CROW

I'm sitting here waiting for the new counter top to be delivered.  Man, I'm so excited and everything is ready. 

SO...while I wait I turned on the T.V. to a re-run of Andy Griffith Show.   He is old fashioned, I know.   I love the lesson he usually has for us.

Today is a show I've seen many times but I always shed a tear at the end.

Opie is saving his money to buy his girl friend a gift and the school is having a fund drive to help poor people.   Andy serves on a committee and of course he's the Sheriff of MAYBERRY.   When word gets back to him that Opie only gave them 2 cents for the poor Andy goes into a hissie fit.   I've been know to have a couple of those myself so I relate to how he feels.

He ends up just ranting and raving at Opie about how cheap he is and Andy sends Opie to his room without supper.

Finally Aunt Bee comes in and really gives Andy "whatfor".   She finally gets Andy to call Opie down for supper and Andy says they'll just forget about what they talked about and if Opie wants to get his little girlfriend a toy then O.K.

Opie looks at him and says he's not going to buy her a toy, he's going to buy her a coat because her mother doesn't have enough money to get her a new one and the one she wears is worn out.

Then Opie asks Andy what's for supper.   Andy tells him that Aunt Bee and Opie are having fried chicken but he's having CROW.    I've had to eat a little crow over the years myself and can tell you it kind of sticks in your throat.