Show PET PEEVE f n bad s sIT I IT T IS a sad com commentary to make but I wonder if it we are all bored with the g general routine of living in this m modern dern advanced age Our Ourtown Ourtown Ourtown town is an average friendly community community community com com- where most everyone is known by family tree and one seldom seldom sel sel- sel- sel dom meets anyone who Is not at least a speaking acquaintance L- L LI I I think tho we sometimes get into a a rut rut of complacency without realIzing realizing realizing real real- izing it And if you dont don't think most peo pea people pIe e everywhere get bored with themselves just watch the general reaction when theres there's any kind of ofa a change brought about in the com com- It offers something to talk about gives a ready excuse for conversation as if a any y were needed needed needed need need- ed and even the town grouch seems a friendly old gentleman T Take ke our first real snowfall As usual I walked ed the same route to the office passing the s same me people people peo- peo peo peo- pie I meet every very day offering the same good mornIng then findIng finding finding find- find Ing myself sell almost bowled over with spontaneous conversation about the big bg snow snow and how it had fallen overnight I IJ IJ J found myself verbally remembering remember remember- ing the last big snow w with th everyone everyone everyone every- every one encountered along the way so r many of them that I was late for work and even bold enough to look the boss boss' in the eye and smile about it receiving a friendly comment about the weather and none about my tardiness I Being objective about it tho maybe it isn't so much that we get bored with ourselves as perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps we get forgetful about being friendly and welcome an opportunity opportunity opportunity to io get out of t the i rut when presented with a reason for saying more than a mere good mornIng morn morn- Ing ini |