I took my time so I could check out Karen's figure and legs.I became buddies with Ralph, the other man that worked in the mail room. He did all the pr...nting for all the stores and filled me in on who was who. I soon discovered that I had gone to school with a number of the girls in bookkeeping and there was a brief homecoming of sorts.During the coffee breaks and lunch, I entertained all that joined the table I was sitting at with tales of the road. Now Karen never joined us as she was a member. It just happens to be “on the other side of the tracks”.“Can we just skip the facial n nails and bring the proposal over tomorrow? Let’s go straight to the bar on the other side of the tracks.” Karen said while giggling.“No I think you need to relax a little and I do have to drop off the proposal” I said.I picked Karen up. We headed to the mall. Karen had her facial. Karen look over at me laughing and whispering in my ear ‘I plan on getting another facial at the bar. Your favorite kind, black. "Just mingling. You?"Then Rose's beau caught my eye. Rose turned around, "Who's that?" she asked. If she had had a piece of butter in her mouth, it wouldn't have melted.I told Rose I didn't know, but he looked familiar."You are right. He does look familiar. Maybe we have come across each other at some time."I felt like asking Rose how she would spell 'come' in that sentence.Rose and I left the party shortly after, and the drive home was unusually quiet.When we got home, I grabbed Rose's hands. " Bollocks!" said Professor Potts-Johnson in his reedy and querulous tones. "And the full name of that one-horse arse hole of the universe is Little Sprodwell under Fosse - God help us all!" I beg your pardon, Professor, but I have this on the very best authority. The trouble with you locals is you can't see the wood for the trees. You are blind to the treasures to be found in your own back yard." Bollocks, if you will excuse the repetition, Professor! This particular shindig is as phoney and.