PARADE was pleased to see good manners are still being taught to young kids.
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While at a morning tea for the winners of the Kindy Kit colouring competition, Parade caught a short, polite exchange between one kindergarten kid and mayor Gary Rush.
The young boy bravely stepped in front of the mayor, shook his hand and thanked him for the yummy morning tea on offer.
Parade expected a child would say thank you just for their award, but to make the effort to say thank you for the food laid out was a surprise.
Well done to the parents of that young boy for reinforcing the importance of good manners.
That’s picture perfect proof
WELL, Parade has started something - and it might be hard to finish it.
One of Parade's mates must have tired of Parade's stories about the heroic stoicism needed to survive the Bathurst winter.
This mate - who lives in a less brutal climate - has started sending Parade pictures of the occasional frost on his front lawn or the ice on the walking path that goes past his house to prove that he, too, has to put up with a bit during the cold months.
Parade has resisted the urge - so far - to tell him that the occasional frost is nothing compared to a day with a maximum of five degrees.
And you can put up with some ice on the road when you know that the sun will, eventually, make an appearance where you live.
What's in a list of men’s names?
The same mate, possibly feeling a bit cheeky, sent Parade a provocative list yesterday.
It was a compilation of the top 10 names of men “who are under the thumb” (complete with cheeky graphic).
And guess what? Parade's name was number three on the list.
Parade was initially a bit downhearted about making the top five, before remembering that the list was hardly scientific and it was hardly exhaustive.
But was it accurate?
Parade would make some inquiries at home, but doesn’t want to get in any trouble.