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DEAR ABBY - March 13, 2008
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SALE OF BIKE GETS A PUSH FROM OWNER UP IN HEAVEN
ABBY: From time to time you print letters about finding
"pennies from heaven." Are you ready for another one?
Our daughter is adopting a little boy, and our other
daughter was hosting a yard sale to raise money for the
airfare to bring the child to this country.
My mother, a widow, had donated my father's racing bike.
It was hard for her to let go of it because Dad had won
many senior Olympic medals with it.
The bike sold the first day, and I immediately called Mom
to tell her the news. Right after I hung up the phone with
her, I looked down at the table where my grandsons had
been helping me count change. In the middle of a pile of
dimes was a penny. When I picked it up, I saw it was a
"wheatie." Then I turned it over and couldn't believe my
eyes. The date on the penny was 1918, the year my father
was born.
Although this may not be your typical "pennies from
heaven" story, I truly believe it was a penny from heaven
-- a message from Dad that he was glad to contribute to
our yard sale and was with us in spirit.
-- JACLYN IN BALLWIN, MO.
JACLYN: And don't ever let anyone try to convince you other-
wise.
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ABBY: When I went to my favorite restaurant recently, I
noticed that the menu had changed. I asked our server if I
could have an entree from the previous menu. She said she
loved the dish too, and would ask the chef if he would make
it for me. He agreed, and dinner was lovely.
My fiance and I returned to this restaurant last night, and
I told him I wanted to order my favorite dish again. He told
me that ordering something not on the menu is rude. I don't
see it that way. In fact, I would think that it would be
regarded as a compliment to the chef because it meant I had
enjoyed the way he prepared it for me before. Besides, the
chef agreed to do it for me the last time we were there.
Who is right -- my fiance or me?
-- CHEF'S SPECIAL FOR ONE
SPECIAL: Your fiance may have been afraid that ordering
something that was not on the menu would be more expensive,
and that's why he objected. Also, if the restaurant was
extremely busy that night, I could understand why asking
for something "special" might be an imposition.
However, since the chef had prepared it for you before, and
because restaurants are in the business of selling food,
there was nothing "rude" about your request. The next time
you call to make reservations, ask in advance if the chef
can prepare your special dish for you.
ABBY: I read your column every day, and I never see the
grammar and punctuation errors I typically encounter. Are
the letters you publish revised, or are only the most
literate and conscientious people moved to write to you?
-- ENGLISH TEACHER IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
ENGLISH TEACHER: Everyone who writes to me is "conscientious."
However, there are some errors in spelling, grammar or
punctuation in the letters that cross my desk.
My staff, my syndicate editors and I try to ensure that any
errors are corrected before a letter appears in print. To
perpetuate the errors by printing them would set a bad
example or distract from the question being presented.
ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write ABBY at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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