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| Britain |
| The Quiet Man |
| 2011-12-28 |
| The Quiet Man. He touched your life today, all of you, though you may not have noticed. He is ignored, today, as he is every day. Ignored by the public, ignored by the politicians, ignored by the unions. |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles |
| #7 "Ignored by the public, ignored by the politicians, ignored by the unions." Damned lucky man. That's how he accomplished all he did. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-12-28 22:08 |
| #6 "despair and withdrawl" No, I don't see that. These people get up and go on. Each day is a challenge. The will and the drive may weaken but not the sprit. In their darkest hour they should deal with adversity better than most. They have weathered many storms and look forward with hope for a better day."If it is to be, It is up to me". |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-12-28 20:53 |
| #5 Bright Pebbles, our daughter's British father-in-law is one of these quiet men, now nearly retired but still not quite out of the small business he founded and ran through some tough years. I treasure the lessons he taught our son-in-law, but wonder whether that country or this one will long survive as it pushes such men and women to despair and withdrawl. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-12-28 20:28 |
| #4 Hope you liked it, a sort of British John Galt. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-12-28 11:00 |
| #3 Worked for me. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-12-28 08:06 |
| #2 I had no difficulty doing so. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-12-28 08:05 |
| #1 couldn't open the story |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-12-28 07:19 |