A Little Known Fact......
The 3 Goldberg brothers, Norman, Hyman, and Max invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner.
On July 17th, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97º.The 3 brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that 3 gentlemen were there with the most
exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.
Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car.
They persuaded him to get into the car which was about 130º - turned on the air-conditioner and cooled the car off immediately.
The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them 3 million dollars for the patent.
The brothers refused saying they would settle for 2 million but they wanted the recognition by having a label "The Goldberg Air-Conditioner" on the dashboard of each car that it was installed in.
Now old man Ford was more than just a little bit Anti-Semitic, and there was no way he was going to put the Goldbergs name on 2 million Ford cars.
They haggled back and forth for about 2 hours and finally agreed on 4 million dollars and that just their first names would be shown.
And so, even today, all Ford air-conditioners show on the controls, the names "Norm, Hi, & Max".

Yes I've been away and you all have my sincere apology.......COMPUTER BROKE glad to be back.

As we all have learned it's better not to forward things that specifically say forward to others. The message may be one of value only to spread it may or may not cause harm I will post it here and those of you who visit are welcome to enjoy the words. TS

I like you because of who you are to me...A true friend.

And if I don't get this back I'll take the hint
Tonight at midnight your true love will realize they like you.

Something good will happen to you at 1:00-4:00 PM tomorrow.

It could be anywhere -- AOL, Yahoo, outside of school, anywhere
.

Get ready for the biggest shock of your life.

Please send to 5 people in 5 minutes.

Remember:

"A good friend will come bail you out of jail....

But a true friend will be sitting next to you saying ..
WE screwed up, but we had fun! "

Proud to be your Friend!

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence, and don't skip ahead.

I've learned...that life is like a roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned..that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned...that money doesn't buy class.

I've learned...that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned...that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned..that the Lord didn't do it all in one day.
What makes me think I can?

I've learned...that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned..that the less time I have to work, the more things I get done.

To all of you...make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

It's National Friendship Week.

Show your friends how much you care.

Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you.

If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP WEEK TO YOU!!!!!!

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I am honored

TTFN

Beth Meiller

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> >
> >> Jim was in trouble.
> >>
> >>
> >> He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was
> >> really angry. She told him, "Tomorrow morning, I
> >> expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from
> >> 0 to 200 in 6 seconds. AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The next morning Jim got up early and left for work.
> >> When his wife woke up, she looked out the window
> >> and, sure enough, there was a box gift-wrapped in
> >> the middle of the driveway.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Confused, the wife put on her robe, ran out to the
> >> driveway, and brought the box back into the house.
> >> She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jim has been missing since Friday.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
Now if anyone asks why a MAN would stay single just show them this.

> >
> >> TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING
> >> THROUGH THE DESERT.
> >> DURING SOME POINT OF THE
> >> JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN
> >> ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND
> >> SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE
> >> IN THE FACE.
> >>
> >> THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED
> >> WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT
> >> SAYING ANYTHING,
> >> WROTE IN THE SAND:
> >>
> >> TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
> >> SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
> >>
> >> THEY KEPT ON WALKING,
> >> UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,
> >> WHERE THEY DECIDED
> >> TO TAKE A BATH
> >> THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN
> >> SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE
> >> MIRE AND STARTED DROWNING,
> >> BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.
> >>
> >> AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM
> >> THE NEAR DROWNING,
> >> HE WROTE ON A STONE:
> >>
> >> "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
> >> SAVED MY LIFE ".
> >>
> >> THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED
> >> AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND
> >> ASKED HIM, "AFTER I HURT YOU,
> >> YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,
> >> YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?"
> >>
> >> THE FRIEND REPLIED
> >> "WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
> >> WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN
> >> IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF
> >> FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.
> >> BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES
> >> SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,
> >> WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE
> >> WHERE NO WIND
> >> CAN EVER ERASE IT."
> >>
> >> LEARN TO WRITE
> >> YOUR HURTS IN
> >> THE SAND AND TO
> >> CARVE YOUR
> >> BENEFITS IN STONE.
> >>
> >> THEY SAY IT TAKES A
> >> MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL
> >> PERSON, AN HOUR TO
> >> APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY
> >> TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN
> >> AN ENTIRE LIFE
> >> TO FORGET THEM.
> >>
> >> SEND THIS PHRASE TO THE PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. I JUST DID.
> >> IF YOU DON'T SEND IT TO ANYONE,
> >> IT MEANS YOU'RE IN A
> >> HURRY AND THAT YOU'VE
> >> FORGOTTEN YOUR FRIENDS.
> >> TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE!
> >>
> >> DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS
> >> YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT VALUE
> >> WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE !
> >>
> >> AND IF I HAPPEN TO GET IT BACK,
> >> THEN I KNOW MY PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.
> >
> More of us need to learn how to let the sand erase our pain not re-write it everytime it begins to wither away. TS

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