Nursing Home???

[HarvDog]

I thought this was pretty interesting...

About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western

Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly

lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main

dining room. I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters,

busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady. I asked our

waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told that she owned the

line,but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last

four cruises, back-to-back.

As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to

say hello. We chatted and I said, "I understand you've been on this ship

for t he last four cruises". She replied, "Yes, that's true." I stated,

"I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause, "It's cheaper

than a nursing home".

So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and

feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. The average cost

for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations on a

Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of

$135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for:

1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the

restaurant, or I can have room service (which means I can have

breakfast-in-bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free

washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a pa tient. An extra $5

worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.

6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days.

7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress

replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your

inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask

for them.

9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare;

if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you

to a suite for the rest of your life.

Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama

Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want t o go?

Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in a

nursing home, just call shore to ship.

ps: And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side --

at no charge.

[stevebeilgard]

Re: Nursing Home???

wonder if the stewards change diapers... lol

[wtnhunt]

Re: Nursing Home???

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wonder if the stewards change diapers... lol

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LOL .

[Guest Andrea]

Re: Nursing Home???

Sounds great if you still have control of your bodily functions and your mind hasn't started slipping yet.

Actually sounds like a great place to RETIRE, but not to convalesce, ya know?

You making reservations Harv??? I thought you were still in your 30's man!!!

[Ravin R10 man]

Re: Nursing Home???

WELL AT LEAST ONE CAN SHOOT SKEET ONBOARD....I WONDER IF YA CAN BOWFISH DOLFINS!!!??? YOU NOTICED I HAVE MY CAPS LOCK ON......AYE????...... SPEEK UP I CANT HEAR YOU!!!....ROFL