AGM week

Arthur finished writing exams on Tuesday. There has been so much rain lately, that the BWA meeting in Sandy Bay was cancelled due to the poor condition of the roads in that part of the island. The Bolders (ex Good News Club) meeting on Saturday morning was a "no show" once again. 4 children came to Rockies (Sunday School). The church's AGM was held and all the present deacons/ deaconesses were re-elected. As you can hear, things are following their routine - nothing much in the way of events to tell. So I thought I would explain one or 2 Saint expressions....

The standard Saint reply to the greeting "How are you?" is "Not too bad, thanks." I once asked why they don't reply "Fine, thanks" like us Whiteys do. The answer, "I can't say 'fine' when I am having problems." Conclusion : us Whiteys don't want others to know that we have problems, when we say "fine", and the Saints let you know that although they have problems, they are "not too bad."

Another expression that I enjoyed was : Saint No. 1 asks Saint No. 2 "How are you?" Answer : "Some days, diamonds, and some days, stones."

Often, when a group of 4 Saints place an order at the Snack Bar, they will ask for "two two's" of whatever they want. Arthur (who was serving them) heard the request for the first time, he had to stand and think for a bit before he realised that they were asking for 4 portions. We checked, and this is a common Saint way of asking for 4 portions.