I ain't never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in
    > septic tanks for twenty years."**
    > *
    > *Apparently, I was still lost...*
    G'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!

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    LOL
    Cheers Rum Pig

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    Tanks a lot for that one.

    Allan
    Life is short ... smile while you still have teeth.

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    I thought it was a bit on the nose
    regards
    Nick
    veni, vidi,
    tornavi
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